Dr. Florent Heidet
Group Manager, Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract

In the recent years there has been a major resurgence of exciting projects in the field of advanced reactors. Two of the most promising ones are the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) project and the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR) projects. While these projects have widely different objectives, they will both impact very beneficially the nuclear energy community and will provide much needed forward momentum to move advanced reactor technologies into the commercial world. This presentation will provide a high level overview of both projects and will discuss their expected impacts.

Biography

Dr. Florent Heidet is the Advanced Nuclear Energy System group manager at Argonne National Laboratory. Florent has been at Argonne for almost 10 years, working on a multitude of advanced reactor technology projects. He is currently in charge of all the core design activities for the Versatile Test Reactor, and is the Argonne program manager for the Transformational Challenge Reactor activities. Florent is also highly involved with the ANS, where he is serving as the chair of the Reactor Physics Division. Florent has a Ph.D and M. Sc. from the University of California – Berkeley, and a business degree from the Haas School of Business.