Advisory Board
"A Little Help from Our Advisors, Contributors & Supporters"
Our Advisory Board consists of people we contact on a regular basis to review, critique, and evaluate the content and direction of our website and the promotional materials that we publish and distribute. Contributors are people who have participated by producing a "public presentation" of their related field of expertise in the nuclear industry and/or waste repository science and engineering fields. All of these distinguished people are volunteering their assistance to serve on ourAdvisory Board. Their interests and contributions are growing and are also attracting the attention of other scientists and engineers in the nuclear fields throughout the country. If you have an interest in joining this mission please contact us.
In addition to our Advisory Board there are many industry people and collogues who support our primary mission of nuclear technology advocacy:
Dr. Alan Waltar • Ernest B. Tremmel • Ted Rockwell, passed MAR, 2013 @ 90 • Thomas Isaacs • Vic Uotinen • Ray Hunter • Rod Adams • Don Hoffman • CDR Kirk Lippold USN-Ret • Gwyneth Cravins • Eric Knox • Lake Barrett • Mark Kirshe • Barry Hunter • Bruce Marlow • Mark Campagna • Katrina McMurrian • Patrick Moore • Robert Edmonds • Arvid Pasto • Jack Spencer • Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis • Alan Griffith •
Our major support comes from individuals with a moral conviction of our mission, if you would like to Join This List, please send us an email: comments@usnuclearenergy.org Thanks
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Gary J. Duarte
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Dr. Alan Waltar Dr. Alan Waltar: He was the keynote speaker at our USNEF presentation during the American Nuclear Society meeting in Reno, 2006. Dr. Waltar is a retired Senior Advisor and Director of Nuclear Energy to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Washington. He was also Professor and Head of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he helped to build that program into the largest Department of Nuclear Engineering in the nation. Dr. Waltar is a Fellow and Past President of the American Nuclear Society. He is also author of the book “Radiation and Modern Life” - Fulfilling Marie Curie’s Dream” and “America the Powerless” as well as co-author of two textbooks on fast reactors. He serves as well as a consultant to the IAEA and the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Waltar was instrumental in the formation of the World Nuclear University Summer Institute (SI) and has served as a mentor and a member of the faculty for all eleven of the institutes. |
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Bruce Marlow Bruce Marlow, Bruce has been supporting the successful operations of the Nuclear Power Industry by driving Innovation and training along with leading large integrated projects. Currently, Bruce is working on Clean Water, Geothermal and Energy Storage projects that are keeping him running on a very busy pace. While at AREVA, Bruce was the Integrated Site Manager leading the AREVA Team working to return the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) back to service until its unfortunate close decision. Before becoming a Vice President, Mr. Marlow served as the General Manger of Conam/Rockridge, an AREVA legacy company where he was responsible for all Business Development, Project Execution and Technology Advancement. He developed Conam from a $2.5 million company in 1980 into a $40 million organization in 7 years. In 1997, Conam generated 70% of the operating income of AREVA North America. Mr. Marlow has worked at every Pressurizer Water Reactor (PWR) in the US and several in Japan and Europe. |
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John Shanahan John Shanahan, President, Go Nuclear, a Civil Engineer. Over 30 years’ experience with design, research and licensing for commercial nuclear power plants in the USA and Switzerland. Advocate for global public education about widely useful forms of nuclear power, science, technology, medicine, and low-dose radiation. Go Nuclear, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado, USA. We work with professionals in nuclear energy, nuclear medicine, and low-dose radiation around the world. We also work with advocates outside these fields from students up to retired professionals in other fields. John is also President of Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy - USA, EFN-USA, is a non-profit organization based in Denver, CO. It affiliated with and align our values and mission with Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy, EFN, in Houilles, France, Bruno Comby is Founder and President. |
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AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Maritime - Unlimited Master License – any gross tons – Upon Oceans – First Class Pilot: San Francisco Bay and Tributaries, California - Port Hueneme, California – Apra Harbor, Guam – Freeport, Texas. State of California – Bar Pilots License for Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun. Board of Directors San Francisco Bar Pilots / National Alumni President CSU California Maritime Academy / Chairman CSU California Maritime Academy Foundation. John joined the US Nuclear Energy Foundation due to a strong interest in small nuclear reactors and their potential application for cargo ships. |
