Dr. Rick Springman
President of the Global Clean Energy Opportunities Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023
Senior Vice President of International Projects, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023
Dr. Rick Springman is the president of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s Global Clean Energy Opportunities division. In this role, he is responsible for strategy, new project development, and commercial structures for deployment of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s clean energy technologies globally, including °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s Small Modular Reactor, SMR-300.
Dr. Springman is also senior vice president of International Projects for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023. In this role, Dr. Springman develops, leads, and manages the entire lifecycle of international projects involving supply of highly engineered capital equipment and related services to private and public sector energy utilities in South America, Europe, UK, MENA and Africa, and East Asia, reporting directly to the President/CEO.
Dr. Springman employs a technology-driven focus to develop and execute projects for small modular reactors, decommissioning, spent fuel and waste management, heat transfer equipment, nuclear power plant engineering and site services, and energy storage technologies. Reporting directly to the President/CEO, Dr. Springman directs strategic business development, manages government relations, and strengthens partnerships while expanding °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s supply chain.
Dr. Springman’s efforts have resulted in the successful establishment of numerous international operation centers, including °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Britain Limited (UK), °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 do Brasil (Brazil), °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Europe (Madrid), °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Japan (Tokyo) and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 South African branch. Dr. Springman is involved in corporate strategy, has led several new ventures for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, and routinely contributes and leads new product development.
Industry Leadership
Dr. Springman was appointed to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s Executive Committee in 2018. He advises the President/CEO on corporate policies, administration, growth plans, acquisitions and other corporate strategies. He serves on the Advisory Boards for several °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 company divisions and serves as a company representative on U.S.-E.U. Public Private Partnerships for Small Modular Reactors, Nuclear Energy Industry subcommittees, other interfaces within the industry, U.S. government entities (State, Commerce, DOE) and foreign governments.
Patents
Dr. Springman holds several patents developed for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 in the broad area of spent fuel management.
Title | Year | Patent No. | Status |
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Fuel Basket for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Container Implementing the Same | 2023 | US 10,854,346 B2, 10-2039918, US 11,715,575 B2 | Granted |
Method of Retrofitting a Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage System | 2022 | US 10,867,714 B2, US 10,297,356 B2, US 9,640,289 B2, EP 3134900, US 11,515,054 B2 | Granted |
Snap-in Insert for Reactivity Control in Spent Nuclear Fuel Pools and Casks | 2020 | US 10,535,440 B2, US 9,685,248 B2 | Granted |
Method for Controlling Temperature of a Portion of a Radioactive Waste Storage System and for Implementing the Same | 2015 | US 9,105,365 B2 | Granted |
Education
Before joining °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 in 2009, Dr. Springman completed both his undergraduate and doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania; he currently serves on the External Advisory Board for the department. His doctoral research focused on the mechanics of biological cell adhesion, which has important implications for directed growth of tissue culture and new therapies that can alter tissue environments to treat disease. As an undergraduate, his studies focused on robotics and control theory while he competed as an athlete on the University of Pennsylvania Wrestling Team, achieving National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American and Academic All-American status in two separate years. Dr. Springman also has prior experience as a technology consultant.
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