Business Briefing – AUKUS and Nuclear Stewardship
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Join the Perth USAsia Centre for a business briefing with Mr Greg Meyer, Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth at Fluor Corporation, a major US defence prime that provides technical and project expertise on national security and nuclear operations.
Under the AUKUS agreement, US nuclear submarines are set to rotate through Western Australia from as early as 2027. This historic agreement will require government and industry to work together more closely than ever before: to build a nuclear-ready workforce, develop the right policy and regulatory settings, and maintain a social licence to operate.
A nuclear engineer and former US submariner, Mr Meyer has decades of nuclear stewardship experience across both government and the private sector. As Australia works to build its own nuclear capabilities to support AUKUS, this discussion could not be more timely.
Join us for a special industry briefing followed by Q&A with both Mr Meyer and Jasmin Diab CSC. Jasmin Diab offers a wealth of knowledge on nuclear safety and security, with 22 years’ experience as a military leader countering nuclear threats, and now as the Managing Director of Global Nuclear Security Partners in Australia.
Speakers
Greg Meyer has been Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth at Fluor Corporation since 2010, leading the company’s environmental and nuclear business line.
In his role, Mr Meyer oversees the company’s work for the US Department of Energy, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Prior to joining Fluor, he was the president and general manager of the NNSA’s Pantex Plant in Texas, a US government facility that assembles, disassembles, tests, and evaluates nuclear weapons in support of the NNSA stockpile stewardship program.
Previously, Mr Meyer was a submariner, serving in the US Navy for more than 20 years. Mr Meyer holds a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering from the US Naval Academy and a masters in nuclear engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the National War College and a Certified Safety Professional and Project Management Professional.
Fluor is a US engineering, procurement and construction company headquartered in Irving Texas, founded 110 years ago. In2024 the company was ranked 265 among the Fortune 500 companies, and now employs more than 30,000 people across the globe.
Jasmin Diab CSC is the President of Women in Nuclear Australia, the Oceania representative on the Women in Nuclear Global executive, a Partner with Global Nuclear Security Partners Australia, a Senior Associate with Mettle Global, a member of the ARPANSA Nuclear Safety Committee and a Fellow with Engineers Australia.
Jasmin joined the Australian Army in 2001 and, after graduating from the Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College Duntroon, became a Combat Engineer with the Royal Australian Engineers.
With a background in explosive ordnance disposal, Jasmin spent most of her 22 years of service providing operational and training support in countering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats and has seen operational service both domestically and overseas.
On completion of her tenure as a Commanding Officer of an Engineer Regiment, she was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the Kings Birthday Honours 2023 for her leadership.
Jasmin is a big advocate for thinking differently and is a co-founder of the Defence Entrepreneurs Forum Australia (DEF Aus) which encourages bottom-up conceptual innovation. Jasmin is a certified nuclear security professional through the World Institute of Nuclear Security and has a Bachelor of Science in physics and chemistry, a Masters in Defence and Military Studies and a Masters in Engineering Science (Nuclear Engineering