11/9/2009 Colloquium - Daniel T Ingersoll
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Daniel T IngersollOak Ridge National Laboratory |
Event Info
Title: Deliberately Small Reactors and the Second Nuclear Era
Date: Nov 9, 2009
Location: 3105 Etcheverry Hall
Time: 4-5pm
Abstract
Interest in smaller sized nuclear power plants is emerging rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. A number of “deliberately small” reactor designs are being developed that offer the potential to be a more affordable and more flexible approach to increasing nuclear energy capacity. A historical perspective and current status of this global interest in smaller-sized reactors will be presented along with a review of key promises and pitfalls with potential deployment.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Daniel Ingersoll is a Senior Program Manager for the Nuclear Technology Programs Office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He recently served as Campaign Director for the Grid-Appropriate Reactors program within the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership has participated in several advanced reactor programs, including the Advanced High Temperature Reactor project, the International Reactor Innovative and Secure project, and the Space Reactor Technology Program. During his 32 years at ORNL, he led various ORNL research groups and sections dedicated to radiation transport modeling and reactor physics analysis.
Dr. Ingersoll received a BS degree in Physics from Miami University in 1973 and a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1977. He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society and Past Chairman of the ANS Radiation Protection and Shielding Division.
