Longtime nuclear energy advocate leaves at a time when industry is facing many challenges in the U.S. Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Marvin Fertel will retire at the end of 2016, stepping down from an organization that has at times struggled to raise political support for nuclear energy amid fierce opposition from activists. Fertel has led NEI since 2009, having previously worked for the association as its chief nuclear officer. In a 2010 interview with CEO Update, Fertel recalled his long career in nuclear energy, starting out as a young nuclear engineering consultant in Japan before moving back to the U.S. in 1990 to take an association job—and a pay cut—so he could… Read More