S2542 A Roadmap for Nuclear Energy
Class | Registration opens Monday, March 10, 2025 10:00 AM EST
The future global use of nuclear energy will likely be determined by population growth, urbanization, and rising energy needs in developing countries. The pending retirement of the aging nuclear reactors (from which 60% of the nation’s emission-free electricity comes) and projected growth in demand to power new data centers, also presents opportunities for new reactors in the U.S. Major challenges regarding the economics of new builds and spent fuel disposal remain as major obstacles for large scale deployment. This class will examine this important energy sector.
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Tanju Sofu
Tanju Sofu is a senior program manager at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his degree in nuclear engineering from University of Tennessee in Knoxville and contributed to computational physics and fluid dynamics projects under various DOE programs during his long career. He currently serves as the Deputy National Technical Director for the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling & Simulation (NEAMS) program, providing programmatic guidance for multi-laboratory efforts on development of methods and tools for design, analysis, and licensing of innovative nuclear reactor concepts.