Massimo Ciambrella

Head of LFR Core Design Unit @ newcleo | President of Société des Professionnels Italiens du Nucléaire en France (SPIN)

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Nuclear professional with technical and project management experience across the fuel cycle, radioactive waste management and particle accelerators — built in national industry, R&D, startups and international organisations. Co-founder and president of the Society des Professionnels Italiens du Nucléaire en France (SPIN). Currently focused on advanced nuclear technology and lead fast reactor core design at newcleo.

Experience

  • newcleo (France)
    • LFR Core Design, Head of Unit
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • LFR Core Design, Technical Coordinator
      Oct 2024 - Apr 2025 · 7 mos

  • Framatome (5 yrs 4 mos)
    • PWR Core Technical Lead
      Jan 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

      ⚛ Lead for PWR core design and safety projects: technical proposal and execution, cost estimation and budgeting, scheduling and deliverable monitoring, ⚛ Coordinate and supervise engineering teams, and ⚛ Manage multiple interface with clients, account managers and technical departments.

    • PWR Core Analyst
      Jul 2019 - Oct 2024 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      ⚛ Core physics calculations (neutronics, thermal hydraulics, fuel performance) for French PWR fleet, ⚛ In-core UOX and MOX fuel management analysis for PWRs, and ⚛ Licensing and safety analysis reporting for regulatory compliance and operational safety.

  • OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (Paris Area, France)
    • International Project Coordinator
      Jan 2017 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Technical secretary serving the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) for developing and implementing international projects and working groups about the nuclear fuel cycle back-end. Main areas: ⚛ Information management systems & nuclear knowledge management, and ⚛ Safety cases for geological disposal repository.

    • Consultant
      Jun 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

      In-house SOGIN consultant leading as scientific secretary the RepMet initiative, aimed at the investigation of metadata systems for long-term preservation of radioactive waste repository safety case information.

  • Radioactive Waste Specialist at SOGIN (Nuclear Plant Management Company) S.p.A.
    Jul 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Elaboration of the "Radioactive Waste National Inventory" to support the preliminary design of the Italian national facility for the VLLW/LLW near-surface disposal and the ILW/HLW & spent fuel interim storage.

  • Scientific Collaborator at Sapienza University of Rome
    Mar 2014 - Jun 2014 · 4 mos

    Further investigation of the M.Sc.Thesis subject and presentation of research results at international conference (ENEA TOP-IMPLART project).