Eden Consulting Advisor Team

Consummate Industry Expertise

Alexander
Adams Jr.

Consultant Advisor
Former Branch Chief, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 35+ years experience in the Research and Test Reactor (RTR) Licensing Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Retired 2019 after 35 years; Directed all aspects of licensing for all 31 RTRs. Oversaw the development, review and approval of two construction permits for medical isotope production facilities.

Anthony Mendiola

Consultant Advisor

Former Branch Chief, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 35+ years experience in the Research and Test Reactor (RTR) Licensing Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Retired 2019 after 35 years; Directed all aspects of regulatory oversight for all 31 RTRs, specifically, operational, security and reactive inspections; physical facility security programs, and RTR licensed operator programs. Responsible for the development and implementation of these regulatory programs for new facilities undergoing initial licensing to produce medical isotopes (Mo-99).

Jerry Head

Consultant Advisor

Nuclear Power Plant Engineering, Operations, and Licensing, Sr. Vice President for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, 30 + years experience including Nuclear Safety Culture, Corrective Action Program, Emergency Planning and Security, Design, Systems and Component Testing, Systems Engineering, Engineering Analysis and Nuclear Fuel. Experience includes both BWR (GE) and PWR (Westinghouse, CE, and B&W) reactor plant designs.

Mark Speck

Consultant Advisor

Nuclear Safety Consultant: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine program. 35 + years experience in the nuclear industry leading root cause analysis teams, performing regulatory and causal analysis reviews of licensee issues with the primary focus on emergency preparedness programs and problems.

Jim Saldarini

Consultant Advisor
Eden Licensing Director

Former Chief Nuclear and Environmental Engineer for Bechtel Corporation. 50 + years experience in USNRC licensing, project management, project engineering and architectural & engineering design and construction for a wide cadre of nuclear projects. He possesses expert knowledge of requirements necessary to obtain an NRC license on time and within budget. Mr. Saldarini has held various senior management leadership roles throughout his career. Mr. Saldarini has led the development of NRC license applications and safety analyses in support of a wide variety of nuclear facilities, including large light water reactors, small modular reactors, advanced non-light water reactor designs, as well as independent spent fuel storage facilities. He has extensive experience interfacing directly with the NRC, DOE, national laboratories, other government agencies, and the local communities.

Doug Neve

Consultant Advisor

Licensing Engineer: Former nuclear trained commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine program. 35 + years comprehensive experience in the nuclear power industry. Broad base of technical and regulatory knowledge involving mechanical, electrical, I&C systems and components, regulatory and compliance processes. Experienced in technical project management, personnel management, and leadership. Engineering function includes responsibility for the Integrated Safety Analysis in accordance with 10CFR Part 70 requirements, nuclear criticality safety engineering and fire protection program development.

Paul Dunn

Consultant Advisor

Former DOE Division Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratories; 35 + years experience with emphasis in nuclear weapon and actinide component process development, materials characterization and component fabrication of nuclear weapons, reactor fuel and intelligence programs, with progressively increased responsibility in project, program and line management, nuclear fuel metallurgy assessment and component fabrication.