Tuesday, October 1st at 7:00pm
Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center (North Campus)
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Join the Michigan Engineering community for a conversation with leaders from the nuclear industry, including former leadership from the Department of Energy. Dr. Monica Regalbuto, Idaho National Laboratory, served as former Assistant Secretary for Energy and Environmental Management for the U.S. Department of Energy where she was responsible for clean-up of sites, including Rocky Flats and the Hanford site. River Bennett is a Nuclear Policy Analyst for Nuclear Innovation Alliance which supports entrepreneurialism and commercialization of advanced nuclear energy systems with the goal of providing more economically competitive, carbon-free energy to the world. He is an advocate with Students for Nuclear. Dr. Sola Talabi is a consultant with Pittsburgh Technical, providing expertise in risk management consulting within the nuclear energy industry. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Ann Verhey-Henke, Strategic Director of the U-M Center for Socially Engaged Design.

Panelists will provide insight in several areas, such as:
-What is the status of clean-up of sites like Rocky Flats and Hanford? What big challenges are remaining?
-What are the global implications of nuclear energy growth? Where is nuclear energy growing most significantly? Does this represent a challenge or a new opportunity?
-Is nuclear energy safe? Can it be contained? How do we assess risk in this area?
-How accurate is the portrayal of Rocky Flats as presented in “Full Body Burden” by Kristen Iversen?

Members of the Michigan Engineering community who read "Full Body Burden” will find this discussion an engaging follow-up to the text. This panel is relevant and open to all members of the University of Michigan community.

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