Anor Group, LLC

About the Firm

A strategy and implementation consulting firm serving energy utilities and independent power producers navigating the nuclear renaissance.

Origin

The Flame of Anor

“I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass.” Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

At the decisive moment on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, Gandalf did not name his sword. He did not name his rank. He named the power he served — the Flame of Anor, the light of the Sun, the creative fire at the heart of the world.

Nuclear energy is that fire. It is the same process that lights the Sun — the fundamental force of creation harnessed by human ingenuity. It can illuminate civilizations or annihilate them. The difference is who wields it, and to what purpose.

Anor Group exists to ensure that the most powerful energy source known to humanity is deployed wisely, strategically, and in service of the nations and communities that depend on it.

We are servants of the constructive flame.

The Firm

Who We Are

Anor Group, LLC is a Nebraska firm. We bring disciplined strategic thinking and hands-on execution to nuclear energy and national security decisions — for utilities, independent power producers, and the public-power programs now moving first on Gen III+ small modular reactors.

The literary heritage of the name is a bass note, not a melody. It lives here, on this page. The day-to-day voice of the firm is that of a competent strategist: authoritative, direct, elevated, and calm.

Practitioners

The Team

Senior specialists with direct experience across the U.S. nuclear enterprise — national laboratories, federal oversight, DOE/NNSA sites, and industry — and complementary energy and communications infrastructure.

Dr. John Abrefah

Nuclear Safety & Materials · Former DNFSB / PNNL

Retired technical staff of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, with prior Pacific Northwest National Laboratory work in spent nuclear fuel and materials. Deep background in nuclear materials behavior, safety analysis, and independent oversight of DOE nuclear facilities.

Dr. Erfan Ibrahim

Nuclear Engineering · Cyber & Energy Systems

Nuclear engineering and energy systems specialist with experience spanning national laboratory, EPRI, and industry. His work centers on advanced nuclear systems, cyber-physical security for energy infrastructure, and the integration of nuclear generation with modern grid and digital systems.

Dr. Paul Giesting

Environmental Geoscience · Uranium Geochemistry · Pantex

Senior Environmental Specialist at the Pantex Plant (DOE/NNSA). Practice in uranium geochemistry and mineralogy, soil and groundwater assessment, contaminant transport, and remediation at nuclear sites.

Joseph Barnell

Energy & Communications Infrastructure · Wireless Broadband

Managing Director, Barnell Technologies. Telecommunications and wireless broadband strategy, RF/IP infrastructure, municipal and rural broadband, and infrastructure project development complementary to nuclear and energy systems work.

Additional credentials are available upon request.

Work with the firm.

Omaha, Nebraska. Engagements that scale with the work, sitting alongside existing utility teams and contractors.

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