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Mick Mastilovic

Mick Mastilovic

Manager Fuels Engineering , TVA

United States

Mick joined the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 2010 and currently serves as a Manager, Nuclear Fuel Engineering. He is responsible for fueling TVA's current fleet of seven light water reactors, supporting future nuclear development and overseeing matters related to the Nuclear Waste Fund. The decommissioning cost estimates and co-production projects for TVA's nuclear power plants are in his work portfolio. Mick's expertise spans the full fuel cycle, off-specification programs, enrichment of depleted uranium tails and the promise of reprocessed uranium and mixed oxide (MOX) fuels.

In 1992, Mick started his career with the Backcock & Wilcox nuclear service group that merged with Framatome after obtaining his bachelor and master degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and Carnegie Mellon Uninversity. He subsequently obtained his Professional Engineer license and an MBA from Cornell University to expand his horizons. From 1999 to 2002, Mick developed new fossil power and transmission assets for the independent power producing subsidiary of PSEG. Following a renewed interest in nuclear, he went to work for USEC, the uranium enrichment company spun out of the US Department of Energy. To capture the 2007 uranium boom, Mick joined Virginia Uranium as Vice President of Operations, leading efforts to develop the Coles Hill project, one of the largest deposits of uranium in the United States.

Outside of work, Mick enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and dogs. He is an avoid history enthusiast and self-described "nuclear tourist". Mick collects keepsakes such as uranium glass, core samples, and Trinitite.

Sessions

22-Jan-2026

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

302B

Powering Ahead: Nuclear Fuel Repurposing and Next-Gen Strategies

"This is my first year at POWERGEN and so far I can just say, wow, this event is huge. I never thought I would have access to so many different vendors and so many different experts in the energy industry by coming to an event like this."

Caitlyn Watkins

Cleco

"It's my first time at POWERGEN. I'm having a great time walking around and seeing all of the booths in the exhibit hall and everything that everybody's trying to sell me, as well as a lot of very useful technical presentations. My particular favorite has been the carbon capture track, but they've all been good that I've attended so far."

Janelle Dana

Entergy

"Hi, I’m Chad Lemoine with Entergy... here as a corrective actions program specialist. It’s my first time at POWERGEN, so it’s been great for networking. I’ve met personnel at our plants I’d only talked to on the phone, so that face-to-face interaction has been really good. I’ve enjoyed meeting new people, learning about what they do, and how it interacts with my work... Overall, it's been a really good time."

Chad Lemoine

Entergy

"I think my favorite part of the conference has been essentially the Smarter Power Plant Track. There's been a lot of good [takeaways] for us because our plans are quite old, so there's a lot of manual readings and things, but me being the IT generation, I think it could be done better. So having a lot of these [takeaways] from companies who have [accomplished what] we are wanting to do is great. It's been really eye opening networking with all of the exhibitors [as well]. It's my first time here, but I don’t think it's going to be my last."

Jonathan Hellborg

Svensk Kraftreserv

“Nel’s chosen to sponsor and be part of POWERGEN because it's one of the more important shows in the hydrogen market, also the power generation market in general. Over the years, we've seen a shift in POWERGEN from more traditional power generation to a greater presence with renewables, and now with hydrogen, as an energy source, moving into the future.”

Chris Van Name

Nel Hydrogen

“We're here today at the conference because I believe this is the largest power generation conference there is in the country. One, it's a way to get our name out and that's why we're sponsoring it. But two, it's also a great way to connect with other groups, other organizations and, you know, meet the people who are actually important for our own progression as a company.”

James Walker

Nano Nuclear Energy, Inc

“We come to POWERGEN every year because it's a great show you can make great contacts in the renewable space, great contacts in the data center space, great contacts in the commercial industrial space. So that's why we're here every year. You should be here too.”

David D’Escoto

Maddox Industrial Transformer