Deb Luchsinger, PhD

Abstract-The new “Nuclear Renaissance” will involve deployment of small modular and microreactors. The reality is pollution is a problem, and the demand for energy is increasing (electric vehicles, smart phones, smart homes, etc.) In addition, outside of the U.S. there are millions of people living without clean water and electricity to provide refrigeration or power to medical equipment in medical clinics. NuScale Power is developing a new modular light water reactor nuclear power plant. This groundbreaking technology features a fully factory fabricated small modular reactor (SMR) capable of generating 77 MW of electricity using a safer, smaller, and scalable version of pressurized water reactor technology. NuScale’s scalable design – a power plant can house up to 12 individual power modules – offers the benefits of carbon-free nuclear power and reduces the financial commitments associated with gigawatt-sized nuclear facilities. NuScale’s technology is also ideally suited to supply energy for district heating, desalination, and other process heat applications. 

Biography:

Dr. Deb Luchsinger has more than 30 years of experience in the development of energy resources. She is a specialist in projects and program management, nuclear licensing, and NEPA, and holds advanced degrees in geology, biogeochemistry, and climatology, with extensive experience in Nuclear Regulatory Compliance. She has been focused recently on the site analysis, licensing, and permitting of energy resource development sites for new nuclear, and license renewal, subsequent license renewal, and other nuclear licensing actions for existing plants.

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