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Hadron Energy Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointments of Olivia Hand as Head of Reactor Design and Tim Bussey as Vice President of Business Development
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hadron Energy, Inc. (“Hadron”) announces the appointment of Olivia Hand, P.E. as Head of Reactor Design and Tim Bussey as Vice
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[{"type":"text","content":" NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHadron Energy, Inc. (“Hadron”) announces the appointment of Olivia Hand, P.E. as Head of Reactor Design and Tim Bussey as Vice President of Business Development.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251111966578/en/Tim Bussey and Olivia Hand join Hadron Energy as VP of Business Development and Head of Reactor Design ahead of $1.2Bn public listing\nOlivia Hand brings 18 years of experience in nuclear system and component design, thermal-hydraulic analysis, and reactor component qualification across the U.S. advanced reactor industry. Before joining Hadron, Olivia held roles at TerraPower as the Lead Principal Engineer for the Natrium intermediate heat exchanger component design and prior to that was the system-level thermal hydraulics lead, where she was responsible for development of the event design basis and thermal hydraulic analysis input for the ASME thermal loading specification. She previously spent more than a decade at NuScale Power, as a key engineer advancing the NPM-160 and NPM-20 small modular reactor designs from the conceptual design stage through successful licensing. Olivia’s contributions at NuScale include component sizing, design and analysis of safety systems, performing and directing thermal-hydraulic and vibration analyses, definition and execution of validation testing and load characterization for ASME component design. Earlier in her career, Olivia supported the Naval Reactors Program, contributing to the design and delivery of Ford-class aircraft carrier reactor systems.\n\n\nAt Hadron, Olivia will lead the design and analysis of all reactor systems and components for the company’s flagship Hadron Halo Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR), a 10 MWe light-water reactor designed for factory fabrication, transportability, and a ten-year core. Her expertise in pressurized-water reactor design and analysis will guide the development of reactor cooling and safety systems as Hadron advances toward its manufacturing license submission to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.\n\n\n“Olivia’s experience with both light-water and advanced reactor systems makes her an exceptional fit for Hadron’s mission,” said Samuel Gibson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hadron Energy. “She combines deep analytical skill with...