Ep 34: Ken Canavan - Chief Technical Officer, Westinghouse

Published: July 4, 2018, 10 a.m.

Episode Content:

  • Ken's start doing safety analysis, including his work at Three Mile Island.  

  • How probabilistic risk assessment correlates to what happens at plants.  

  • An overview of the risk-informed regulation movement in the 90's.  

  • The role of vents during nuclear plant accidents.  

  • Nuclear maintenance, plant engineering, and risk assessment.  

  • The best strategies to control fission products after severe accidents.  

  • Severe accident analysis and international collaborations.  

  • Defining HEPA filters and identifying its impact.  

  • The roadmap to commercialization and the importance of identifying the market.  

  • Why research and development is crucial to form partnerships.