Reducing the Impact of Used Nuclear Fuel from Advanced Reactors Workshop

The purpose of this workshop was for the scientific, engineering, and industry communities to provide input to ARPA-E in advance of a potential funding opportunity in this area. For this workshop, we envisioned bringing together a community of experts in advanced nuclear fuel cycles, UNF recycling and reprocessing, nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation, repositories, and waste forms.  We also reached out to experts in adjacent fields of expertise such as chemical and electrochemical processing, advanced materials, industrial engineering, etc. This is a complex interdisciplinary space and we are seeking insights as to which advanced research areas have the greatest potential to significantly reduce the impact of dispositioning wastes from advanced reactor fuel cycles.

Wednesday December 2nd

TIME  

TOPIC  

LEADER  

12:30p – 12:40p

 Welcoming Remarks

Jennifer Gerbi, Deputy Director of Technology, (ARPA-E) 

12:40p – 1:00p  

New Potential Program at ARPA-E: Intro to program on AR UNF, Program Philosophy, & Workshop Agenda

Bob Ledoux (ARPA-E)

1:00p – 1:25p 

 What Do You Mean Disposal Impact?

Bret van den Akker  (Booz Allen Hamilton / ARPA-E) 

1:25p – 1:50p  

The Evolving National Fuel Cycle

Monica Regalbuto (INL) 

1:50p – 2:10p  

State of the Art of Aqueous Processing

Terry Todd (INL)

2:10p – 2:35p  

Pyrochemical Processing of Used Nuclear Fuel 

Mark Williamson (ANL)

2:35p – 3:00p  

Geologic Disposal of High Activity Radioactive Waste, Waste Forms, and Waste Streams: Considerations for Disposal 

Laura Price (Sandia)  

3:00p – 3:25p 

The MPACT 2020 Milestone: Lessons Learned

Ben Cipiti (LANL) 

3:25p – 3:40p  

Break and Migration to Breakouts  

All  

3:40p – 3:45p  

Breakout Introductions  

Breakout Leads  

3:45p – 4:50p 

Breakout Sessions  

·         Breakout A: Fuel and Waste Processes: Safeguards  

·                     Breakout B: Waste Forms and Repositories  

·         Breakout C: Barriers to Commercialization of the AR Back End   

Breakout Teams

4:50p – 5:00p  

Day 1 Workshop Closeout 

Bob Ledoux 


Friday December 4th

TIME  

TOPIC  

LEADER  

12:30p – 12:45p  

Summary of Day 1  

Bob Ledoux (ARPA-E)  

12:45p – 1:10p 

Reducing the Impact of Used Nuclear Fuel from Advanced Reactors: Public Views on Facility Design and the Role of Trust

Kuhika Gupta & 

Hank Jenkins-Smith (University of Oklahoma)  

1:10p – 1:35p  

Challenges of UNF Disposition 

Per Peterson (UC Berkeley)  

1:35p – 2:00p 

Implications of Changing Gen-IV Technologies 

Charles Forsberg (MIT)  

2:00p – 2:25p  

International Perspectives on Safeguards 

Wayne Mei (NNSA)

 2:25p – 2:50p  

 Advanced Fuel Cycle Waste Management Considerations 

Stuart Arm (PNNL)

2:50p – 3:05p  

Break and Migration to Breakouts  

All  

3:05p – 3:10p  

Breakout Introductions  

Breakout Leads  

3:10p – 4:45p

Breakout Sessions  

·         Breakout A: Fuel and Waste Processes: Safeguards  

·                     Breakout B: Waste Forms and Repositories  

·         Breakout C:  Barriers to Commercialization of the AR Back End    

Breakout Teams

 4:45p – 5:00p  

Day 2 Workshop Closeout 

Bob Ledoux 

 

 

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