David LeBlanc

Dr. David LeBlanc is a globally-recognized authority on Molten Salt Reactor technologies and has dedicated his career to the improvement and realization of advanced nuclear power systems, in particular MSR technologies. His work has focused on the simplification of design and reduction of R&D requirements to realize this goal. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Ottawa in 1998 during which time he focused on High-Temperature Superconductivity and its application to fusion energy. He obtained long-term fellowship funding from the Canadian Fusion Fuels Technology Project and later focused his interests on improving nuclear fission power.

For 11 years Dr. LeBlanc held a teaching position with the Carleton University physics department. Concurrently he worked independently in the field of Molten Salt Reactors. In 2008, he founded Ottawa Valley Research Associates Ltd. to advance this work and has filed patents relating to innovations in MSR technologies that have a specific bearing on improving and broadening the commercial application of the technology.

Dr. LeBlanc has been published numerous times in academic journals in conference proceedings and is extensively cited. He is a frequent speaker at international nuclear industry conferences on Molten Salt Reactor design concepts. He has long recognized that public engagement and education are also necessary to advance MSR technologies. To meet this objective, Dr. LeBlanc has had numerous news media engagements, including interviews and media articles in Mechanical Engineering Magazin