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Dennis Moltz, PhD: Dennis is Co-Coordinator for our USNEF Northern Nevada Chapter. His background is a B. S. Chemistry, B. S. Mathematics, Texas A&M University Ph.D., Nuclear Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Dennis owns, High Desert Nuclear Technologies LLC, Carson City, NV Dennis does contract work for Radiation Detector (all energies of photons and particles), Ion source technologies, isotope separations, chemistry of radioisotopes, Nuclear Waste Issues, Low Level Background Counting, Fabrication for Any Nuclear Experiment, Special Nuclear Electronics Designs. Dennis has experience with most accelerators in North America. |
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Ken Koeppe AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Businessman who has profited well in Financial management, Equipment leasing, Building material and Lumber sales. Knowledge is power and the truth regarding nuclear power production is the key to all mankind, living in comfort and developing the potential for eliminating poverty throughout the world. Fearing the unknown and making no effort to know, will doom you to fear alone. |
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Dr. Bruce P. Johnson AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Dr. Johnson’s area is high frequency electronics and electromagnetic compatibility. He is trained as a Physicist including courses in nuclear and health physics. Current research interests include solar and piezoelectric energy generation and high frequency instrumentation. |
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Eric Jelinski M. Eng. P. Eng. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Supervising student 4th year Capstone Course Projects at University of Toronto (2011- present) Project Manager for Engineering Strategies and Practice course at University of Toronto (2011 – present) Teaching aerodynamics, math and engineering and nuclear engineering at Georgian College (2008 – 2012) On Georgian College Advisory Committee for implementation of a Power Engineering Program and set up a nuclear engineering course (2008-2010) 31 years at OPG – Nuclear (retired in 2007) Positions included, engineering, maintenance and operations / Major Components Lifecycle, SG’s, HX, Pumps, Piping / Tooling design for life extension and refurbishment / Contracts Manager and Shift Outage Manager / 20 years in electric vehicles, teaching, design & consulting (1990-2010) / Published papers for SAE and NESEA / Taught EV Technology Course at Durham College / Organising Electrothons. |
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Martin Letourneau AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Mr. Letourneau has 30 years experience in both public and private environmental management and nuclear issues. Mr. Letourneau has a Master’s Degree in energy and environmental public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. During his career, Mr. Letourneau has been an environmental consultant, Vice President of Jason Associates, which wrote the environmental impact statement for Yucca Mountain, a member of the NCRP waste board, and consultant to the IAEA on shallow land burial of LLW. While with the Department of Energy, Mr. Letourneau was project manager for the development and implementation of DOE’s radioactive waste management directive (DOE Order 435.1); involved in the preparation of determinations allowing the Department to dispose of residual HLW at the Idaho National Laboratory, West Valley Site, Savannah River Site, and Hanford Site; and was instrumental in developing, deploying, and leading the public and stakeholder involvement process used to reach consensus in the tank closure projects. |
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Michael W. R. LaFontaine AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Consulting Physicist: Instructor for nuclear engineers and physicists re. in-core reactor radiation detection principles and system design for China Nuclear Power Research Institute, Shenzhen, China (2012-2013). Quarterly Reactor Physics School instructor for post-grads regarding reactor radiation detection systems at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.’s Chalk River Laboratories (2011 - present). Contract Physicist for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, US-APWR projects (2010 - 2013). Contract Physicist & Radiation Safety Officer for Mirion Technologies (IST Canada) Inc. (2010 - present). Extensive experience measuring and monitoring radiation. Specializing in research, design and development of radiation detectors, radiation monitoring, and Class 1E reactor control systems for a variety of applications; also preparation and presentation of radiation monitoring and radiation training programs and instruction. |
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Bill Stremmel AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION I appreciated the role of nuclear energy growing up in the Chicago area where Commonwealth Edison achieved over 50% of its generation from reactors by the 1970's. Graduated from Indiana University in 1976 with degree in Transportation & Public Utilities Management. Experience in private sector ranged from work in an industrial traffic department to North American agency operations for global cargo carriers. My twin vocational aptitudes of Analysis and Accounting are now employed with CyberTran, developing an automated Ultra-Light Rail Transit (ULRT) system. |
