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Microreactors: A case study on campus demonstration deployments
					
 Nov 8, 2022 
 4:00PM to 5:00PM

									

				

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							Microreactors. A talk by Caleb Brooks on November 8th.							

															

						

						

	

		


	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 08/11/2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm







Location: McMaster University

Room: Chester New Hall 103


Dr. Caleb Brooks is a Professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering and Director of the Illinois Microreactor Research, Development and Demonstration Centre at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Brooks will present a talk on campus deployments of microreactor technology on November 8th, 2022.


The Center’s flagship project is their ongoing collaboration with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) to deploy a Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) on the university campus as a Research and Test Reactor. This talk will overview the project goals, approach, status, and major drivers toward wide adoption of microreactors.


Join the Discussion:

• Advancements in microreactor research, technology and training.

• Making microreactors part of a clean and climate conscious energy future.

• Major drivers in the pathway towards wide adoption of microreactors.


Register here.