A New Look at Nuclear Power

Dr. Chang joined Argonne National Laboratory in 1974 and has been responsible for leadership of advanced reactor design and fuel cycle technology development activities. read more

Dr. James Hansen is director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. An active researcher in planetary atmospheres and climate science for nearly 40 years, Hansen is best known for his Congressional testimonies on climate change that widely elevated the awareness of global warming. read more

Shirley Ann Jackson is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She served as Chairman of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Clinton Administration and presently sits on President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. read more

Alan McDonald is Head, Programme Coordination Group, Department of Nuclear Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Department of Nuclear Energy supports interested Member States in improving the performance of nuclear power plants and the nuclear fuel cycle, catalysing innovation, building energy planning capabilities around the world, managing nuclear knowledge, and advancing science and industry through improved operation of research reactors. read more

From 2001-2008 Stephen Tindale was executive director of Greenpeace UK and and chair of the environmental organization's European unit. He has worked to mitigate climate change for the last two decades through associations with business, NGOs, the British Labour Party and in academia. In February of this year he founded Climate Answers, an organization and website to promote solutions to climate change "that can make us healthier, happier and richer." read more

Garrick Utley has worked for over 40 years as a broadcast journalist on NBC, ABC, CNN, as well as Public Radio and Public Television. With a primary focus on international affairs, Utley has reported from more than seventy-five countries. As a network anchor, he was a familiar face on the evening news and Sunday morning programs. Currently, he is the President of the Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce of The State University of New York. read more