Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago
Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: W10 - Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
This panel session will provide a forum for young nuclear regulators from around the world to discuss how their organizations are recruiting and retaining the next generation of nuclear safety and security talent to enable deployment of new and advanced reactors in their countries. This will include panelists sharing perspectives on knowledge management and transfer between junior and senior staff, and how each panelist’s organization utilizes educational opportunities and grants, training, benefits, and more. The session will also foster a discussion of how agencies are employing their junior staff, preparing them for future advancement, and ensuring that diverse viewpoints are heard.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Louis Caponi, Risk Analyst, Risk and Technical Analysis Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, NMSS/NRC
Opening Remarks; NRC Initiatives to Attract and Retain Early-Career Regulators
SPEAKER(S):
Alexandra Terres, Reactor Systems Engineer, Technical Branch 3, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC, NRC Initiatives to Attract and Retain Early-Career Regulators
Auxiliadora Guerrero, Head of Regulation and Legal Affairs, Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Agency (OIPEN) - El Salvador, The Next Generation of Nuclear Regulators: The Case of El Salvador
Inna Pletukhina, Associate, Global Nuclear Practice, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, World Nuclear University: Fostering Leaders in Nuclear Globally
Jamila Khamis Alsuwaidi, Acting Manager - Safety Assessment, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR: Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors
Ryan Yap, Assistant Director (Nuclear Safety Assessment), National Environment Agency, Fueling Minds to Power Nuclear Future: A NEA Perspective
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Marline Dominic, International Relations Specialist, OIP/NRC tel: (301) 287-3690, e-mail: Marline.Dominic@nrc.gov
Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: W10 - Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
This panel session will provide a forum for young nuclear regulators from around the world to discuss how their organizations are recruiting and retaining the next generation of nuclear safety and security talent to enable deployment of new and advanced reactors in their countries. This will include panelists sharing perspectives on knowledge management and transfer between junior and senior staff, and how each panelist’s organization utilizes educational opportunities and grants, training, benefits, and more. The session will also foster a discussion of how agencies are employing their junior staff, preparing them for future advancement, and ensuring that diverse viewpoints are heard.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Louis Caponi, Risk Analyst, Risk and Technical Analysis Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, NMSS/NRC
Opening Remarks; NRC Initiatives to Attract and Retain Early-Career Regulators
SPEAKER(S):
Alexandra Terres, Reactor Systems Engineer, Technical Branch 3, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC, NRC Initiatives to Attract and Retain Early-Career Regulators
Auxiliadora Guerrero, Head of Regulation and Legal Affairs, Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Agency (OIPEN) - El Salvador, The Next Generation of Nuclear Regulators: The Case of El Salvador
Inna Pletukhina, Associate, Global Nuclear Practice, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, World Nuclear University: Fostering Leaders in Nuclear Globally
Jamila Khamis Alsuwaidi, Acting Manager - Safety Assessment, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR: Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors
Ryan Yap, Assistant Director (Nuclear Safety Assessment), National Environment Agency, Fueling Minds to Power Nuclear Future: A NEA Perspective
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Marline Dominic, International Relations Specialist, OIP/NRC tel: (301) 287-3690, e-mail: Marline.Dominic@nrc.gov
