Daniel K. Sluder, P.E. is a licensed nuclear engineer and senior safety analyst. His work focuses on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), source term modeling, and safety case development for advanced nuclear systems, with applications spanning Level 1, 2, and 3 PRA. He has contributed to both applied safety analyses for reactor licensing and broader research on methods for evaluating risks in complex, safety-critical technologies.

Prior to his current role, Daniel was a National Nuclear Security Administration Graduate Fellow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics, and a master’s degree in Physics, with a thesis on electromagnetic calorimetry for high-precision electroweak experiments. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University, with research interests in reactor safety analysis and risk modeling.

His current academic interests extend beyond nuclear technology to the governance and safety of advanced AI systems, where methods from PRA and systems risk analysis provide a potential foundation for evaluating catastrophic and low-probability, high-impact risks.