Commercializing SMRs: Industry Perspectives on Advanced Nuclear

Following the overwhelming interest in NICE Future’s previous webinar on Small Modular Reactors and Microreactors: Critical Consideration for Deployment”, this next installment will bring together leading voices from the advanced nuclear industry to explore one of the sector’s most exciting frontiers: commercialization. As momentum continues to build around SMR deployment worldwide, industry leaders will share how they are transforming innovative reactor designs into real-world projects. From financing and licensing to supply chains, stakeholder engagement, and market opportunities, participants will gain firsthand insights into the breakthroughs, challenges, and lessons shaping the future of advanced nuclear. The session will then conclude with a moderated Q&A with the audience.

Speakers include:

• Aleshia Duncan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy

• Dr. Ed Blandford, CTO and Co-Founder of Kairos Power

• Hon. Roger Martella, CCO and CSO of GE Vernova

• Dr. José Reyes, CTO and Co-Founder of NuScale Power