NRIC has made significant progress within the program over the past year, and we are excited to talk about what is to come in 2025. Please save the date for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE)-5 National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) Program Review meeting that will be held from April 01 – April 03, 2025, at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) within the Energy Innovation Laboratory (EIL) Building in Idaho Falls, ID. In addition, the DOE-NE-5 Regulatory Framework Modernization (RFM) program meeting will be held the same week, following the NRIC Program Review, at the same location for interested parties.

Meetings will have a virtual option, but in-person attendance is encouraged. Optional facility tours will be included to include tours of DOME and MSTEC where significant progress has been made.

The goals of the NRIC Program Review are to facilitate program integration, provide context and high-level objectives, review the accomplishments over the past year, engage with stakeholders, solicit feedback, and to discuss FY 2025 research and development work scope and priorities.

A survey will be sent early in the New Year asking stakeholders to indicate whether you plan on attending, if you’re attending in person or digitally, and what dates you plan to attend. An agenda for both meetings and virtual meeting link will be provided as they become available.

Please email AnnMarie Marshall [email protected] or Nelly Olivas [email protected] if you have any questions.

Area Accommodations:

Guests who need overnight lodging can stay at several nearby convenient accommodations:

• Marriott Residence Inn
  635 West Broadway, 208-542-0000
• Fairfield Inn and Suites
  1293 West Broadway, 208-552-7378
• Hilton Garden Inn
  700 Lindsay Blvd, 208-522-9500
• Hampton Inn
  645 Lindsay Blvd, 208-523-1400

Agenda Overview:

April 1

We will discuss the NRIC test beds (Demonstrator of Microreactor Experiments [DOME] and Laboratory for Operation and Testing in the United States [LOTUS]) as well as hear from potential demonstrators in those facilities. We will also discuss Nuclear Quality Assurance challenges and proposed solutions.

Day 1 will end with a reception at the same location as the meeting. The reception will provide extra networking opportunities and discussions as well as a poster session where subject matter experts will be available to talk about their programs and projects.

April 2

We will hear from our industry partners about the status of their programs and projects, followed by tours to see the construction progress of DOME and the Molten Salt Thermophysical Examination Capability (MSTEC) as well as the recently opened Sample Preparation Laboratory (SPL).

April 3

Updates will be provided on the NRIC Advanced Construction Technology Initiative (ACTI) and maritime. The afternoon of Day 3 will be the DOE-NE-5 Regulatory Framework Modernization (RFM) program meeting.