Osama BAIG
Ambassador, International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC)/
North American YoungGeneration in Nuclear (NAYGN)
Graduating from the Nuclear Engineering B.Eng program in the year 2020, Osama has spent a collective 6 years working for the Canadian Nuclear Industry. At Ontario Power Generation (OPG), he is currently a Safeguards Officer at the Darlington Waste Management Facility where he works closely with safeguards technologies as well as closely interfaces with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) & CNSC (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission). In his role, he maintains a strong technical acumen as well fosters relationships with stakeholders. In his former role, he was an Innovation Lead at OPG’s Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability where he demonstrated expertise in business development & strategy. With a focus on collaboration to address technical challenges, he spearheaded innovative feasibility studies to implement both commercial and early stage research for CANDU decommissioning technologies.
In his free time outside of work, Osama is creating an impact in the nuclear industry through the development of educational video’s on his Youtube Channel “Osama Baig”. With the aim of demystifying nuclear technologies by simplifying them, Osama’s video’s have been used by University of Alberta’s “21st Century Energy Transitions” course in their nuclear fission & fusion modules, as well as popularly used as a training resource by nuclear utilities and vendors to train employees on CANDU reactor technologies. In addition to his content being used as a resource by both the nuclear industry and university institutions, these videos are also used by municipalities (Town of Dryden) to educate their communities on future nuclear projects like Deep Geological Repositories (DGR’s).
Also the host of the “Going Nuclear” Podcast as well as OPG’s podcast “The Climate Challengers”, Osama features stories from executives, upcoming influencers and young professionals from across the global nuclear industry. Also a renowned public speaker, Osama is regularly invited to speak about advance nuclear technologies at International forums which include the worlds largest climate conference COP28 UAE Dubai, where he had the chance to represent the Canadian nuclear industry at a panel discussion featuring Ontario’s Energy Minister Todd Smith. Also, a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) Symosium where he gave a presentation on non-electricity applications for generation four nuclear reactors at New York City’s Climate Week. Furthermore, Osama believes in investing in the next generation of upcoming young leaders.