WiN Webinar: Westinghouse AP300 Small Modular Reactor

EVENT DETAILS:

The Women in Nuclear (WiN) Bruce Chapter would like to invite you to our webinar on Westinghouse AP300 Small Modular Reactor with Dr. Rita Baranwal, Senior Vice President of AP300 SMR at Westinghouse Electric Company.

During the first half of the event, Dr. Baranwal will provide a glimpse of her leadership journey and what experiences and learnings helped to propel and reach her career progressions. In the second half of the event, Dr. Baranwal will provide an overview of the AP300 Small Modular Reactor technology, which was unveiled in May 2023.

As Senior Vice President, Dr. Rita Baranwal leads development and deployment of the AP300™ Small Modular Reactor (SMR). She has 25 years of nuclear industry experience and has held this role since May 2023. Prior to this role, Dr. Baranwal was Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Digital and Innovation at Westinghouse where she led the clean energy company’s global research and development investments and spearheaded a technology strategy to advance the company’s innovative nuclear solutions. In addition, in her prior roles, Dr. Baranwal also served as the Chief Nuclear Officer and Vice President of Nuclear at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in a U.S. President-appointed and Senate-confirmed role, the Director for the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative at Idaho National Laboratory, as well as the Director of Technology Development and Application at Westinghouse. Dr. Baranwal has a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in materials science and engineering and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in the same discipline from the University of Michigan.

The event will be hosted by Weina Chong, Director Business Development – NextGen, Bruce Power.

When: Monday, November 13th, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM, EDT
Where: Online Event

Registration is FREE!