Senior Vice President
Nuclear Fuel
Dr. Candris leads the Westinghouse global Nuclear Fuel organization, responsible for providing nuclear fuel fabrication, components and services to commercial nuclear power plants worldwide.
Prior to this role, which he assumed in September 2006, Dr. Candris served as senior vice president for the Nuclear Services business unit. His areas of responsibility included ensuring nuclear plants operate safely and competitively through field, engineering, and repair and replacement services. He first held this position in 2000 and resumed the role in 2004 after completing a special assignment as senior vice president, Operational Excellence, from June 2003 through August 2004.
As senior vice president, Operational Excellence, Dr. Candris developed the formative stages of a new Westinghouse program called Customer 1st. Customer 1st builds upon the current Westinghouse strengths of technology, expertise and commitment to the nuclear industry, while focusing on attaining excellence in business processes and behaviors that will better meet the increasing expectations of our customers.
From 1996 to 1999 he served as vice president and general manager of the Nuclear Services business unit; vice president of Nuclear Services operations; director of Nuclear Services projects, and director of Nuclear Technology.
Between 1980 and 1995 Dr. Candris managed Nuclear Technology and Nuclear Services organizations devoted to operating plant marketing, strategic operations, nuclear safety analysis and strategic development, functional design, reliability technologies, and reliability engineering. He began his Westinghouse career in 1975 as a senior engineer in the former Advanced Reactor Division.
Dr. Candris holds a bachelor’s degree in physics, math, and engineering from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, and masters and doctorate degrees in nuclear engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
