Nuclear Heat Workshop
ARPA-E hosted a workshop on Nuclear Heat & Power for Industrial Process Applications on May 30-June 1, 2023 in Houston, TX.
The event convened technical experts and thought leaders to discuss critical technology needs and opportunities for decarbonizing industrial processes by coupling these processes with nuclear heat and power. The workshop included technical and market focused presentations, facilitated breakout groups, and networking opportunities with the overarching goal of identifying disruptive R&D pathways to integrate nuclear heat and power with industrial processes.
Participants had the opportunity to discuss progress on advanced nuclear reactors, economic and regulatory drivers, and process co-designs and co-optimizations, identify key technical challenges, propose potential solutions, network with stakeholders, and share experiences in the field.
Day 1
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Time |
Event |
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7:30 – 8:00 am |
Registration, Coffee, Snacks, & Networking |
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8:00 - 8:15 am |
Welcome & Introduction to ARPA-E Dr. David Tew – ARPA-E |
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8:15 – 8:45 am |
Workshop rationale and advanced reactor landscape Dr. Jenifer Shafer – ARPA-E |
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8:45 – 9:15 am |
Presentation # 1: General motivation and EPRI observations Jeremy Shook – EPRI |
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9:15 – 9:45 am |
Presentation # 2: Current SOTA for Nuclear Hybrid Systems and Needs Dr. Shannon Bragg-Sitton - INL |
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9:45 – 10:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:15 – 10:45 am |
Presentation # 3: Guggenheim’s Perspective on Financing the Advanced Reactor Sector James Schaefer - Guggenheim |
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10:45 – 12:00 pm
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Quanta Panel #1: Advanced reactor developments Moderators: Dr. Jenifer Shafer, Dr. Bob Ledoux Microreactor Cohort: ALWR Cohort: Holtec - Dr. Rick Springman Alternate Coolant AR Cohort: Boston Atomics - Robbie Stewart General Atomics – Dr. Christina Back |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Networking Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:00 pm |
Panel #2: Industrial decarbonization plans and paths Moderator: Dr. Jack Lewnard Dow – Gretchen Baier Exxon – Justin Sink Shell – Leonardo Spanu |
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2:00 – 2:15 pm |
Breakout Session: Introduction & Objectives Dr. Jenifer Shafer – Program Director - ARPA-E |
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2:15 – 2:30 pm |
Coffee Break; transition to breakout sessions |
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2:30 – 4:00 pm |
Group 1a: Reliability, availability, and maintainability needs and challenges (BEXAR) Group 2a: Process co-optimization opportunities (NEUCES) Group 3a: What is a minimum viable product and what is a pilot (TRAVIS) Group 4a: High temperature applications – what are the real needs? Potential for heat augmentation (LAMAR) |
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4:00– 4:30 pm |
Networking break |
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4:30 – 5:00 pm |
Report out of breakout session |
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5:00 – 5:30 pm |
Q & A and summary of Day 1 |
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5:30 pm |
Conclusion of Day 1 |
Day 2
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Time |
Event |
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8:00 – 8:45 am |
Registration, Coffee, Snacks, & Networking |
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8:45 – 9:00 am |
Summary of Day 1 and Day 2 look-ahead Dr. Jenifer Shafer – Program Director - ARPA-E |
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9:00– 10:00 am |
Panel # 1: Digital tools for linking process with nuclear heat and power Moderator: Dr. Bob Ledoux |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 10:50 am |
Presentation # 1: NEA’s SMR Case Study – Heavy Industry OECD Nuclear Energy Agency – Lucas Mir |
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10:50 – 11:35 am |
Panel # 2: Power Plant and Industrial facility development for 2023 and beyond: Greenfield vs Retrofits Moderator: Dr. Chris Vandervort Black & Veatch – Roosevelt Huggins Worley – Anne McPhee and Keyes Niemer |
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11:35 – 1:05 pm |
Networking Lunch |
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1:05 – 1:20 pm |
Breakout Session: Introduction & Objectives Dr. Jenifer Shafer – Program Director, ARPA-E |
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1:20 – 2:50 pm |
Group 1b: Modeling and simulation tools/needs for coupling nuclear with industrial processes (BEXAR) Group 2b: System, structure, and component needs and development (NEUCES) Group 3b: Retrofits vs. Greenfield development – constructability, timelines, and requirements (TRAVIS) Group 4b: Risk identification and mitigation (LAMAR) |
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2:50– 3:00 pm |
PD Wrap-up |
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3:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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