Due
to your role as editor of Nuclear Wire, I wanted to let you know about a
nuclear-themed proposal that was recently selected for the finalist
round of the MIT Climate CoLab competition.
I am a fourth-year PhD student in Nuclear Science & Engineering at
MIT, and I co-authored the proposal with two other graduate students -
Sam Massey and Sam Shaner (cc'ed) - here at MIT. The Climate CoLab
competition is open to the general public - anyone can submit a proposal
and anyone can vote on their favorite proposal(s).
The proposal (link) was one of three selected from out of 25+ proposals for the US Government track,
and the only nuclear-related proposal to make it to final round of the
competition. In particular, our proposal calls for the development of a
licensing process for advanced nuclear reactors to accelerate the pace
at which nuclear power can be unleashed to tackle climate change in the
United States.
We have between now and September 30th
to ask people to vote for our proposal on the Climate CoLab website. If
enough people vote for the proposal, we will (hopefully) be selected as
a finalist to present in November to the "Crowds & Climate"
symposium composed of highly distinguished policy-makers, investors, and
business people.
Ilavenil
Subbiah from MIT NSE suggested that we reach out to you about our
proposal as we try to spread the word and raise support from the nuclear
energy community. We wondered if our proposal might make a good topic
for a Nuclear Wire post? In addition, if you have any other ideas on how
best to publicize this and raise support, please let us know.
Thank
you for your advice and any help you can give as we try to raise the
profile of nuclear energy as the solution to the climate crisis!
Best,
Will Boyd
Nuclear Science & Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Email: wboyd@mit.edu
Cell: 423.413.8469
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