T4 - The Then, the Now, and the Potential Future Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Channel: NRCgov
Date: 11/04/2024

This video recording is from the technical session held at the NRC Regulatory Information Conference in 2024. 90% of the closed captions are accurate. More information on the technical session is provided below.

T4  The Then, the Now, and the Potential Future Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The potential need for new fuels is affecting both the front and back ends of the fuel cycle. These changes include new designs for light water reactor fuels, current activities for advanced reactor fuels, and what the future might look like as the industry moves forward. In this session, participants will get a flavor of the new fuels licensing landscape in terms of where we started, where we are now, and where we look to go in the future as the NRC prepares for new fuels while maintaining and building capabilities for risk informed regulation of fuel cycle facilities as well as storage and transportation packages. Attendees will hear from stakeholders in the NRC, industry, the DOE, and international counterparts.

SESSION CHAIR(S): 
John Lubinski, Director, NMSS/NRC
Opening Remarks

SPEAKER(S): 
Jason Piotter, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Containment, Thermal, Chemical, and Fire Protection Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC
Overview of NRC Preparedness to Support New Fuels Licensing and Certification
Jorge Narvaez, General Engineer, Office of Integrated Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
DOE's Back-End Management of Advanced Reactors (BEMAR)
Victoria Huckabay, Senior Porject Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Brach, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, NRR/NRC
Spent Fuel Reprocessing: Past, Present, and Future
John M.A. Donelson, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Centrus Energy Corporation
The New Future of U.S. Uranium Enrichment
Jean-Luc Lachaume, Commissioner, Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (Nuclear Safety Authority of France)
Regulatory Perspective in France regarding the Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

SESSION CORDINATORS(S): 
Damaris Marcano, Chief, Containment, Thermal, Chemical, and Fire Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS.NRC e-mail: Damaris.Marcano@jnrc.gov