Daniel Speaker

Daniel Speaker is a Nuclear Shielding and Criticality Engineer at TerraPower, with a career spanning over a decade in the nuclear engineering field. Previous roles include Principal Engineer at Babcock & Wilcox, where significant involvement in radiation and criticality analyses, reactor core design, and compliance with safety standards was demonstrated. As a Research Engineer at Southwest Research Institute, Daniel contributed to regulatory improvements and accident mitigation evaluations. Additional experience includes criticality safety at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and research positions at Texas A&M University and North Carolina State University, focusing on various nuclear applications and simulations utilizing MCNP. Daniel holds a B.S. and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and North Carolina State University, respectively.