Energy (Renewable, Nuclear, Transmission)

Mr. Massoud Azizi

Technical Fellow, PRA & System Safety

Mr. Massoud Azizi is a Technical Fellow with 44 years of experience in Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and System Safety (RAMSS), and radiation hardening across nuclear, aerospace, defense, and oil and gas industries. His work includes commercial nuclear reactors; safety and RAMSS projects for agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, and BSEE; space power systems with NASA and JPL; rocket propulsion systems; and energy infrastructure. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental (Structural) Engineering and a master’s degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering. Mr. Azizi has published over 30 papers presented at national and international conferences and holds four U.S. patents, along with multiple honors and awards.

Mr. Akbar Moarefy

Nuclear power & semiconductor reliability

Mr. Akbar Moarefy has 38 years of professional experience, including 29 years in the commercial nuclear power industry and 9 years in the semiconductor sector. In semiconductors, he served as a senior quality and reliability (TQM) manager for major capital equipment manufacturers, enhancing product reliability. In the nuclear industry, he worked as a consultant for plants such as Dresden and Quad Cities in Illinois, Palo Verde in Arizona, and Vermont Yankee, and held senior technical roles at Robinson Nuclear in South Carolina and Diablo Canyon in California. His expertise includes control and instrumentation, equipment qualification for harsh accident environments, and sensor protection against electromagnetic interference. He has published technical papers with ISA, EPRI, and the American Nuclear Society (ANS), and has delivered award-winning presentations at NUGEQ, ISA, and ANS conferences.