Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Description: The video recording of RIC 2025 Technical Session: TH20 - United States, Canada, and United Kingdom Small Modular Reactors and Advanced Reactor Trilateral Cooperation. The trilateral memorandum of cooperation between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and the United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has yielded substantive, tangible results on small modular reactor and advanced reactor licensing and can serve as a model for multilateral regulatory collaboration on new reactors. This session provided an opportunity for the regulatory bodies in each country to outline the value of their cooperation and how this engagement functioned within their respective regulatory frameworks. Representatives from GE-Hitachi and the Tennessee Valley Authority (or Ontario Power Generation) offered a utility and vendor perspective on the benefits of this cooperation and shared lessons learned to date.
SPEAKER(S):
Mirela Gavrilas, Executive Director for Operations, OEDO/NRC, Opening Remarks
Sarah Eaton, Director General, Advanced Reactor Technologies, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Mark Foy, Chief Executive & Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, United Kingdom
Greg Bowman, Deputy Office Director for New Reactors, NRR/NRC
Michelle Catts, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Kimberly Hulvey, General Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tennessee Valley Authority
David Tyndall, Vice President, New Reactor Engineering, Ontario Power Generation
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
Catherine Iwanowski, International Relations Specialist, International Cooperation and Assistance Branch, OIP/NRC e-mail: Catherine.Iwanowski@nrc.gov
Description: The video recording of RIC 2025 Technical Session: TH20 - United States, Canada, and United Kingdom Small Modular Reactors and Advanced Reactor Trilateral Cooperation. The trilateral memorandum of cooperation between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and the United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has yielded substantive, tangible results on small modular reactor and advanced reactor licensing and can serve as a model for multilateral regulatory collaboration on new reactors. This session provided an opportunity for the regulatory bodies in each country to outline the value of their cooperation and how this engagement functioned within their respective regulatory frameworks. Representatives from GE-Hitachi and the Tennessee Valley Authority (or Ontario Power Generation) offered a utility and vendor perspective on the benefits of this cooperation and shared lessons learned to date.
SPEAKER(S):
Mirela Gavrilas, Executive Director for Operations, OEDO/NRC, Opening Remarks
Sarah Eaton, Director General, Advanced Reactor Technologies, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Mark Foy, Chief Executive & Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, United Kingdom
Greg Bowman, Deputy Office Director for New Reactors, NRR/NRC
Michelle Catts, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Kimberly Hulvey, General Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tennessee Valley Authority
David Tyndall, Vice President, New Reactor Engineering, Ontario Power Generation
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
Catherine Iwanowski, International Relations Specialist, International Cooperation and Assistance Branch, OIP/NRC e-mail: Catherine.Iwanowski@nrc.gov
