Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Bahran leaves DOE, joins Antares Nuclear as CNO

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Rian Bahran, the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy deputy assistant secretary for nuclear reactors, left DOE last week and joined microreactor developer Antares Nuclear.
Bahran, with DOE since January 2025, is starting a new job as the chief nuclear…

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