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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting Plenary Session Speaker
Director, Nuclear Technology Innovation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Stout is Director, Nuclear Technology Innovation in TVA’s Nuclear Power Group. His responsibilities include the scope, schedule, budget and business planning associated with licensing and potential deployment of small modular reactors.
Stout has over 35 years of experience in the nuclear energy sector. Prior to joining TVA, Stout served as Director, Nuclear Fuel Recycling at the Department of Energy where he was responsible for planning and policy development regarding nuclear fuel recycling. Prior to that, from 1991 to 2006, Stout worked in the uranium enrichment industry with responsibility for research and development, engineering, and licensing of advanced uranium enrichment technologies and facilities.
Stout serves on the Board of the Nuclear Industry Council, is Chairman of SMR Start, serves as an adviser to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, advises Advanced Reactor developers and is an active member of the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute.
From 1985 -1991, Stout served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine officer. He also served in the Naval Reserves in the Naval Special Warfare community from 1991-2007, retiring as a Commander.
Education
DEGREE
MAJOR
SCHOOL
YEAR
BS
Oceanography
U.S. Naval Academy
1985
MS
Engineering Management
National Technological University
1997
External Affiliations
Chairman, SMR Start (since 2016)
Board Member, Nuclear Industry Council (since 2010)
President, Home Owners Association (since 2013)
Finance Chair, Ooltewah United Methodist Church (since 2017)
Advisor, Oak Ridge National Lab Nuclear Science & Engineering Directorate (since 2018)
American Nuclear Society, various committees
Nuclear Energy Institute, various working groups
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