BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19920301T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260528T051903Z UID:C6B032CB-85D0-4A3C-9642-02BD88730BA2 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260616T153000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260616T163000 DESCRIPTION:There is a growing opinion within the power and energy sectors that relying solely on intermittent renewable energy sources\, such as win d and solar photovoltaics\, will not be sufficient to fully decarbonize th e electric grid\, transportation\, and industrial sectors\, nor to meet th e increasing electricity demands for AI/Data Centers. In this context\, ad vanced nuclear power technologies are expected to play a crucial role. The se include small modular reactors (SMRs)\, with capacities ranging from 10 MWe to 300 MWe\, and microreactors with capacities of 10 MWe or less. As a rapidly emerging nuclear power technology\, SMRs\, in combination with r enewable energy sources\, hold significant promise for the development of future clean energy systems. They are particularly well suited for serving large\, energy-intensive loads such as AI and data centers\, as well as s maller\, remote applications.\n\nCanadian roadmap includes the G7’s firs t deployment of four SMRs at the Darlington power station in Ontario\, wh ich are expected to be operational by 2030. Four other provinces (Saskatch ewan\, Alberta\, New Brunswick\, Yukon and Nova Scotia) are also working t owards potential deployment of SMRs in their jurisdictions.\n\nThis talk w ill provide an overview of SMR technology and highlights recent developmen ts in the field. It discusses advanced safety concepts in next-generation SMRs\, which rely on passive systems and fundamental physical phenomena su ch as natural convection\, gravity\, and circulation. These features enabl e reactors to shut down safely without the need for human intervention or external power. The talk also examines the economic viability of SMRs\, in cluding their ability to provide ancillary grid services. Furthermore\, it presents a dynamic computer simulation model developed to evaluate SMR lo ad-following capabilities and to analyze electrical system interactions.\n \nFinally\, the integration of SMRs with renewable energy sources is explo red as a pathway toward sustainable and resilient clean energy systems. Tw o application examples are presented\, demonstrating how SMRs\, when combi ned with renewables\, can effectively support electricity generation and b roader energy solutions\, such as district heating and hydrogen production .\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof.Ramakrishna (Rama) Gokaraju \, \n\nRoom: 46-442\, Bl dg: 46\, St Lucia campus\, The University of Queensland\, Brisbane\, Queen sland\, Australia\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561510 LOCATION:Room: 46-442\, Bldg: 46\, St Lucia campus\, The University of Quee nsland\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia\, Virtual: https://events.vtool s.ieee.org/m/561510 ORGANIZER:daniel.eghbal@ieee.org SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:Future Clean Power and Energy Systems with Nuclear Based Small Modu lar Reactors (SMRs) & Canadian Experience URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561510 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0c m\; text-indent: 36.0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 1 07%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU\; m so-bidi-font-weight: bold\;">There is a growing opinion within the power a nd energy sectors that relying solely on intermittent renewable energy sou rces\, such as wind and solar photovoltaics\, will not be sufficient to fu lly decarbonize the electric grid\, transportation\, and industrial sector s\, nor to meet the increasing electricity demands for AI/Data Centers. In this context\, advanced nuclear power technologies are expected to play a crucial role. These include small modular reactors (SMRs)\, with capaciti es ranging from 10 MWe to 300 MWe\, and microreactors with capacities of 1 0 MWe or less. As a rapidly emerging nuclear power technology\, SMRs\, in combination with renewable energy sources\, hold significant promise for t he development of future clean energy systems. They are particularly well suited for serving large\, energy-intensive loads such as AI and data cent ers\, as well as smaller\, remote applications. </span></p>\n<p class="Mso Normal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm\; text-indent: 36.0pt\;"><span style="fo nt-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,seri f\; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU\; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\;">Canadian road map includes the G7&rsquo\;s first <span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp \;</span>deployment of four SMRs at the Darlington power station in Ontari o\, which are expected to be operational by 2030. Four other provinces (Sa skatchewan\, Alberta\, New Brunswick\, Yukon and Nova Scotia) are also wor king towards potential deployment of SMRs in their jurisdictions. </span>< /p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm\; text-indent: 36.0pt\ ;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Time s New Roman'\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU\; mso-bidi-font-weight: bol d\;">This talk will provide an overview of SMR technology and highlights r ecent developments in the field. It discusses advanced safety concepts in next-generation SMRs\, which rely on passive systems and fundamental physi cal phenomena such as natural convection\, gravity\, and circulation. Thes e features enable reactors to shut down safely without the need for human intervention or external power. The talk also examines the economic viabil ity of SMRs\, including their ability to provide ancillary grid services. Furthermore\, it presents a dynamic computer simulation model developed to evaluate SMR load-following capabilities and to analyze electrical system interactions.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height : 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\; mso-bidi-font-we ight: bold\;">Finally\, the integration of SMRs with renewable energy sour ces is explored as a pathway toward sustainable and resilient clean energy systems. Two application examples are presented\, demonstrating how SMRs\ , when combined with renewables\, can effectively support electricity gene ration and broader energy solutions\, such as district heating and hydroge n production.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR