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RIC 2020 Agenda

3/9/2020
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Early Registration Open (Registration Service Desk)
3/10/2020
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Service Areas Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, Help Desk)
7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Digital Exhibits on Display
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Meet and Greet—Networking Opportunity
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Opening Session Opening Session and Introductory Remarks Ho K. Nieh, Director, Office of Reactor Regulation (NRR), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) A Conversation with the NRC's Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman, NRC Geoff Ralston, President, Y Combinator
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary Perspectives from Commissioner Baran Jeff Baran, Commissioner, NRC
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Networking Break Digital Exhibits on Display
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Plenary Session Plenary Session with the NRC's Executive Director of Operations: Transformation—Building our Future in Changing Times Margaret M. Doane, Executive Director for Operations, NRC John S. Pistole, President, Anderson University
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break Digital Exhibits on Display
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions T1 – Moving at the Pace of Change: How do Regulatory Bodies Identify, Confront and Surmount the Challenges of Regulating a Technically Evolving and Dynamic Sector? A Fireside Chat Amongst International Peers T2 – FLEXing PRA Realism T3 – Licensing, Storage, and Transportation of Accident Tolerant and Advanced Non-Light Water Reactors Fuels T4 – The Reactor Oversight Process at 20: A Look Forward T5 – Nuclear Power Plants: Is 80 the New 60? T6 – Virginia Uranium v. Warren: What the Supreme Court's Decision Means for Interim Storage, Yucca Mountain, and Reactors
1:30 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.	THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #1
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #1
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Networking Break Digital Exhibits on Display
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions T7 – Enhancements to Fuel Cycle and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Oversight Programs T8 – Worldwide Advances in Equipment Qualification T9 – Interagency Discussion: Foreign Policy Impacts on Nuclear Export Licensing T10 – Power Reactor Cyber Security: The Present and the Future T11 – The Evolution of the U.S. Electric Grid: Implications for Nuclear Technology T12 – Program Change: Technical Session T12 is now the Plenary Session with the NRC's Executive Director for Operations on Tuesday at 11:00 am
3/11/2020
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Service Areas Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk)
7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Digital Exhibits on Display
7:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Meet and Greet—Networking Opportunity
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary Remarks from Commissioner Caputo Annie Caputo, Commissioner, NRC
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Digital Exhibits on Display
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions W13 – Backfitting and Forward Fitting W14 – Higher Burnup and Increased Enrichment: Advancing What Light-Water Reactor Fuel Can Do W15 – The Future of Space Nuclear Power Systems and Why the Regulatory Framework Matters W16 – Innovative Transformation of NRC's Environmental Review Process W17 – Nuclear Regulatory Relations: Enablers and Barriers for Advanced Reactor International Cooperation W18 – Powering the Future by Advancing Nuclear Codes and Standards
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.	THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #2
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #2
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break Digital Exhibits on Display
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions W19 – Advanced Reactors: Licensing Modernization W20 – Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act: What It Means for the NRC and DOE W21 – First-of-a-Kind Risk-Informed Applications for Addressing External Hazards W22 – Regional Session—Reactor Inspection Program: Advances and Challenges W23 – Tribal Sovereignty: Involving Native American Governments in Nuclear Activities W24 – Inspiring a Generation of Nuclear Leaders
1:30 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.	THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #3
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #3
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Networking Break Digital Exhibits on Display
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions W25 – Application of Artificial Intelligence and Analytics to Nuclear Power Plant Activities W26 – Leaving the FAX Machine Behind: Transforming Notification and Response Systems into 21st Century Communications W27 – Nuclear 2030—Modern Plant Sustainability W28 – Seismic Safety Approaches for Advanced Non-Light Water Reactors W29 – Transformation through Risk-Informed Licensing Initiatives W30 – Update on Fuel Cycle, Storage, and Transportation Licensing and Regulatory Issues
3:30 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.	THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #4
3/12/2020
7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Service Areas Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk)
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Meet and Greet—Networking Opportunity
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Digital Exhibits on Display
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Technical Sessions TH31 – Choosing the Correct Bit for Your Drill: Challenges in Developing Exercise and Drill Scenarios TH32 – NRC and DOE Regulatory Preparations for the Export of Advanced Reactors TH33 – Probabilistic, Risk-Informed Approaches within the Fuel Cycle Arena TH34 – Micro-Reactors: The "Next Big Thing" Part 1 (The Drivers) TH35 – Innovative Research Through the NRC’s Nuclear Education Program, Faculty Development Grants TH36 – Risk-Informed Decisions: Oversight and Operations
8:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.	THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #5
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #4
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Digital Exhibits on Display
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions TH37 – Discrimination: Insights from Recent Cases TH38 – I&C…Analog Need Not Apply! TH39 – Micro-Reactors: The "Next Big Thing" Part 2 (Authorization & Licensing) TH40 – Operating Crew Performance with Advanced Technologies: Insights from Experiments and Simulator Training TH41 – Reactor Decommissioning: Future Trends and New Challenges TH42 – The Security Oversight Program: Keeping it Real and Relevant TH43 – Economics of Nuclear Power and Impacts on the Future of the NRC
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #6
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #5

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Monday, December 28, 2020

RIC 2020 Agenda

Early Registration Open (Registration Service Desk)

Service Areas Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, Help Desk)

Digital Exhibits on Display

Meet and Greet—Networking Opportunity

Opening Session

Commissioner Plenary

Networking Break

Plenary Session

Lunch Break

Technical Sessions

THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #1

READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #1

Networking Break

Technical Sessions

Service Areas Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk)

Digital Exhibits on Display

Meet and Greet—Networking Opportunity

Commissioner Plenary

Networking Break

Technical Sessions

THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #2

READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #2

Lunch Break

Technical Sessions

THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #3

READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #3

Networking Break

Technical Sessions

THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #4

Service Areas Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk)

Meet and Greet—Networking Opportunity

Digital Exhibits on Display

Technical Sessions

THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #5

READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #4

Networking Break

Technical Sessions

THE FUTURE IS NOW—Interactive Exhibit #6

READY, SET, RESPOND!!!—NRC Operations Center Interactive Tour #5