Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
https://www.gen-4.org Since 2001, the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) has been fostering international cooperation to advance the development and deployment of innovative Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems. As its Technical Director I - chair the GIF Experts Group; - advise the GIF Policy Group, coordinate R&D collaborations, facilitate communication within GIF; - monitor and report progress in GIF Projects, Working Groups and Task Forces; - promote industry engagement; - ensure fluid information exchange with other organizations with related scope.
Coordinating and managing the JRC's project portfolio on nuclear Small Modular Reactors to contribute to decarbonization and other energy policy objectives. https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-science-and-knowledge-activities/small-modular-reactors_en https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
• Analysis of trends in (nuclear) energy innovation, support to European energy policy development, involvement in European and international collaboration on nuclear energy innovation. • Coordinator of EU Commission activities related to the High Flux Reactor Petten. • Member of the secretariat of the European nuclear stakeholder organization SNETP (www.snetp.eu) and member of the Coordination Board of the European Nuclear Cogeneration Industrial Initiative (www.nc2i.eu). • Past Chair and member of the GIF Very High Temperature Reactor System Steering Committee (www.gen-iv.org).
Analyzing the capacity of nuclear power to decarbonize energy-intensive industry.
- Team management - Core design and fuel cycle optimization of nuclear reactors
European project leader for development of components for future nuclear fusion reactors
Adaptation and validation of a thermal-hydraulics computer code for power plants.