Director, Government Affairs and Communications for Holtec International. All views expressed are mine alone.
Plymouth, MA
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Brigham City is stepping up as a leader in the nuclear renaissance. 🇺🇸
Through Operation Gigawatt and a new partnership between Hi Tech Solutions, Holtec International, our universities, and state and local leaders, we will manufacture advanced reactor components, train a world-class workforce, and ensure reliable, affordable power for Utah and the nation.
Utah is building energy security, national security, and opportunity for generations to come.
Patrick O'Brien retweeted
🚨BREAKING: President Trump expected to sign executive orders as soon as tomorrow to boost U.S. nuclear power and fast-track new reactor approvals.
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New: More GOP pushback on Ways & Means' IRA cuts. @RepNewhouse told me he's "disappointed" the bill "phases out investments in nuclear energy at a time when the country is facing unprecedented power demands," which he says will hinder race to keep up w/China on advanced reactors
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Holtec is looking to make history not once but twice at Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant: First by restarting a reactor shuttered in 2022 and second with plans to build the nation’s first small modular reactors, @AlexCKaufman reports for Canary Media:
canarymedia.com/articles/nuc…
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MASSACHUSETTS IN 2019: Importing Russian natural gas from the sanctioned Yamal LNG facility while closing its only nuclear power plant
CONNECTICUT IN 2019: Governor Ned Lamont saves his state's only nuclear plant with a 10-year $49 per MWh deal
BOTH STATES IN 2024:
ALT "Healey sees 'nice synergy' in buying Millstone nuclear power", from the Commonwealth Beacon https://commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/healey-sees-nice-synergy-in-buying-millstone-nuclear-power/
Patrick O'Brien retweeted
I talked to the ex-engineer at Palisades nuclear station who this week came out against the plant's historic restart effort.
Turns out he recently starred in an anti-nuclear group's podcast. Both the NRC and the plant's owner say the claims are not new.
huffpost.com/entry/palisades…
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The historic Palisades restart is one that is focused on safety and safely producing clean power for Michigan. Recent public comments by a former employee, who had not worked at the facility in over a decade, needed factual responses to ensure our commitment to protecting the public health and safety is understood. Bloomberg's article provides context and our full response is below in the pictures.
huffpost.com/entry/palisades…
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Holtec is excited to be Executive Sponsors at the 25th @WomenInNuclear Conference! Make sure you stop by and check how Holtec is advancing the nuclear energy industry.
Additionally, Patrick O'Brien, Director of Government Affairs and Communications at Holtec International, shared insights on the restart of Palisades on the panel 'Turning the Tides: From Decommissioning to Operations.' He spoke alongside Maureen Zawalick, Vice President of Nuclear Business & Technical Services at PG&E, with Charlie Bowser, Director of Decarbonization at Lummus, as the moderator.
Great article on Huffington Post by @AlexCKaufman about the efforts to challenge the law passed in New York last year, usurping the NRC's sole authority on radiological discharge.
huffpost.com/entry/indian-po…
Patrick O'Brien retweeted
Excited to see our Director of Government Affairs and Communications Patrick O'Brien facilitate a panel entitled "Engaging Power Players: Pathways for Government Participation" with Rory Stanley, Chief of Staff at DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy, Tom DePonty, Chair, Virginia Nuclear Energy Authority, and Andrew Zach, Senior Policy Advisor for Energy and Environment, Office, U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV). We appreciate their hard work to move the industry forward through policy and legislation.
Great to catch up with my former Entergy Colleague Mark Sullivan at the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Nuclear Communicators Forum. So fun talking about moving the industry forward and growing nuclear to meet our clean energy needs.
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Our Director of Government Affairs and Communications Patrick O'Brien was a part of the opening panel, called Meeting the Moment: Nuclear and the Communications Landscape, at day 1 of the Nuclear Energy Institute's Nuclear Communications Forum. He was joined on the panel with NEI's VP of Communications Jon Wentzel and Southern Nuclear Communications Director Lizzy Yates.
Great piece by Reason on The Politics of Nuclear Power
reason.com/video/2024/03/05/…
Great opinion piece by former Channel 5 reporter David Ropeik in Commonwealth Magazine today. Bringing facts and science to the conversation around radiation and decommissioning Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant.
commonwealthbeacon.org/opini…
Great story on the decommissioning of Pilgrim and the challenges it’s facing
New in Contrarian Boston: Anti-nuclear nuttiness? Now that one of New England’s largest nuclear reactors is shut down, critics rail against decommissioning process | #mapoli #bospoli #nuclear #massachusetts #localnews #Boston #climate @LAntonellis103
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Holtec and Wolverine Ink Historic Power Purchase Agreement for the Palisades Power Plant
holtecinternational.com/2023…
#carbonfree
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Holtec Realigns Its Leadership Team to Accelerate the Deployment of Its “New” Nuclear Programs Reaching Maturation
holtecinternational.com/2023…