Ep 29: Tom Bergman - Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NuScale Power

Published: June 26, 2018, 10 a.m.

Episode Content:

  • Tom's unexpected interest in nuclear through the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Directorate.  

  • Reliability inspect and reliability engineering.  

  • An explanation of and the reasoning behind risk-informed categorization Rule 50.69.  

  • Tom's transition from the NRC to NuScale and the private sector.  

  • A detailed description of the content and tribulations of the licensing application.  

  • The formulation of management topics.  

  • The benefits of applying for and obtaining limited work authorization.  

  • Short-term challenges and long-term aspirations of the company.