As we wrap up the 2024 #SMR Pitch at McMaster University, a big thank you to organizers, including Novog (@macengphys), @ToddAllen5 (@umichNERS), Basma Foad (@BoraiFoad), Erica, Janet, lecturers, partners, and all participants! Your contributions made it a success. 👏

Exciting news! Team 6 has emerged as the winner of the 2024 #SMR #microreactor pitch competition at @NEST_SMART_SMR Pitch! Congratulations! 🎉 #Nuclear @McMasterEng

Team 1 and Team 8 have achieved 2nd place in the 2024 #SMR #microreactor pitch competition at @NEST_SMART_SMR Pitch! Congratulations! 🎉

Our final presentation today is from Team 1, who are showcasing the deployment of BWRx-300 #Hitachi #SMR as a power solution for Accra, Ghana, addressing its challenges with power shortages.

We're now live on Day 5! Join us as Team 6 presents their groundbreaking plan to replace the Iqaluit diesel power generator with an ultra-safe Micro Modular Nuclear #MMR, aimed at advancing agricultural development in the North. Stay tuned!

Team 3 is unveiling their deployment of the eVinci #microreactor to power Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Don't miss it! #McMaster_University

Participants are currently engaged with Team 5, who are showcasing their deployment plan titled DRAGON DEN. They focus on deploying the XE-100 #SMR to provide energy for Alberta's oil sands industry in Canada.

Team 4 is up next, discussing the use of SEALER-UK #SMR for McArthur River Mine at Key Lake Mill. Stay tuned!

Continuing our day, Team 8 is now presenting an exciting topic of deploying the BWRX-300 #SMR for Tomago Aluminium in Australia. What an intriguing subject!

We are live! Now, Team 7 presents on coupling the AP-300 #SMR with a data center in Northern Virginia, USA.

Now is the time for students to present their #deployment plans. Let's start with Team 2, whose deployment pitch focuses on the Westinghouse AP-300 #SMR in BodenXT, Sweden.

Today marks the final day of the 2024 @NEST_SMART_SMR Pitch! Eight student teams are ready to showcase their deployment plans for a #SMR #microreactor, applying their 5-week learnings. Stay tuned for their innovative solutions!

We're closing today's presentations with Shinya Nagasaki from @McMasterEng , speaking about "Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Radioactive Waste Management." Up next, join us for the McMaster Rotating Reactor Exercise and Teamwork and Planning Session!

Our second speaker today is Jason Donev from the University of Calgary (@UCalgary), presenting "Triumph and Tragedy of Oppenheimer." #SMR #NuclearEnergy

Welcome to the fourth day of our workshop! We're starting off with "Basics of Materials Degradation" led by Joseph Kish from McMaster University (@McMasterEng). Looking forward to a day full of insightful discussions! #SMR

Yesterday was an eventful day! We had off-campus technical tours planned (@NEST_SMART_SMR ), including visits to Niagara Falls, @NWMOCanada , Stern Labs, and the Niagara Power Station to explore and learn!

Wrapping up today with "How to Create an Effective Presentation" by Jason Donev from the University of Calgary (@UCalgary). How excited!

Continuing into Day 2 (@NEST_SMART_SMR ), Zahra Mohaghegh from @UofIllinois leads a session on "Risk-Informed Performance-Based Analysis and Regulation."

Madalena Spencer from CNL (@CNL_LNC ) is up next, presenting "Fuels and Materials for Advanced Reactors: Challenges and Opportunities." Join us for a deep dive into the future of reactor technology! #SMR #Nuclear_Reactor

Prioritizing safety for workers, the public, and the environment, we begin today with "Overview of Reactor Safety" presented by Hitesh Bindra from Purdue University (@PurdueEngineers). #Muclear_Safety #SMR