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Mr. Isao Kato

Deputy General Manager, Nuclear Power Department

Tohoku Electric Power Company. Inc.

JAPAN

Area of Expertise

In-Core & Ex-Core Fuel Management

Safety Analysis (Transient, DBA, Severe Accident) & PRA

Start-up Testing (Onagawa Unit 2 & 3)

Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Project Planning and Management

Public Relations

Experience

April ’82 – Present        Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

July ‘09 – Present         Deputy General Manager, Nuclear Power Dept., Head Office

July ‘07 – June ‘09         Deputy Superintendent, Onagawa NPS

July ‘06 – June ‘07         Deputy Superintendent & Chief Nuclear Engineer of Unit 1 & 2, Onagawa NPS

August ‘04 – June ‘06     Manager, Nuclear Engineering Sec., Nuclear Power Dept., Head Office

August ’03 – July ‘04      Manager, Engineering Sec., Onagawa NPS

Professional License (from Japanese Government)

Chief Nuclear Engineer

Chief Radioactive Material Handling Engineer

Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Management Engineer

Education

1988       Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

1982       Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

Nationality

Born in Sendai, Japan