The purpose of this conference was to provide an international forum to take stock of the progress and discuss the opportunities, challenges, and enabling conditions for the accelerated development and safe and secure deployment of SMRs among all possible stakeholders for SMRs.
The primary objectives were to:
• Present and discuss the up-to-date design and technology of SMRs and microreactors and their associated fuel cycle approaches;
• Address the safety, security, and safeguards approaches specific to SMRs;
• Discuss legislative and regulatory frameworks and existing practices in regulation of SMR design, development, and deployment.
• Consider ways to facilitate the near-term deployment of SMRs, including financing and contracting approaches;
• Discuss the status of national nuclear energy programs in the Member States by highlighting technical and non-technical expectations and end-user requirements to SMRs design;
• Share information on recent Member State and IAEA initiatives relating to SMR development and deployment, including NHSI, and foster international collaboration among all stakeholders.
This conference helped catalyze current activities in Member States and enhanced prospects of safe and secure SMR deployment that will offer options for achieving clean energy transition and energy supply security in both embarking and expanding countries.
The conference was presided by Maria Korsnick, President and CEO of NEI and chaired by Professor Marco Ricotti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
Kirsty Gogan moderated a panel during the opening featuring high-level panelists:
• Rafael Mariano Grossi Director General, IAEA
• John Hopkins, United States of America, President and CEO, NuScale Power
• Ramzi Jammal, Canada, EVP and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, CSNC
• Xavier Ursat, France EVP, Strategy, Technologies, Innovation and Development, EDF
• Zhengyu Zou, China President, CNNP
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