Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Deputy Director in Region IV Division of Operating Reactor Safety Nick Taylor has announced on his LinkedIn he will retire from the agency by Oct. 31.
After his retirement, Taylor said he will begin a new job at Abilene, Texas-based nuclear startup Natura Resources, according to his Oct. 21 LinkedIn post.
“After 21 years as a federal employee, I’ve decided that it’s time to move along to a new chapter in my professional life,” Taylor said. “The past two [plus] decades with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have been fantastic. I loved the mission, the camaraderie, and the culture at NRC. I couldn’t have asked for a better landing pad for my family when we left the Navy way back in 2004 (seems like forever ago).”
According to Taylor’s LinkedIn page, he has served as the deputy director in Arlington, Texas-based Region IV since last year. Taylor held several management roles with NRC, including deputy director in the Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Engineering and External Hazards. His NRC career started in 2004 as part of the resident inspector program.
Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in engineering/industrial management from North Carolina State University.