Krishna Singh

Dr. Singh has been active in the nuclear power industry since 1971 and has served as President and CEO of Holtec International since 1986. In his early career, Dr. Singh participated in the development of design of systems, structures, and components, with special focus on critical service heat exchangers and pressure vessels for PWRs and BWRs for scores of nuclear units around the world. In this period, he helped develop several national consensus codes and standards for the heat exchanger and pressure vessel industry that are still being used decades after their publication. After the TMI accident, his professional focus shifted to the introduction and regulatory acceptance of safe and robust technologies to deal with the growing stockpile of used nuclear fuel and high-level waste. Under Dr. Singh’s leadership, Holtec International has risen into a complex global organization with an active business presence in 18 countries on five continents, thirteen operation centers and four world class manufacturing plants that produce a whole range of equipment and systems for the nuclear power industry. In recent years, Dr. Singh has been focusing on developing innovative solutions for prompt decommissioning of aging nuclear power plants which have enabled Holtec to build a fleet of seven retired nuclear units which is the largest such fleet in North America. Holtec’s ongoing efforts to establish world’s first subterranean consolidated interim fuel storage facility is another area of Dr. Singh’s professional concentration.

He has been leading the development of a uniquely safe small modular reactor named SMR-160 since 2010 which is Holtec’s entrant in the global race to produce a supremely safe and economical nuclear plant.

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1972) University of Pennsylvania

M.S. in Engineering Mechanics (1969) University of Pennsylvania

B.I.T. Sindri, Ranchi University (India)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1967)

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