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NANO Nuclear Energy Appoints Prominent Nuclear Reactor Licensing Expert Eric R. Oesterle as its Head of Microreactor Regulatory Licensing
Mr. Oesterle joins NANO Nuclear Energy after a 38-year career in the public and private sector focused on developing policy, rulemaking and guidance for
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[{"type":"text","content":"Mr. Oesterle joins NANO Nuclear Energy after a 38-year career in the public and private sector focused on developing policy, rulemaking and guidance for advanced nuclear reactor applications. New York, N.Y., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear”), a vertically integrated advanced nuclear energy and technology company developing portable clean energy solutions, today announced that Eric R. Oesterle has joined NANO Nuclear as its Head of Microreactor Regulatory Licensing. Mr. Oesterle has extensive knowledge of the U.S. regulatory frameworks for licensing, construction, operation, and regulation of new reactors, small modular reactors, and advanced non-light water microreactors. Mr. Oesterle has over 38 years of licensing, regulatory, project management, engineering, industrial and construction experience in both the public and private sectors, including at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Westinghouse, Bechtel, and OnSite Engineering. His 15-year NRC career included several supervisory roles as Branch Chief for Operating Reactor Licensing, Reactor Safety Systems, License Renewal and Subsequent License Renewal and development of application guidance for new reactors as well as risk-informed, performance-based and technology inclusive application guidance for advanced non-light water reactors, small modular reactors, and microreactors. Figure 1 - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ: NNE) Appoints Eric R. Oesterle as its Head of Microreactor Regulatory Licensing. Mr. Oesterle joins an expanding in-house team of nuclear regulatory and licensing experts at NANO Nuclear following last month’s appointment of David Tiktinsky, a nearly 40-year veteran of the NRC, as NANO Nuclear’s Head of Nuclear Regulatory Licensing. Mr. Tiktinsky brings extensive overall knowledge of nuclear regulatory licensing and will focus on the licensing requirements for the nuclear fuel fabrication and fuel transportation aspects of NANO Nuclear’s business plans. Working in parallel with Mr. Tiktinsky, Mr. Oesterle is expected to focus his efforts primarily on the regulatory licensing process for ‘ZEUS’ and ‘ODIN’, NANO Nuclear’s next generation microreactors in development. “I’m delighted to join the NANO Nuclear team and begin leading the regulatory engagement and licensing processes for the very promising ...