Nicholas McMurray
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Niko McMurray is the Managing Director of Public Policy at ClearPath. In this role, he leads the development and execution of ClearPath’s clean energy and industrial policy portfolio to advance the organization’s mission and vision.
Niko serves as a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC). He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Engineering Division Executive Committee, the E4 Carolinas Southeast Nuclear Industry Advisory Council, and represents ClearPath before multiple other industry groups.
When he first joined ClearPath, Niko was the Senior Program Director for Nuclear Energy, where he led the organization’s nuclear energy portfolio. Previously, Niko was a Materials Engineer at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). While at the NRC, he developed and provided technical guidance on materials, component integrity, and licensing topics for new and advanced nuclear reactors.
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University
Since the dawn of the nuclear age in the 1950s, nuclear reactors have been supplying Americans with clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Innovators of today are making great strides to bring the nuclear power of tomorrow to market soon.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is modernizing their review process. A modernized approach will be a gamechanger for future American reactor designs, enabling their deployment to aid in decarbonization.
Long-term success means a vibrant commercial U.S. nuclear industry that can compete domestically and internationally. We are close to regaining nuclear energy leadership — building the VTR would show the world we mean business.
Project Pele is spearheaded by the Department of Defense’s cutting-edge Strategic Capabilities Office, and could lead to breakthroughs for the future of advanced nuclear.