Developments in Nuclear Power Generation

Overview:

This presentation reviews the latest developments in large reactors, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Micro Modular Reactors (MMRs), Advanced Reactors and Nuclear-powered Submarines.

What is the status of these technologies and how can they be deployed in Australia?

Presenter: Tony Irwin FIEAust MIET FAIE CPEng

Tony Irwin is a Chartered Engineer, Technical Director of SMR Nuclear Technology Pty Ltd and Chair of Engineers Australia Sydney Division Nuclear Engineering Panel. Tony worked for British Energy in the UK for more than thirty years commissioning and operating 8 nuclear power reactors.

In 1999 he moved to Australia and joined ANSTO where he managed fuel strategies and provided advice on nuclear issues to the Federal Government. He was subsequently appointed as Commissioning Reactor Manager and then the first Reactor Manager of ANSTO’s new OPAL research reactor. Tony is now a Consultant. Tony is an Honorary Associate Professor and principal lecturer for Nuclear Reactors and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle at the ANU.

 Details:

Date and Time: 1100, Wednesday 13th. August 2025 (Sydney time)

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