Jackson Stanley
University of Tennessee | 2025 Nuclear Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) Fellow
Speaker
Track C- Decarbonization and Electrification Strategies
Session C1: Clean Power, Real Impact: The Rise of Renewable Technologies
June 25, 2025 | 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Designing the Future: SMRs and Global Nuclear Nonproliferation
Private companies are entering the nuclear energy market with novel technologies that aim to reshape the future of nuclear power both domestically and abroad. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), in particular, offer the potential to use advanced fuels and innovative control systems to deliver reliable baseload power in regions unsuitable for traditional plants. However, to support global deployment—especially in countries under IAEA safeguards—these designs must incorporate robust safeguards from the outset. Integrating fuel management and safeguards-by-design is essential to ensuring the commercial viability and global acceptance of next-generation nuclear power systems.
Speaker Bio
Jackson Stanley is a PhD student at the University of Tennessee studying nuclear engineering with a concentration in nuclear security. His PhD thesis is supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under NA-22, the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research & Development. Jackson's work is done in collaboration with U.S. Government mission stakeholders across nonproliferation, counterterrorism, and emergency response mission areas. Jackson is a 2025 Nuclear Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) fellow sponsored by Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL). Jackson is currently completing his one-year position with NA-241, The Office of International Nuclear Safeguards. His objective is to provide assurances to the international community that nuclear material is not being used for the illicit manufacture of nuclear weapons across 40 partner countries. This is an effort in conjunction with international safeguards obligations under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Jackson is the incoming editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Nuclear Security (IJNS), an open-access and peer-reviewed publication of the Institute for Nuclear Security at the University of Tennessee.