New Directions in Nuclear Energy: Innovation and Opportunities in Fission and Fusion for Global Carbonization presents up-to-date developments and outlooks for nuclear energy, with a focus on real-world applications. The book combines coverage of both fission and fusion and presents lessons learned from experts across diverse fields, thus allowing readers to pursue research and development opportunities along the most promising routes. Written for nuclear energy researchers, professionals in the energy industry, and students studying nuclear or energy-related topics, this timely reference provides inspiration to those dedicated to the advancement of the nuclear field.
Table of Contents
Foreword: Global need for nuclear energy1. Achieving nuclear commercial liftoff
2. Nuclear for UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG investment
3. Innovations in nuclear education for diversity, inclusion, and impact
4. Women in Nuclear
5. Investing in nuclear
6. Fission startups and innovative designs
7. Nuclear for energy security
8. Nuclear for state and local clean energy and job creation goals
9. Nuclear for grid power and coal plant conversion
10. Nuclear for non-grid applications
11. Nuclear for islands and remote communities
12. Nuclear for net-zero microgrids and campus/district heating
13. Nuclear for maritime applications
14. Nuclear for space propulsion and surface power
15. Nuclear demonstrations in the United States and Canada
16. Nuclear demonstrations around the world
17. Fusion opportunities and investments
18. Fusion regulatory roadmap
19. Fusion approaches and breakthroughs
20. Fusion startups
Authors
Andrew Foss Technical Program Lead, Nuclear Markets, Economics, and Systems Analyses, Idaho National Laboratory, USA.Andrew Foss is Technical Program Lead on Nuclear Markets, Economics, and Systems Analyses at Idaho National Laboratory. He is currently on detail assignment to the U.S. Department of Energy as Senior Advisor in the Office of Policy. He has contributed to numerous reports and articles on nuclear cost reduction strategies, commercialization pathways, investment cases, and policy planning. He has collaborated with national laboratory and government colleagues, university researchers, private developers, and entrepreneurs. He received a master's in public policy with concentration in energy and natural resources from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a bachelor's in physics from Amherst College.
Nicolas Stauff Group Manager, Nuclear Applications and Economics Group, Argonne National Laboratory, USA. Nicolas Stauff is Group Manager, Nuclear Applications and Economics Group at Argonne National Laboratory. He leads various projects for DOE-NE in the areas of techno-economics and market analyses for nuclear energy, and for nuclear reactor vendors in the areas of advanced reactor design and Multiphysics analyses. He is author/co-author of 16 journal articles, 80 conference peer-reviewed publications, 5 U.S. patents (3 pending), 4 open-source software programs, and over 100 technical reports. He received his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Paris XI and his M.S and B.S. in electrical engineering from the SUPELEC school in France.
