Kelly Trice is president of Nuclear Generation and Decommissioning. In this role, he is responsible for the ambitious repowering of Palisades Power Plant; the design, licensing, and deployment of Holtec’s SMR-160+ small modular reactor units domestically and internationally; and the ongoing decommissioning of Oyster Creek Generating Station (BWR), Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (BWR) and Indian Point Energy Center (three PWRs). He is also an executive committee member serving on the Finance and Accounting Committee overseeing the finance and accounting department for the company.

Professional History

Trice is a seasoned professional who specializes in large scale engineering, procurement and construction programs. He has over thirty-five years of executive management experience with full profit and loss responsibility of several large companies. His international programs have included the design, construction, refurbishment, operation and maintenance of industrial plants, including nuclear power, liquified natural gas, chemical, coal fired, combined cycle and refineries. Additional experience includes deal and contract negotiation, financial management, restructuring and turnaround, and mergers and acquisitions.

During his time at Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I), Trice served as the president of both the power division, and the facilities and plant services division. In this capacity, he managed approximately 70 offices worldwide with operations spanning four continents, including North and South America, Europe and Asia. At its peak, his enterprise had approximately 200 plants under contract, which included about 40% of the U.S. nuclear operating fleet and another 150 petrochemical plants, 17,000 employees and a backlog of roughly $10B with annual revenues of $3.5B.

Trice also served as executive vice president of Bruce Power, a major utility in Canada, which operates eight nuclear reactors and generates approximately 6.4 GW of power. In this capacity, he had the overall responsibility for all of Bruce Power’s capital programs, as well as the refurbishment of six reactors. The planned budget for this capital program was approximately $14B CAD.

In addition, Trice served in the U.S. Navy for six years as an officer on a nuclear submarine and held several top-secret and Department of Energy Q clearances.

Industry Leadership 

Trice has served on the boards of multiple entities, restructured and turned around troubled assets, oversaw mergers and acquisitions as well as the divestiture of companies.

Education

Trice is a graduate of the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program. Trice earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico.