W14 Codes and Standards for New and Advanced Reactors

This session will facilitate discussions on strategies for the development, update, and use of critical consensus codes and standards for new and advanced reactors. It will highlight efforts being undertaken by industry and the NRC to ensure the technical and regulatory readiness for the effective, safe, and secure deployment of new and advanced reactor technologies. The session will also feature discussions on the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2024 and its nexus to opportunities for innovative development and use of codes and standards.

• Christopher T. Hanson, Commissioner, NRC

   

• Opening Remarks
  Christopher T. Hanson, Commissioner, NRC
• Action Plan to Enhance the NRC's Codes and Standards Program
  Christopher Cook, Special Assistant, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
• Efficient Development of Risk-informed Codes & Standards for New Reactors
  Jennifer Uhle, Vice President, Technical and Regulatory Services, Nuclear Energy Institute
• Advanced Reactor Codes and Standards Collaborative - Prioritization of Codes and Standards for Advanced Reactors
  Kathryn Hyam, Director for Nuclear, Clean Energy and Standardization Code and Standards, Co-Chair of Advanced Reactors Codes and Standards Collaborative, American Society of Mechanical Engineers / Advanced Reactors Codes and Standards Collaborative
• Application of Commercial Codes and Standards
  Steven Unikewicz, Chief Engineer, Plant Engineering, TerraPower
• ADVANCE Act Section 401 - Report on Advanced Methods of Manufacturing and Construction for Nuclear Energy Projects
  Michele Sampson, Director, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, NRR/NRC

• Robert Roche-Rivera, Senior Civil Engineer (Structural), Technical Branch 1, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC e-mail: Robert.Roche-Rivera@nrc.gov