NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Appoints Dr. Jeffrey L. Binder

NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (“NANO Nuclear”), a company emerging from the shared micro Small Modular Reactor (mSMR) and Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) ambitions of a world class nuclear technical team filled with influential and foremost nuclear experts in the field, working alongside business and industry professionals, possessing strong relationships with both government, and the private and public nuclear industries, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Jeffrey L. Binder PhD, MBA, as the Head of Nuclear Laboratory and Technologies.

Dr. Binder has had over a 30-year career in applied energy technology as both an engineering & scientific contributor and high impact leader. His experiences include nuclear reactor technology, renewable energy, advanced/critical materials, and manufacturing technology. Dr. Binder has had multiple leadership roles including Associate Laboratory Director for applied energy at Oak Ridge and Argonne National Laboratories, and the Founding Director of the University of Illinois Applied Research Institute. He has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the University of Chicago and is the author or co-author of over 100 publications, articles, and conference submittals. 

“It was clear to me that in order to build a nuclear energy technology company, we must put effort to involve governmental agencies from an early stage and the addition of Dr. Binder is an important step forward,” said Jay Jiang Yu, Founder, Chairman and President of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. “His experience in dealing with large-scale and complex laboratories and processes in the nuclear industry are widely-known and we hope his expertise will translate well to leading NANO Nuclear to new heights.”

In collaboration with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as part of the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) Resource Team program,…