Summary: No, Holtec was not on my radar until a few days ago either. Then I saw a brief piece, and started drilling into various sites, and found that they are a really major force in the U.S. Nuclear Industry, but one without a major-name grandfather (like GE or Westinghouse). However, their story is complicated, so I decided to parse it and write this paper.
So, let’s start at the beginning. Holtec International was founded in 1986 by Dr. Kris Singh with small capital and big ambition. Intending to be an innovation-focused enterprise, the Company adopted the motto “A Generation Ahead by Design.” During its first year of business, the Company had five personnel operating out of an office in Mount Laurel, NJ. The following year, the Company added a second operation center in Palm Harbor, Florida led by the eminent nuclear physicist Dr. Stanley Turner (1926-2010) …
