Los Alamos Labs’ Top Engineer Joins NuScale Power as COO

CORVALLIS, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tom Marcille has joined NuScale Power, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer. Tom will lead NuScale efforts to complete the NuScale design and prepare a Design Certification Application to be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the end of 2010.

Marcille joins NuScale from Los Alamos National Laboratory where he was chief engineer for advanced reactors. There his responsibilities included development management, and execution of terrestrial and special purpose reactor programs.

Prior to that he spent 20 years as a contributing, managing and principal engineer in GE's advanced and terrestrial BWR business units.

"Tom Marcille brings both management and technical depth as well as significant nuclear experience to the NuScale management team,” said Paul Lorenzini, Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted that he shares our vision and are excited about the energy he will bring as we take the NuScale product to market."

Marcille said he sees the “NuScale design as disruptive technology.” “NuScale offers an innovative way of deploying nuclear power on a large scale,” said Marcille. “The technology combined with the top down design approach for licensing and constructability, teamed with Kiewit Power Constructors – a turnkey, NQA-1 constructor engineer – as partner, makes this a truly unique and compelling opportunity."

Marcille is the author or co-author of some 20 papers and contributed articles. He is a graduate of the University of Florida with degrees in physics and nuclear engineering.

About NuScale – NuScale Power is developing a modular, scalable nuclear power plant. Each NuScale Power module will produce 40 megawatts of electricity, enough for about 40,000 homes. The size and modular design will allow for the complete manufacturing of NuScale modules at facilities in the United States. NuScale is designing its systems to be scalable with multiple modules operating within a single facility. Owners can add generating capacity as needed to meet growth in customer demand. NuScale plants are based on light water reactor technology and operate using natural circulation. The design incorporates passive systems that significantly increase safety. The NuScale design was initially developed at Oregon State University and is being tested at an electrically heated prototype on campus.