Patrick Looney
Patrick (Pat) Looney is the Senior Vice President of Advanced Nuclear Market Development for GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) with over 35 years of experience in energy. He is responsible for identifying and developing potential customers and partners with interest in GVH’s small modular reactor (SMR), BWRX-300, globally and securing contracts in order to help bring reliable, secure, carbon-free power to the world. Pat has held a number of senior commercial and product management positions within GVH and GE Vernova, including Japan alliance leader, advanced nuclear technologies product management, nuclear commercial operations, marketing and sales, and turbine generator services sales and management. Pat served in the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Program where he was a Surface Warfare Officer, nuclear plant operator, and division officer on an aircraft carrier. He attended Penn State University where he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Pat and his family live in Wilmington, NC, USA.
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22-Sep-2026KNOWLEDGE HUB THEATRE 3The BWRX-300, the First Commercial Scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Being Built in the Western World

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