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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
August 2024
Nuclear Technology
July 2024
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
Pierre Paul Oneid is the senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of Holtec International. In this role, Oneid is the corporate executive responsible for the Nuclear Power Division and the Heat Transfer Division. Oneid views himself as Holtec’s transformation executive with the mission to imbue Holtec with a “Customer First Customer Foremost” ethos through which he seeks to deepen Holtec’s relationships with its clients using a core group of the company’s personnel dedicated to strengthening service and responsiveness. He is a member of the Holtec International’s Executive Committee.
Professional History
Oneid is a professional engineer with over forty-two years of experience in the nuclear industry, including twelve years in mechanical and structural design, eight years in business development, and twenty-two years in executive positions.
Industry Leadership
Oneid is a member of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Nuclear Strategic Initiative Advisory Committee (NSIAC) and NEI’s Suppliers Advisory Committee (SAC).
Education
Oneid earned an Executive Master of Business Administration from Queens University in Canada in 1998 and a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1981.
Hobbies
Commercial Pilot License; Scuba Diving; Ski and Golf.
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