Small Modular Reactors are the Focus of Next ASME Energy Forum Webinar

Next month, ASME will host a special webinar exploring the subject of small modular reactors (SMRs), a new concept in the nuclear power field that has the potential to make it easier and cheaper to construct and finance new nuclear reactors. Registration is now open for the webinar, which is being held as part of the ASME Energy Forum — an ongoing multi-media series that explores the technical aspects and workings of a broad range of energy sources and related technologies.

The free, hour-long webinar, “Small Modular Reactors: Nuclear’s Big Opportunity in a Little Package,” will take place on March 20 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The online seminar is being presented in conjunction with the ASME 2014 Small Modular Reactors (SMR) Symposium, which will be held in Washington, D.C., from April. 15-17.

While the nearly 100 nuclear reactors currently operating in the United States are big and have a large capital cost, small modular reactors could be built in factories and shipped to wherever reliable low-emission electricity is needed — at a much lower cost than conventional large nuclear plants.

During the “Small Modular Reactors” webinar, presenters Jose N. Reyes, chief technology officer at NuScale Power, and Paul Murphy, special counsel at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, will discuss the technological, economic and regulatory possibilities and challenges regarding small nuclear reactors. Jeffrey Winters, senior editor at Mechanical Engineering magazine, will be the moderator for the event.

Learn more about the “Small Modular Reactors” webinar and register, or visit the registration page to sign up. For more information on the ASME 2014 Small Modular Reactors Symposium in Washington, D.C., visit http://www.asmeconferences.org/smr2014/.