Overview

GE Hitachi Nuclear will present the UK nuclear status, and their BWRX-300 and the Natrium technology.

The need for low cost, carbon-free power is greater than ever as the UK drives towards net zero emissions by 2050. Please join this webinar to hear the latest on nuclear in the UK from the Nuclear Industry Association, and learn about GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's innovative solutions including the BWRX-300 SMR, which is positioned to become the most cost-competitive and quickest to market SMR. Also hear about the Natrium™ technology introduced by GE Hitachi and TerraPower combining a sodium fast reactor with integrated energy storage.

This webinar will interest chemical engineers, process engineers, nuclear engineers and regulators, and people interested in nuclear technologies and reactors becoming available for diverse applications. Also, those involved in planning and analysis, supply chain organisations, consultants, planners, and project managers. You will learn about these new reactors and the markets GE Hitachi are aiming to evolve.

Speakers

Tom Greatrex, Chief Executive, Nuclear Industry Association

Tom became chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association on 1 February 2016. Formerly MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Tom was shadow energy minister from 2011 to 2015, and the opposition’s lead spokesman on nuclear energy, electricity market reform, smart grid and metering, carbon capture and storage, interconnection and both onshore and offshore oil and gas. Leading the scrutiny of the Energy Act and the Infrastructure Act in the last Parliament, he secured a number of amendments to the proposed legislation. He also served as a member of the Energy Select Committee from 2010, and from 2007 to 2010 was a policy adviser in the Scotland Office, including on energy.

Since 2015, he has been an independent policy analyst working in the energy sector for a range of clients, a frequent media commentator on energy issues, and a regular columnist for Utility Week. In a varied prior career, he was Director of Corporate Affairs for the NHS in Scotland, a chief officer in local government and a GMB trade union official in England. Outside of work his main interests are family, football (Fulham) and film.

Douglas McDonald, BWRX-300 Product Manager, GE Hitachi Nuclear

Douglas is responsible for the technical aspects and delivery of BWRX-300, GE Hitachi’s innovative, cost competitive small modular reactor. He has over 34 years of experience including 32 with GE/GE-Hitachi. He has served in a variety of technical and leadership positions including research reactor operations, design of GEN III/III+ reactors, commissioning of ABWRs, project management, quality, business development and sales. Douglas has a BS in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from The University of California, Berkeley. He holds patents in severe accident mitigation devices and passive mixing technology.

Derek Bass, Senior Product Manager for Natrium, GE Hitachi

Derek is the senior product manager for the Natrium product line at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH). In this role he is responsible for ensuring that the right features are being built for the Natrium product based on analysis of direct customer feedback, customer behaviour, policy drivers, and technical constraints. Preceding his current role, Derek led GEH engineering supporting the partnership with TerraPower in developing Natrium.

Derek’s primary expertise is thermal hydraulic analysis, plant architecture and requirements management. Prior to Natrium, Derek led the initial plant level architecture, requirements and concept of operations development for the US Department Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), as well as systems engineering supporting the Development/Modernization of an Advanced Non-Light Water Reactor Probabilistic Risk Assessment for PRISM. Derek earned a Masters of Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Nuclear Technology Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.