Several Sargent & Lundy leaders demonstrate their active role in the nuclear industry by chairing and serving on code committees for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear Power Engineering Committee. As part of their duties, they participated in the 2025 NPEC 25-02 Standards Development Conference. The event, a key technical meeting focused on advancing nuclear power engineering standards, was hosted by the IEEE Power and Energy Society.
Sargent & Lundy’s participation was especially impactful due to the conference’s co-location with the International Electrotechnical Commission. This provided a rare opportunity for both IEEE and IEC members to collaborate face-to-face, significantly accelerating the development of joint, or dual-logo, standards recognized by both organizations. These jointly accepted codes are crucial, governing how nuclear facilities are designed, operated, and licensed around the world to ensure consistency, safety, and interoperability across the global market.
The firm’s technical specialists contributed their expertise across multiple key working groups, actively helping to harmonize these international standards.
- Cherie Paugh is the first female vice chair of Subcommittee 6, a committee that establishes safety-related nuclear instrumentation and control standards and guidance that governs safety system digital modernization. Paugh also serves as chair of WG 6.1, which is responsible for maintaining IEEE Std. 497-2016, Standard Criteria for Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Generating Stations, and IEC/IEEE 63113-2021, Nuclear Facilities – Instrumentation Important to Safety – Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. She also leads efforts to revise IEEE Std. 497-2016. This work, in partnership with the IEC, aims to revise IEEE Std. 497-2016 and publish it as a dual-logo standard.
- David Heinig chairs WG 6.3, which is responsible for maintaining IEEE Std. 603-2018, Standard Criteria for Safety Systems for nuclear Power Generating Stations, and IEEE 379.1, Guide for Application of the Single-Failure Criterion to Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems. He developed a new Project Authorization Request to revise IEEE Std. 603-2018, whichprovides minimum functional and design criteria for the power, instrumentation, and control portions of nuclear power generating station safety systems, into a dual-logo standard.
- Rick Paese chairs WG 5.1, which is responsible for maintaining IEEE Std 845-2023, Evaluation of Human-System Performance in Nuclear Power Generating Stations, IEEE Std. 1023-2020, Recommended Practice for the Application of Human Factors Engineering to Systems, Equipment, and Facilities of Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities, and IEEE Std. 1289-1998, Guide for the Application of Human Factors Engineering in the Design of Computer-Based Monitoring and Control Displays for Nuclear Power Generating Stations.
- Pareez Golub is a voting member for WG 6.4, which is responsible for maintaining IEEE Std. 7-4.3.2-2016, Standard Criteria for Programmable Digital Devices in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Generating Stations, andIEC/IEEE 63160, Instrumentation, Control and Electrical Power Systems Important to Safety – Common Cause Failure Systems Analysis and Diversity. As a voting member, Golub helps develop revisions and comment resolutions. Golub, along with the other WG 6.4 members, is working on a revision to IEC 60880, Instrumentation and control systems important to safety – Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions, to become an IEC/IEEE dual logo standard.
Sargent & Lundy is actively committed to developing forward-looking, globally recognized nuclear standards. Our leadership in these critical initiatives drives innovation, enhances safety, and strengthens engineering excellence across the nuclear power industry.
