Abstract
The prospects for nuclear power vary widely from country to country as a
result of many factors, ranging from the costs of alternatives, the
response to the Fukushima accident, differing approaches to energy
security, concerns about nuclear waste, and other factors. These changes
in the coming years will dramatically affect progress on matters
relating to safety, security and safeguards. The talk will explore the
changing role of nuclear power around the globe and its implications.
About the Speaker
Dr. Richard A. Meserve is the President of the
Carnegie Institution for Science
.
He previously served as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) under Presidents Clinton and Bush. Meserve was a
partner of Covington & Burling LLP and he now serves as Senior of
Counsel to the firm on a part-time basis. Early in his career, he was
legal counsel to the President’s science adviser and a law clerk to
Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the United States Supreme Court. He
received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1966, a law
degree from Harvard in 1975, and a PhD in applied physics from Stanford
in 1976. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served on the
Blue-Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future established by DOE
Secretary Chu at the direction of the President. He also currently
serves as President of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and
Chairman of the International Nuclear Safety Group, which is chartered
by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The Seminar Series is made possible by the generous support of IHS-CERA.
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