Fukushima: One Year Later

Fukushima: One Year Later

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 • 10 am ET / 3 pm GMT

One year after the Fukushima accident, people want to know what were the regulatory, political and industry impacts and outcomes? Join our editors as we discuss the "how" and the "why". What was Fukushima's impact on the nuclear industry? Why have some regions abandoned nuclear technology while others continue to pursue it? What is in store for the nuclear industry in 2012 and beyond?

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About Our Team

William Freebairn, Senior Editor, Platts William Freebairn is a senior editor for Platts nuclear publications, where he covers US nuclear plants, new nuclear reactor development and regulatory issues. Prior to joining Platts in 2009, Freebairn worked for Bloomberg News in Mexico City covering equities markets and telecommunications. Before that, he wrote for a daily newspaper in Massachusetts, covering a variety of subjects including business, technology and education.

Ann MacLachlan, European Bureau Chief, Platts Ann MacLachlan will celebrate her 30th year with The McGraw-Hill Companies this year. Before joining McGraw-Hill's Nuclear Publications - later incorporated into Platts - in 1982, Ann worked for King Publications, a Washington, DC-based energy, metals and defense publishing group. Among her positions there were managing editor of The Energy Daily and European editor of The Energy Daily, Defense Week and Metals Daily. She has a master's degree in linguistics from the University of Michigan. In 2001, she was honored with the cross of a knight in the Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian decoration, for her contributions to public understanding of nuclear power in France. Ann has participated as a panelist or moderator in numerous conferences on nuclear energy issues across Europe.