Hogan Lovells US LLP‘s energy regulatory team stands out for its deep expertise in the nuclear energy space, where the firm advises on the licensing of first-of-its-kind nuclear facilities, transactions in the nuclear sector, and NRC investigations. Practice head Amy Roma fields longstanding experience handling nuclear matters, with her recent activity including assisting with the development of a nuclear fusion facility alongside work such as NRC license transfers under the Atomic Energy Act. Daniel Stenger regularly provides regulatory support to clients engaging in transactions within the nuclear energy space and also advises on policy developments and licensing matters.
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‘The experts at Hogan Lovells are the best specialized attorneys in the country for complex nuclear regulatory matters.’
‘Experience, precision of counsel. Very efficient in supporting our limited budget.'
'Their knowledge on the subject matters that we dealt with them and their responsiveness were two key factors.'
'Both Daniel Stenger and Rob Matsick provided clear and efficient advice on the matter, always giving clear views on the processes involved, timings, and being very responsive to our queries and comments.'
Key clients
- X-energy, LLC
- EnergySolutions, LLC
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy
- Terra Praxis
- Urenco
- Helion Energy
- Last Energy
- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
- Curium US LLC
- University of Missouri
Work highlights
- Serving as nuclear regulatory counsel and general nuclear counsel to X-energy, LLC, a company selected by the US Government to build an advanced Small Modular Reactor (SMR) sited in Washington State that must provide power to the grid by 2027.
- Advised Helion on all matters including regulatory, corporate, contracting, power purchase agreements, and strategic matters in connection with its nuclear fusion facility.
- Representing Berkshire Hathaway Energy in its collaboration with TerraPower electricity to deploy a TerraPower reactor at the retired Berkshire Hathaway coal plants.
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Practice head
Amy Roma
Other key lawyers
Daniel Stenger; Mary Anne Sullivan; Stephanie Fishman