Mehdi Reisi-Fard

Mehdi Reisi Fard is the Branch Chief of the Performance and Reliability Branch in the Division of Risk Analysis in the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) at the NRC. He joined the NRC in 2007 as a Reliability and Risk Analyst in RES and has since held permanent or rotational positions at the Oconee Nuclear Station resident office, Division of Safety Systems, and Division of Risk Assessment in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. He has led or contributed to activities related to the resolution of generic safety issues, review of various risk-informed licensing applications, development of guidance for risk-informed decision making, and evaluation of the risk of external hazards. Dr. Reisi Fard has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, and he received a Master of Science degree and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Ohio State University. Dr. Reisi Fard is a certified professional engineer in the state of Virginia.