The University of Maryland Radiation Facilities and UMD Student Chapter of the  American Nuclear Society are happy to host Nick Touran for a seminar on advanced nuclear reactors covering  an overview of what ‘advanced reactor’ really means in nuclear power, the history of advanced reactors, and a snapshot of the ongoing advanced reactor development activities.

Nick is a nuclear engineer with expertise in advanced nuclear reactor design, reactor development, and the history of nuclear power. After getting a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, he spent 15 years at TerraPower in Seattle working on core design, business development, software development, and configuration management. He is now a consultant involved in advising and assisting numerous reactor development and deployment efforts.

Nick has been active in public education around nuclear since 2006 as the founder of whatisnuclear.com. He has spoken at numerous institutions, schools, and public events, and was featured on NPR’s Science Friday. Recently, he has coordinated the digitization of over 25 historical nuclear films.