The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) hosted a virtual expert roundtable on 16 June 2022 to present and discuss key findings from the new report "High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactors and Industrial Heat Applications". The report outlines the technical features and development status of HTGRs as a low-carbon heat source, and presents insights on opportunities, limitations and challenges of HTGRs for industrial heat applications.
Presentation of key findings: Hiroyuki Goto, Nuclear Energy Analyst, NEA
Roundtable discussion
Moderator: Lena Andriolo, President of International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC)
Panellists:
Aurora J. E. Young, Senior Engineer, Strategic Technologies, Cenovus Energy
Hiroyuki Sato, General Manager, Department of Hydrogen and Heat Application Research and Development, HTGR Research and Development Centre, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Michael Fütterer, Senior Expert at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, former Chair of VHTR System Steering Committee in the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), and member of the European Nuclear Cogeneration Industrial Initiative (NC2I)
Conclusion
Conclusions: Diane Cameron, Head of the NEA Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics
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