Date
Thursday November 4, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PMLocation
OnlinePrice
Free
EnergyDays | Nuclear Fission
Date
Thursday 04 November 2021
Time
15h00-16h30 CET
Introduction
With the energy transition in full swing, the need for stable and reliable supply of power is becoming more and more of an issue. In spite of the fact that fission energy does not emit CO2, it is generally not considered green. While solar and wind parks attract millions of subsidies, nuclear energy does not. This EnergyDays will discuss the reasons for that and why this may need to change.
Program | Online format
15h00 - 15h05
Welcome
Barry W. Fitzgerald - TU/e
15h05 - 15h10
Introduction
Richard van de Sanden - TU/e | DIFFER
David Smeulders - TU/e | 4TU.Energy
15h10 - 15h35
What does the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C really say about nuclear energy?
Heleen de Coninck - TU/e
The 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5C assesses nuclear energy from two perspectives: as part of global integrated assessment models, and as part of a bottom-up feasibility assessment on feasibility dimensions such as institutional, economic, technological and socio-cultural feasibility. This talk will give an overview of the key results of this IPCC report on nuclear fission.
15h35 - 16h00
Trends and Thorium in Nuclear Fission
Jan Leen Kloosterman - TU Delft
In this presentation the principles of nuclear fission energy, and the safety and waste characteristics of nuclear reactors will be brriefly explained. Despite the large variety of reactor types possible, the mainstream reactors are still the Pressurized Water Reactors, originally designed for the propulsion of submarines. During the last couple of decades these reactors became larger to reduce the cost of nuclear power. Because of the large investments needed upfront, the current trend is towards Small Modular Reactors. A completely different concept is the Molten Salt Reactor, which can be used to consume thorium instead of uranium, but also to burn the long-lived nuclear waste from current reactors.
16h00 - 16h05
Nuclear Energy from a political perspective
Henri Bontenbal | CDA (will present in Dutch)
16h05 - 16h25
Questions & Answers
16h25 - 16h30
Closure
Barry W. Fitzgerald - TU/e
General
EnergyDays is organized every quarter of the year and are open for anyone interested in the latest developments in societal energy issues. EnergyDays focusses on a specific aspect of the present energy and climate discussion. Different keynote speakers from academia and industry will present their views, solutions and outlooks on the topic. The motto of EnergyDays is to stimulate the audience to broaden their vision on energy and climate.
Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems
EIRES enables a CO2-neutral energy system by developing solutions that deliver the energy transition to people’s homes in a manufacturable, scalable, and affordable way.