23rd INPRO Dialogue Forum on Nuclear Energy Innovations to Support Net-Zero Transition

  International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​30 October–1 November 2024 | IAEA HQ, Vienna, Austria​​​

The INPRO Dialogue Forums offer a platform for technology holders, technology users and other stakeholders to share information, perspectives and knowledge on issues related to sustainable nuclear energy development. The Dialogue Forums focus not only on technology, but also institutional aspects, such as market resources, effects of regulation, public acceptance, and contribution to sustainable development.​

​To achieve the net-zero goal by 2050, nuclear energy, particularly from small modular reactors (SMRs), plays a crucial role beyond electricity generation. Nuclear energy can support hydrogen production, district heating, desalination, and cogeneration. These non-electric applications are vital in reducing emissions from industries, heating, and transportation by providing clean alternatives to fossil fuels. This integrated approach is essential for comprehensive decarbonization efforts.

The objectives of this INPRO Dialogue Forum are to:​

• Discuss and share information and knowledge on the potential and status of nuclear energy innovations leveraging SMRs to support net-zerotr​ansition.
  
• Review the status of ongoing efforts on nuclear hydrogen production to identify near term applications in various energy sectors
• Examine and discuss the prospects and limits of nuclear cogeneration as a means of reducing carbon emissions
• Identify areas for additional research, development and demonstration needed to accelerate various applications of nuclear power to achieve n​et-zero goals, and
• Draw up recommendations for the IAEA Secretariat and Member States facilitating nuclear energy innovations to accelerate achieving net-zero goals.​

​Working Documents

• Information ​Sheet
  
• Logistical Information​​
  
• Age​n​da​​​ (updated 2024-10-27)
  

​Presentations

Day 1, Wednesday, 30 October 2024, VIC M2

Opening Sess​i​​on (Chaired by Mr Andrew WORRALL)

• Welcome Address​​​
  ​​Mr Mikhail CHUDAKOV, DDG, IAEA 
  
• Objective and Agenda​​​​
  ​​Mr Sung Soo KIM, INPRO, IAEA​
  
• ​IAEA Activiti​es: INPRO and Atoms4NetZero​​​​​
  ​​Ms Carolynn SCHERER, Section Head, INPRO, IAEA​
  
• IAEA FRAMES Activities​​​​​
  Mr A. Nesimi KILIC, INPRO, IAEA
  
• IAEA Activities on Nuclear Cogeneration​​​​​​
  Ms Molly-Kate GAVELLO, NTPDS, IAEA
  
• Professional Family Photo
  

​​Plenary Panel Session I: National, regional, and global opportunities and challenges on Nuclear Innovations using SMRS

• Mr Andrew WORRALL, ORNL, USA (Session Chair)
  
• ​Mr Antonio Vaya SOLER, Lucid Catalyst, France
  
• Mr Federico PUNETE ESPEL, Prodigy Clean Energy, Spain
  
• Mr David Lance HESS, World Nuclear Association, UK​
  
• Mr Ioan IORDACHE, ICSI & ICMET, Romania
  
• Mr Jai Oan CHO, KAERI, Republic of Korea​​
  

Member States Session I​ - Europe/America (Chaired by Mr Gabriel PAVEL, ENEN)​

• ​Armenia​
  Mr Artur Mkrtchyan, ANPP
  
• Brazil
  Ms Iara Aparecida MARTINS REINALDO, Amazul S.A
  
• Bulgaria
  Mr Pavlin Petkov GRUDEV, INRNE
  
• Mexico
  ​Mr Juan Ramon Mota Aguilar, ININ​
  
• Türki​ye​
  ​Ms Hilal GUMUSLU, TENMAK
  
• ​Q&A and Wrap-up
  

Day 2, Thursday, 31 October 2024, VIC M2

​​Plenary Panel Session II: Demonstration of Nuclear Hydrogen

• Mr Shripad REVANKAR, Purdue University, USA (Session Chair)
  
• Mr Andrei BALANIN, Kurchatov Institute, Russian Federation
  
• Mr Hirofumi OHASHI, Japan​​
• Mr Arif ARIF, PAEC, Pakistan​
  
• Mr Tahar ZIDI, COMENA, Algeria​
  

Member States Session II​​ ​- Africa (Chaired by Mr Archibold BUAH-KWOFIE, GAEC​)

• Egypt​
  Mr Nader MOHAMED, EAEA
  
• ​Kenya​
  Mr Joe MBURU, NuPEA
  
• Libya​
  Mr Aiman Moftah A DANDI, LAEE
  
• Nigeria​
  Mr Awwal BISALLAH, NAEC
  
• Senegal​
  Mr Michel Bakar DIOP, Université Gaston Berger
  
• Tunisia​
  ​Mr Adel TRABELSI, CNSTN
  
• Q&A and Wrap-up
  

Member States Session III​​ ​- Asia (Chaired by Mr Mikhail KHOROSHEV, IAEA)

• Cambodia​
  Mr Sothea TIV, MME
  
• India
  ​Mr Rajesh KUMAR, BARC
  
• Indonesia​
  Mr SRIYONO, BRIN
  
• Jordan​
  Mr Mohammad Suleiman Abdelhadi ALMAIAH, EMRC
  
• Malaysia​
  Mr SHUKRI BIN MOHD, MNA
  
• Thailand
  Mr Wasin VECHGAMA, TINT
  
• Vietnam​
  Ms Thi Ngoc Diep TRAN, MOST
  
• Q&A and Wrap-up
  

Plenary Panel Session III: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Nuclear Cogeneration

• Ms Tatiana ISHENKO, OKBM, Russian Federation (Session Chair)
  
• Mr Ramesh SADHANKAR, NRCan, Canada​
  
• Mr Chansoo KIM, KAERI, Republic of Korea​​
  
• Mr Andrzej CHWAS​​, Ministry of Industry​, Poland​
  
• Mr Archibold BUAH-KWOFIE, GAEC, Ghana​
  

Day 3, Friday, 1 November 2024, VIC M2

Breakout Session

• Interactive Survey using "Mentimeter"​​
  
• ​Discussion 1: Opportunities & Challenges in Nuclear Innovations​
  
• Discussion 2: Demonstration of Nuclear Hydrogen​
  
• Discussion 3: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Nuclear Cogeneration​​
  
• Q&A and Wrap-up
  

Closing Session: Summary (Chaired by Mr Andrew WORRALL)​​

• Chair's s​u​mmary​​​​​​
  Mr Andrew WORRALL, ORNL, USA
  
• Closing Remarks​
  Ms Aline DES CLOIZEAUX, Director, NENP, IAEA 
  
• Concluding remarks and closing of the meeting​
  Ms Carolynn SCHERER, Section Head, INPRO, IAEA​
  

Additional presentations submitted for this Dialogue Forum​​

• Nuclear Energy - a Path to Energy Resilience: Challenges for the Small Modular Reactors Technology in Romania​​​​​​​
  Mr Daniel-Dumitru ENE, Nuclear & Radioactive Waste Agency, Romania​
  
• ​ Enhancing Nuclear Power Plants Sustainability in the Context of Climate Change: Rosenergoatom Best Practices​
  Mr Konstantin ARTEMIEV, Rosenergoatom, Russia​
  
• Nuclear Power Plant with the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor and Chemical Process Equipment​​​​​​​​
  Ms Tatiana ISHCHENKO, Afrikantov OKBM​, Russia