Advanced Nuclear Energy: An Overview
Djokić, Denia Budowle, Rachael
Djokić, Denia
Budowle, Rachael
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“Advanced Nuclear Energy: An Overview” is a re-recorded version of a presentation given on July 28, 2025 in Kemmerer, Wyoming at a community conversation convened as part of the U.S. Department of Energy-funded project Engaging Wyoming Communities in Advanced Nuclear Energy Facility Siting. This presentation summarizes the main elements of advanced nuclear energy--what it is, how it differs from conventional nuclear energy, and why there is so much interest in it today. It covers the range of technical design features of advanced reactors--and small modular reactors in particular--and discusses the feasibility of meeting promises to reduce waste, costs, and safety and proliferation risks. Guided by the question, Can these next-generation advanced nuclear reactors help society broadly as well as local communities meet our current and future needs safely, affordably, and cleanly?, this presentation puts TerraPower’s Natrium demonstration project in Kemmerer into the broader context of the political, economic, and technical landscape of advanced nuclear energy.
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2025-10-30
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Nuclear Energy,Natrium Recator,Community Engagement,Nuclear Facility Siting,Presentation