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Paul Bessette

Paul Bessette

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Paul M. Bessette counsels clients on a broad range of matters in the nuclear industry. A former naval nuclear submarine officer and nuclear plant manager, Paul advises electric utilities, reactor developers, investment entities, and other companies across the nuclear fuel cycle. Paul’s work focuses on regulatory and litigation matters before administrative bodies, such as the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and before federal courts with a specific emphasis on new reactor projects, subsequent license renewal, license amendments, decommissioning, high-level waste storage, medical isotopes, and spent-fuel related claims against the US government.

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University of Iowa College of Law, 1999, J.D.

Boston University, B.S.

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Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation) - USA

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Paul Bessette advises clients on the regulatory aspects of transactions in the nuclear space, and has experience in proceedings before the NRC.

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  • Paul has significant experience in nuclear regulation and also understands the technical aspects of nuclear operations.

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