Comprehensive Experience in Nuclear Power Plant Operations
Dr. Andrew C. Kadak has a diverse background, ranging from day-to-day nuclear plant operations to senior executive utility management to teaching in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Kadak has led license renewals for operating reactors, systematic evaluations of older plants to demonstrate compliance with new regulations, financial rate proceedings to secure adequate capital for safe operation, innovative fuel purchase agreements, and high-level nuclear waste disposal and storage solutions.
His technical expertise includes directing regulatory strategies addressing reactor vessel embrittlement, safety analyses, boiling water reactor pipe replacements, and managing the aging of nuclear plants. He currently consults on the decommissioning of nuclear plants and has served on safety review boards for nuclear utilities.
Dr. Kadak also served on the Senior Nuclear Safety Oversight Board of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Stations in Guangdong Province and the Ningde Nuclear Plants in China. Internationally, he participated in an IAEA inspection of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Dr. Kadak was formerly President and CEO of the Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC), which operated the Yankee Atomic Nuclear Power Station. He was President of the American Nuclear Society from 1999 to 2000. He has served as a board and executive committee member of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the industry’s Advisory Committee on High-Level Waste. He has also served on various nuclear industry committees, including Edison Electric Institute, Electric Council of New England, and the Electric Power Research Institute.
In 2005, Dr. Kadak was appointed by President Bush to serve on the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board for two four-year terms. From 1998 to 2010, Dr. Kadak was a Professor of the Practice in the Nuclear Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include the development of advanced nuclear systems. He is currently a consultant to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee.
Areas of Expertise:
Comprehensive Experience in Nuclear Power Plant Operations
Senior Executive Leadership in Utility Management
Academic Expertise in Nuclear Science and Engineering (MIT)
Operating License Renewal and Regulatory Affairs
Specialized Knowledge in High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal