Brian Meadors brings a rare and powerful combination of nuclear engineering credentials, legal expertise, and hands-on regulatory experience to the role of General Counsel. A licensed Professional Engineer (nuclear), active attorney, and former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer, Mr. Meadors has spent his career at the intersection of nuclear law, licensing strategy, and regulatory advocacy — working on some of the most consequential nuclear licensing actions in the modern era, including the Vogtle Units 3 & 4 AP1000 new builds and NuScale’s first-of-a-kind SMR Combined Operating License Application.
At EXCEL, Mr. Meadors serves as General Counsel, licensing strategist, state government advocate, and business developer. He leads EXCEL’s efforts to advance pro-nuclear legislation at the state level, serves as liaison to Bluewave AI in applying artificial intelligence to nuclear licensing and siting, and provides licensing strategy for non-light-water and Generation IV reactor projects. His career spans senior roles at Southern Nuclear Operating Company, General Electric, and NuScale Power — as well as a decade of civil litigation practice that included a successful U.S. Supreme Court certiorari petition.
Ask Brian about: nuclear regulatory licensing, legal & regulatory strategy, state-level nuclear feasibility studies NRC advocacy & representation, Gen IV & SMR licensing, high-impact technical issue resolution, Nuclear Employee Concerns (Ombudsman), data privacy & GDPR compliance, legislative & government affairs, contract & commercial law, licensing engineer training & development