Keynote Speaker – The future of nuclear power and the story of LIS Technologies Inc.

• Christo Liebenberg (LIS Technologies Inc.)

Room: Room 182 Laser Isotope Separation Technology (L.I.S.T) LIS Technologies Inc. o Accomplished professional with 30 years of diverse technical & management experience in state-of-the-art laser & optical systems and applications. Most of this experience is in the field of Laser Isotope Separation of UF6, and he was involved in several classified laser enrichment processes on three different continents.

Round table Discussion of Collaborations between Labs

• Robert Saethre (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Room: Room 182 Framework: 1. Case Studies and Lessons Learned: o Do you have any examples of successful DOE complex collaborations for operations engineering, user facilities engineering, or supporting R&D. o Highlight challenges faced during past cross-lab collaboration and strategies to overcome them. 2. Future State Vision: o What does the future of collaborative operations engineering, user facilities, and R&D look like at DOE labs? o Identify opportunities for integration and synergy not yet fully realized. 3. Action Items and Implementation: o Define specific steps labs can take to improve operations and the efficacy of user facilities. o Identify collaboration models that can be replicated across labs for greater collective impact.

Training for Afternoon Breakout Session

• Robert Saethre (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Room: Room 182