VIRTUAL WORKSHOP – October 28, 2020; 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET

SPEAKER BIOS

Richard Meserve is Senior of Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP. Dr. Meserve served as Chairman of the United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) from 1999 to 2003 following many years as a partner at Covington & Burling. Dr. Meserve is based in
Covington’s Washington office. With a Ph.D. in applied physics, Dr. Meserve has long concentrated his practice on issues at the
intersections of law, regulation, science, and technology, with a special focus on recent years on nuclear matters. Dr. Meserve serves
as President Emeritus of the Carnegie Institution for Science, a non-profit entity that undertakes fundamental research on the frontiers
of biology, earth sciences, and astronomy. He assumed the presidency in April 2003, having been a member of Carnegie’s board of
trustees since 1992, retiring as President in 2014. Dr. Meserve served as Chairman of the NRC under Presidents Clinton and
Bush. During his tenure from 1999 to 2003, he was the principal government official with responsibility for regulating nuclear power
plants and the use of nuclear materials.

Marc Nichol is Senior Director, New Reactors at the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). Mr. Nichol joined Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) in
2011. Previously, he was the Director of New Reactor Deployment at NEI. In his present role as Senior Director, New Reactors at NEI,
he leads the industry’s efforts to improve the policy and business environment to building new reactors. Mr. Nichol lead’s NEI’s efforts
on small modular reactors, micro-reactors, and the related manufacturing and construction activities.

Paul Dickman is a Senior Policy Fellow with Argonne National Laboratory focusing on international nuclear energy, non-proliferation,
and national security policy. For over 35 years, Mr. Dickman has been involved in the forefront of nuclear energy and national security
programs in the U.S. and internationally. He has held senior managerial positions at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the
DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration. He holds leadership positions in the American Nuclear Society and the World Council
on Isotopes, advises organizations on risk communication, and serves as an advisor to the Japanese Government on the decommission
of the Fukushima accident site. He writes and frequently speaks on nuclear waste and fuel cycle issues, the promotion of U.S. civil
nuclear technology and safety, and international nonproliferation. Mr. Dickman received his B.A. in History (of Science) from University
of Denver and M.S. in Natural Sciences in Nuclear Chemistry and Physics from the University of Wyoming.