\begin{frame}{Staffing these new reactors will be an incredible challenge} \centering \underline{How many reactor operators are required to staff this new fleet?} \vspace{0.3cm} \begin{columns}[c] \begin{column}{0.3\textwidth} \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{images/2_state_of_the_art/nuclear-plant.png} \caption*{For one Small Modular Reactor (SMR)...} \end{figure} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.7\textwidth} \centering % Onslide 1: One shift (2 SROs, 2 ROs) \only<2>{ \textbf{One shift requires:} \vspace{0.3cm} \begin{tikzpicture} % Adjustable parameters \def\iconsize{0.8cm} \def\spacing{1.0cm} % 2 Senior Operators (foreman) \foreach \i in {0,1} { \node at (\i*\spacing, 0) {\includegraphics[width=\iconsize]{images/2_state_of_the_art/foreman.png}}; } % 2 Reactor Operators (worker) \foreach \i in {0,1} { \node at (\i*\spacing, -1.2cm) {\includegraphics[width=\iconsize]{images/2_state_of_the_art/worker.png}}; } % Labels \node[right] at (2.2*\spacing, 0) {\small 2 Senior Reactor Operators}; \node[right] at (2.2*\spacing, -1.2cm) {\small 2 Reactor Operators}; \end{tikzpicture} } % Onslide 2: Full staffing (6 shifts) \only<3->{ \vspace{0.3cm} \textbf{24/7 operations require \(\sim\)6 shifts:} \vspace{0.1cm} \begin{tikzpicture} % Adjustable parameters \def\iconsize{0.6cm} \def\xspacing{0.8cm} \def\yspacing{0.9cm} % 12 Senior Operators (2 per shift � 6 shifts) \foreach \row in {0,1} { \foreach \col in {0,...,5} { \node at (\col*\xspacing, -\row*\yspacing) {\includegraphics[width=\iconsize]{images/2_state_of_the_art/foreman.png}}; } } % 12 Reactor Operators (2 per shift � 6 shifts) \foreach \row in {2,3} { \foreach \col in {0,...,5} { \node at (\col*\xspacing, -\row*\yspacing) {\includegraphics[width=\iconsize]{images/2_state_of_the_art/worker.png}}; } } % Labels \node[right] at (6*\xspacing, -0.5*\yspacing) {\small 12 SROs}; \node[right] at (6*\xspacing, -2.5*\yspacing) {\small 12 ROs}; \end{tikzpicture} \vspace{0.1cm} \textbf{24 licensed operators per reactor} } % Onslide 3: Total for 100 reactors \only<4->{ \vspace{0.3cm} } \end{column} \end{columns} \onslide<4->{ \large{ \textbf{To meet demand we require 2,400 new licensed operators!} } } \onslide<5>{ \alert{ \textit{We currently have only 3,600 licensed operators total...} } } \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Nuclear reactors are operated with prescriptive handbooks and legacy control technologies} \centering \includegraphics[width=\textwidth,height=0.75\textheight,keepaspectratio]{images/2_state_of_the_art/control_room.jpg} \end{frame}