Nuclear Licensing & Regulation Certificate Course

Steven is an internationally recognized expert in the field of nuclear engineering with experience in nuclear power plant simulation, severe accident analysis and nuclear power plant instrumentation and control. In his 40 years in the nuclear industry Dr. Arndt has worked as a researcher, educator, consultant, and regulator including extensive experience in Russia and Ukraine leading the United States support programs to the states of the former Soviet Union following the Chernobyl accident and as part of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) response to the Fukushima accident. He currently serves as a Distinguished Scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where his research involves advance reactor design readiness. Previously he spent 31 years as a senior level scientist with the NRC, leading a number of key research efforts and providing authoritative advice to NRC management and staff in the areas of digital instrumentation and control, software reliability, emergency response, cyber security and numerous other technical areas.

Jim has spent more than 45 years in the nuclear field and has extensive experience in licensing and regulation. Upon graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he began his career in the U.S. Navy and had the privilege of interviewing with Admiral Hyman Rickover. In 1980, he was hired as a licensing engineer at Three Mile Island Unit 2, about a year after the accident, and continued to work at the plant for more than a decade. Byrne went on to work on the Saxton Decommissioning Project in Pennsylvania, Chalk River in Canada, and the NS Savannah in Baltimore—supporting missions to both Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi in between.

Donald is the Owner and President of Eggett Consulting LLC, specializing in nuclear licensing, regulatory compliance, and technical consulting. He serves as Chairman of ARCSC, supporting advanced reactor deployment, and is a Board Member of the North American Advanced Reactor Roadmap Strategic Committee. With nearly 25 years at Exelon/ComEd in engineering, operations, and planning, he also held executive roles at AES and Amec Foster Wheeler, where he advised on regulatory and licensing commitments for UAE’s ENEC/Nawah. His extensive experience spans nuclear plant licensing, regulatory strategy, compliance with operational and environmental regulations, and engagement in U.S. industry policy. He continues to drive initiatives that support advanced reactor deployment, fuel cycle management, and long-term regulatory frameworks.

Catherine is a Principal Engineer and Issue Manager with Westinghouse Electric Company. In her current role, she works across all business units to address a wide range of problems from design, manufacturability, supplier quality, and human performance. Prior to this role, she worked at Plant Vogtle for 6 years in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Nuclear Island mechanical lead engineer, supporting the Initial Test Program at Vogtle Units 3 and 4. Catherine has also served as a licensing engineer with a specialty in ITAAC and Part 52 licensing. Prior to moving to Vogtle, she worked on the GSI-191 resolution team for AP1000 and was a site engineer at Sanmen Units 1 and 2, helping to bring the first AP1000 plants online. Catherine earned her BS in Nuclear Engineering in 2014 and her MEng in Nuclear Engineering in 2017. She also holds an SRO certificate (SNUPPS) and her PMP.

Rebecca is Sr. Manager of Licensing at Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, with 25 years of diverse experience in the nuclear power industry, including regulatory compliance, environmental qualification, new plant licensing, design basis reconstitution, and operational readiness assessments. She oversees licensing actions and regulatory compliance for Braidwood, Byron, and LaSalle nuclear stations. Rebecca is also active in industry leadership, serving as an officer of the IEEE Nuclear Power Engineering Committee (NPEC), currently chairing Subcommittee 3 "Operations, Maintenance, Aging, Testing and Reliability," and two working groups responsible for IEEE Std 627 (Equipment Qualification) and IEEE Std 1205 (Aging Management).

Joshua has more than 20 years of industry experience and is currently serving as a Project Engineer for UCOR’s Site Integration & Cleanup team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He is responsible for deactivation and demolition engineering activities supporting cleanup at ORNL. Through his years-long involvement with various groups and national laboratories, Joshua has developed technical information specific to transportation, safety analysis and criticality. Previously, he served as the technical lead and regulatory expert for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). He also served as a consulting engineer at General Fusion in Canada, where he helped develop engineering design for the potential construction of a fusion prototype power plant.