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Sarah Eaton

Sarah Jane Eaton is the Director General of Directorate of Advanced Reactor Technologies at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). She began her CNSC career in 2009, starting as an Inspector for uranium mines and mills. In 2017, Sarah joined the Nuclear Processing and Facilities Division, where she was a Senior Project Officer conducting inspections of fuel cycle facilities and spearheaded several improvement initiatives. In April 2021, Sarah was appointed the Director of Advanced Reactor Licensing in the Directorate of Advanced Reactor Technologies and in November 2023 Sarah became the Director General. The Directorate of Advanced Reactor Technologies is responsible for licensing new nuclear reactors, pre-licensing activities including the Vendor Design Review and leading the SMR readiness project for the CNSC, ensuring a coordinated matrix approach to organizational readiness for regulating SMRs and new advanced technologies. Sarah is a proud Newfoundlander, with a Master of Science in Earth Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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