Göran Engberg

Co-Founder and CEO

Professional: Master of Science, Mechanical engineering with focus on energy technology, Chalmers University of Technology. Sunday, March 23, 1980 was the Swedish referendum on nuclear power and I started studying energy engineering the next day.

In 1983 I started at ABB-Atom (ASEA-ATOM). Developed Filtra-MVSS and the “rolling gallery”. Sweden's first passive safety system (see below).

I have about 30 years of experience working as a coach/mentor/facilitator in more than 25 different countries.
One of my competencies is strategic system building based on Dr. Igor Ansoff's School of Thoughts. In addition to my background in the international consulting industry, I also have solid expertise in energy systems and specifically nuclear power. I have been involved in designing and constructing the Swedish nuclear power fleet during the 1980s. Furthermore, I have been the project manager for a large number of modernization and reconstruction projects such as the production, design and installation of 9 filters for severe nuclear accidents.

Private:
Born in Stockholm, raised in Härnösand. Lives today in Limhamn after 4.5 years in the Algarve, Portugal.
In my spare time I play golf, hike, read, cook and spend time with family and friends. I am the grandfather of 3 wonderful grandchildren.

Bengt Ivung

Co-Founder and Senior Nuclear Expert, process

Professional:
After Master of Science, Chalmers M-67 and in the nuclear power industry: I started working with nuclear power plants in 1968 at Atomenergi in Stockholm. Thermal engineering, fast reactors, participated in the reactor safety committee that stopped loading of the Marviken reactor. When the company Asea-Atom was formed in 1969, I transferred to that company and moved to Västerås. There I was active with development, sales and construction of nuclear power plants. During the 70s, I worked with the development and sales work for today's operating internal pump reactors and was project manager for CLAB. During the 1980s, I was department head for the process, chemistry, waste and plumbing systems. At the beginning of the 90s, when the company submitted a quote for OL3, I was department head for mechanical installation and handling equipment. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, I led the development of a new plant BWR90+ for Finland 5 and for the modernization of the existing plants in Sweden and Finland.

Retired in 2006 after 35 years with Asea-Atom/ABB-Atom/Westinghouse Then continued on my own in the industry and ended in 2016 as a 75-year-old consultant and Senior Expert.
Now advisor and experience support within the RACE network.

Private: Born and raised in Norrköping during and after the war. At the time, the kingdom's fourth largest city. Then with Östra Götaland's most developed industry, education, healthcare and football club. Provided excellent education and rewarding employment opportunities. Much has now been taken over by Linköping. Have built a house with a garden and a summer cottage. Resumed golf after retirement.

Nils-Olov Jonsson

Co-Founder and Senior Nuclear Expert

Professional: After Master of Science, Chalmers M-70 and in the nuclear power industry: Has most recently supported investigations into electricity supply for the iron industry's transformation in Norrland. Prior to that, experience transfer from Swedish decommissioning to Belgian power companies. Previously active for SKB with the encapsulation plant at Simpevarp. Prior to this with planning and the start of the decommissioning of Oskarshamn 1 and 2. Before that with the completion and verification and validation of the modernization of Oskarshamn 2 until the decision on decommissioning. Before that for seven years active within Vattenfall's SVEA project for the construction of two nuclear power plants. Responsible for the initiation of this project 2007-2010, then senior advisor to and responsible for special investigations for the project management. For almost two years, active within Vattenfall's efforts to establish nuclear power production in Great Britain. At the same time, for two years director of the Swedish Nuclear Technology Center for competence building via research and development at Swedish colleges and universities.
Before that active for 37 years within what was originally Asea-Atom and later part of Westinghouse. Responsible for the start of the business to offer TVO a BWR plant for Olkiluoto-4 in collaboration with Toshiba. Responsible for the quotation for the modernization of Oskarshamn 2. Consulting Engineer as advisor to the head of BWR Engineering. Former head of the technology department within the Nuclear Plant Division. Before that, head of the interdisciplinary department and before that the unit for fuel technology and methods for fuel and nuclear core analysis. Two years in the USA as responsible for fuel licensing visavi NRC. Prior to that, safety analysis and reporting for all Asea-Atom's deliveries to Sweden and Finland as well as the Secure and PIUS facilities. 
Now advisor and experience support within the RACE network.
Private: Forest hikes and fishing in Northern Värmland. Photography and photo manipulation. The family and social issues in general.

Tord Sterner

Co-Founder and Senior Nuclear Expert, projects

Professional:
After Master of Science, Chalmers E-67 and in the nuclear power industry: After graduating from Chalmers, the first job was at Boeing in Seattle with the development and production of the first jumbo jet, the Boeing 747. Interesting because, among other things, it has control systems that are redundant and physically separated - just like we design the nuclear power plants.
At Asea Atom and later ABB Atom, I was, among other things, commissioning manager for the turnkey plant Olkiluoto 1 and later also responsible for a turnkey tender to Industrins Kraft i Finland (for Olkiluoto3), a project that could not be carried out for political reasons.
I have also been involved in the power upgrade of both Oskarshamn 3 and Forsmark 3. I was responsible for the ABB delivery of the first HVDC plant to India, a turn-key project the first of its kind in India.
This project included substantial training of Customer´s engineering staff.
I was also responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive Supervisory and Control System (SCADA) to Abu Dhabi including two Control Centers.

I participated as a teacher at KTH in the Master's course "Leadership for safety".

I was the Project Director and Consortium Leader for an international consortium with partners from Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Finland

Private: Tord has previously been a pilot for small private planes and also sailer on Lake Mälaren. Together with children and grandchildren he visited different parts of the USA, including Alaska.

Juhani Hyvärinen, D.Sc (Tech)

Co-Founder and Senior Nuclear Expert, safety

Professional:
Power Plant Engineer by original training, specialising in nuclear. Graduated in 1988 from Lappeenranta University of Technology. Joined the Finnish nuclear regulatory authority STUK, worked safety analyses of VVERs and BWRs. Gained international recognition with his discovery of the inherent boron dilution risk in PWRs and contributions to the resolution ECCS sump/strainer clogging problems. These works led to his D.Sc.(Eng.) thesis On the Fundamentals of Nuclear Safety: Inherent Threats and their Implications, which he successfully defended in 1996.

Became the lead safety assessor of TVO’s candidates for the 5th reactor in Finland in late 90’s and early 2000’s. After the World Trade Center attacks in 2001, initiated the Finnish experimental research program on aircraft crash impact phenomena. In 2007, was one of the first key experts to join Fennovoima, a nuclear new build company, where acted as the Chief Nuclear Officer. Fennovoima proceeded to win political approval both on local and national level, leading to the prospect of building new nuclear on a greenfield site for the first time in Europe in decades. Left Fennovoima in 2014 to pursue an academic career, since at that time all big decisions – company ownership, site and plant technology – had been made. Works as Professor of Nuclear Engineering at his alma mater, LUT University, focusing his research on overall safety (safety, security, safeguards) and advancing understanding of nuclear thermal hydraulics, especially of passive safety systems and features, in reactors large and small.

Private: Happy father-of-two and one grandchild. Divides his time between Lappeenranta and Helsinki, where his family lives. Qualified taichi teacher, loves cycling around in South Carelian countryside, playing electric bass, going to concerts and to movies, and reading; starting from ancient classics Gilgamesh, Laozi and his followers, Kongzi and his disciples, Homeric texts, and the like which thanks to top-notch humanist scholars are available these days in good Finnish translations.