Ep 119: Metin Yetisir - Concept and Technology Development, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Published: Nov. 14, 2018, 11 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Metin’s background in mechanical engineering and personal journey in the nuclear industry
  • A deep dive into CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) reactors
  • The inner mechanisms that cause steam reactor tubes to fail and how we’ve overcome this issue
  • Metin’s work in thermal performance and degradation studies
  • The neutronics and safety systems in PWRs and BDWs versus those in light water reactors
  • A breakdown of supercritical water
  • How technologies and designs within supercritical coal plants could potentially be recycled to create supercritical nuclear plants
  • Lessons learned from light and heavy water reactors and how Canada Nuclear Labs is applying those lessons to new technologies
  • The Pan-Canadian SMR Initiative and its mission to facilitate global implementation