Antonios Zoulis has more than 30 years of commercial and regulatory nuclear experience. At Blue Energy, he supports licensing activities in close coordination with the Vice President of Regulatory to advance the successful licensing, construction, and operation of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States and internationally. He leads the development of key NRC Topical Reports, manages licensing staff in preparing and submitting construction permit and operating license applications, and works cross-functionally with engineering and business development teams to deliver integrated, practical regulatory and technical solutions.
Previously, Antonios held senior leadership roles at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including Acting Deputy Director of Reactor Oversight and Branch Chief of Oversight in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. In these roles, he supported the Reactor Oversight Process and advanced risk-informed regulation. He played a central role in the NRC’s response to the Fukushima Daiichi accident, serving both at headquarters and with the U.S. team at the Embassy in Tokyo. He also served as NRC liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, where he focused on the transportation and security of nuclear and radiological materials. Throughout his NRC tenure, he led high-visibility initiatives and engaged with the Commission, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), the Executive Director for Operations (EDO), and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI).
Antonios’s industry experience includes supporting plant outages, participating in INPO Working Groups and Evaluations, and developing and maintaining PWR and BWR PRA models for use in online risk monitors (EOOS and Safety Monitor) and licensing activities. He also led a fleet-wide Equipment Reliability peer group to standardize and improve reliability programs and processes across multiple sites.
He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, and an MBA from Pace University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Maryland.