Steven Soler is Senior Vice President Decommissioning International (HDI) and the Holtec Executive in Charge of the Palisades Nuclear Plant restart initiative. In this role, he leads Holtec’s decommissioning operations and provides executive oversight for the Palisades restart project.

Soler is a member of Holtec International’s Executive Committee and one of the company’s longest-serving veterans, with more than 36 years of service. Throughout his career, he has helped lead the development and deployment of Holtec’s spent fuel management, dry cask storage, and onsite services capabilities across the global nuclear industry.

Previously, Soler served as Vice President of Global Site Services, directing wet and dry fuel storage projects worldwide. Under his leadership, he led the loading of more than 1,200 spent fuel and non-fuel waste canisters and oversaw installation of more than 100,000 spent fuel pool storage rack cells.

Soler also co-developed Holtec’s lifting, rigging, and handling systems and operational procedures designed to improve safety, efficiency, and ALARA performance during spent fuel loading operations. He works closely with Holtec’s senior finance leadership in support of the company’s relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy for the Palisades Restart initiative.

Industry Leadership

Over nearly four decades at Holtec International, Steven has led major nuclear fuel storage and decommissioning projects throughout the United States and internationally, including Nine Mile Point, Callaway, Davis-Besse, Waterford-3, Salem, Hope Creek, Humboldt Bay, Diablo Canyon, Trojan, and the Sizewell B project in the United Kingdom.

Soler managed Holtec’s first large-scale pool-to-pad loading project at Portland General Electric’s Trojan Nuclear Plant, overseeing the loading of 34 dry storage casks in what was then the largest project of its kind. Under his leadership, the project achieved full defueling in a record nine months while maintaining low radiation dose exposure levels.
He has contributed to the advancement of fuel handling systems, radiation protection controls, NRC operational readiness activities, and dry storage procedures that have enhanced safety and operational efficiency across the industry.

Education

Soler received a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.