Education and Training Series #93: Overview and Update of Sodium Fast Reactor Activities within the Gen IV International Forum
Part of a webinar series hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group since 2016.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
About the "GIF Education and Training" Webinars
These webinars, organised by the GIF Education and Training Working Group are streamed live monthly. The recordings and slide decks are accessible after the webinar on this website. These webinars cover a very broad range of technical and policy related topics. At the end of 2023 they have been viewed by more than 15000 people (approximately half of the views during the live streams and the other half views being of the archives on the public GIF website). In total, the GIF webinars have reached Generation IV enthusiasts, scientists, and engineers in more than 80 countries.
These webinars are organised and hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).
About this Webinar
This webinar will provide an overview of the advancements in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) technology development through an insightful presentation covering key features and a historical perspective of SFR development worldwide. This will be the opportunity to present the latest activities within the GIF-SFR collaborative framework and the efforts made by the GIF SFR System Steering Committee to advance SFR specific projects. The webinar will highlight ongoing international projects and the importance of international cooperation. Join us to explore how these efforts contribute to the global progress of sodium-cooled fast reactor systems, addressing both technical challenges and opportunities for collaboration. The webinar will include a Q&A session that will give you the possibility to delve deeper into topics related to the initial presentation. Dr. Patricia Paviet from PNNL, USA, the chair of GIF Education and Training Working Group, will facilitate this webinar. The GIF ETWG webinar series started in 2016 and more than 90 webinars have been streamed since then. People from more than 80 countries have attended these webinars over the years. You can learn more about previous webinars and ETWG activities on the GIF website
Presentation made during the webinar
Meet the presenters
Dr Chikazawa earned his PhD in 2001 from The University of Tokyo and is currently serving as the Deputy Director of the Fast Reactor Cycle System Project Management Office at JAEA (Japan Atomic Energy Agency). He is the co-chair of the Generation IV International Forum Sodium cooled Fast Reactors System Steering Committee (GIF SFR SSC). He has dedicated his career to the fast reactor system design, since he started with his work at the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (now JAEA). Over the course of his career Dr Chikazawa has extensively published on a broad range of topics related to Sodium Fast Reactors.