CEO of Kelvin TOP-SET, Brian McConnell, attended Rice University Alliance recently for their event hosting a conversation with Maria Korsnick, President and CEO of Nuclear Energy Institute, and Maynard Holt, Founder and CEO of Veriten.
It was a really interesting discussion about where the nuclear industry is heading – particularly growth in small modular reactors and rebuilding the US nuclear supply chain.
The conversation covered how nuclear energy plays a crucial role in building international relationships, given that these are 40 to 100-year-old industries, plus the importance of effective regulation and knowledge sharing across the sector.
What really stood out to Brian was the discussion about how ‘hyperscalers’ in the IT industry are now embracing nuclear as safe, reliable and green energy.
From our perspective at Kelvin TOP-SET, this nuclear growth makes thorough incident investigation more important than ever.
“When you’re scaling new reactor technologies and the industry is expanding rapidly, every operational event becomes a learning opportunity that affects nuclear’s credibility”, Brian observed.
We’ve seen this across other high-risk industries; periods of rapid growth require even stronger safety cultures and rigorous investigation practices.
