2021 Test, Research and Training Reactor (TRTR) Annual Conference, October 18-21, 2021

Welcome


The 2021 Test, Research and Training Reactors (TRTR) Annual Conference will be held virtually hosted by the Nuclear Reactor Program of North Carolina State University. This year's conference will bring together stakeholders supporting the test, research and training reactor fleet in the United States. The conference will include the general sessions as outlined below, and for the first time for TRTR will include sessions devoted to exciting new developments in the advanced reactor community.

The virtual meeting sessions will be provided over a Zoom webinar platform, and supported by a meeting app that will contain all of the meeting information including the agenda, sponsor information, presenter information and abstracts, and links to the Zoom presentation sessions. More information about the meeting app will be distributed to attendees prior to the meeting.

Who Should Attend

Representatives of the current TRTR stakeholder community including managers and directors of research reactors, educators, administrators, regulators, research scientists, user groups, graduate and undergraduate students, and vendors, as well as Research and Development groups developing the next generation of small modular and micro reactors.

Session Topics

  • Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Advanced Capabilities at University Research Reactors
  • Advanced Reactors, NPUFs and Potential Synergies
  • NRC Day
  • 50.59 Review Process for Digital Upgrades; Steve Reese, Chair
  • Operations, Maintenance & Training
  • Infrastructure Upgrades & Enhancements
  • Fuel, Licensing & Regulatory Matters