Andrew Mantey is a Senior Adviser with Kinectrics' High Voltage Technologies (HVT) group, providing technical leadership in the aging management, testing, diagnostics, and life extension of electrical power equipment. With more than 40 years of experience in the electric utility and nuclear power industries, Andrew is widely recognized as a subject matter expert in electrical cable aging, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance.  Prior to joining Kinectrics, Andrew spent over 20 years with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), where he served in a series of senior technical and management roles, including Principal Project Manager and Principal Technical Leader for Plant Engineering Electrical programs. He led industry research on cable aging management, supported utilities worldwide, and guided the development of innovative risk-informed approaches for long-term nuclear plant operation. He also served as EPRI's lead representative supporting international initiatives with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) focused on electrical equipment aging and license renewal.  Andrew currently serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee Working Group D07, contributing to industry guidance on electrical cable condition monitoring. Throughout his career, he has authored and co-authored numerous technical reports and industry guidance documents, helped develop predictive maintenance programs for nuclear generating fleets, and mentored engineering professionals in troubleshooting and reliability improvement.  He began his career with PECO/Exelon, where he held engineering and system engineering positions supporting nuclear, fossil, hydroelectric generation, and transmission systems. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and is a multiple recipient of the prestigious EPRI Chauncey Award, as well as the Utilities Fortnightly Top Innovators Award, recognizing his contributions to aging management and nuclear asset reliability.

Ed’s diverse experience includes management, oversight and technical support of both nuclear power and research reactor facilities. Ed has been at the IAEA since 2005 and is currently the Team Leader, NPP Operation & Engineering Support in the IAEA Division of Nuclear Power. Prior to the IAEA, he worked as a design engineer and project manager for ANSTO, a national, nuclear laboratory in Australia. Before ANSTO, he worked in the US commercial nuclear power industry as a reactor engineer at Oyster Creek, a Boiling Water Reactor and as a shift- and then a system-engineer at the Three Mile Island Unit-1 Pressurized Water Reactor. Ed also worked as a Senior Reactor Operator at the 3,000 MW DOE Savannah River Site L-reactor. Ed received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1989 and numerous technical certifications and qualifications throughout his career.