Alva Energy Adds Utility Industry Veteran Jeff Lyash to Board of Directors Amid Strong Demand for Nuclear Plant Uprates
Former CEO of largest public energy providers in N. America brings deep utility experience and perspective to Alva’s Board.
Former CEO of largest public energy providers in N. America brings deep utility experience and perspective to Alva’s Board.
Gelsinger has led some of the most consequential technological innovations and industrial infrastructure investments in American history, including tens of billions in deployed capital to construct Intel’s advanced semiconductor fabs…
The financing allows Alva to deploy projects teams to multiple client sites, de-risk long-lead procurement schedules, advance technology development, and secure pre-approval for key uprate methods from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Professor Bánáti is known for leading the development of validation models for the world’s largest pressurized water reactor power uprates.
National coverage highlights Alva’s research showing that repeat builds and disciplined execution have sharply reduced nuclear construction timelines in China.
Why small modular reactors could require twice the construction workforce per megawatt of large nuclear plants
New DOE-supported study shows construction timelines for AP1000 reactors have fallen by nearly 50% in China’s second build series—demonstrating that disciplined project management and repeat execution, not reactor size, determine nuclear build speed.
Mannon is renowned for leading the fastest and cheapest NRC reactor design certification in history for the APR1400+ reactor at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates.
Kalman holds multiple U.S. and world records in nuclear construction, including the fastest Steam Generator Replacement in U.S. history. He joins Alva after leading the largest ongoing nuclear construction project in the United States—the $1.8 billion San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) decommissioning.
The Department of Energy’s landmark report includes insights from Alva Energy on construction cost modeling and financing frameworks for large and small modular nuclear facilities.