# Allison Macfarlane
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Allison M. Macfarlane directs the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. She is the former director of the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, where she was Professor of Science Policy and International Affairs. She was the chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from July 9, 2012, to December 31, 2014.
Can new nuclear energy effectively combat climate change?
In this debate Dr. Paul Dorfman and Mark Nelson come together to discuss nuclear energy and climate change. Nuclear energy is a huge topic in the energy source debate, given its anticipated impact on climate change & the shifting geopolitical environment - but can new projects actually help solve c…
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The US stands unique in having permanent storage solutions for low and intermediate-level nuclear waste but lacks a comprehensive plan for high-level waste—a challenge faced by many countries with nuclear power plants. In this episode, Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary a…
Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 10th: Will Small Modular Reactors Save the Nuclear Industry? with Prof. Allison Macfarlane, former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Will Small Modular Reactors Save Nuclear Power? with Prof. Allison Macfarlane, former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear power is being touted as a way of providing clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and paving the way to a zero-emission future. There is talk of a …
Spokane mayor fights plan to move nuclear waste through city
Spokane mayor Lisa Brown is raising red flags about a plan to move liquid nuclear waste from Hanford through her city.
She wrote a letter to the federal Department of Energy, the EPA, and Washington’s Department of Ecology asking those agencies to reconsider a plan for trucks filled with the wast…
VCs Have Poured Billions Into Small Modular Reactors Amid AI Race
Big Tech companies are eyeing small modular reactors as an AI energy solution — even as some remain unsure about its potential. There's no official standard that defines a small modular reactor, or SMR, according to two leading nuclear experts who spoke with Business Insider. The industry consensus…
SPECIAL | Is adding more nuclear power the solution to our growing energy needs?
While President Donald Trump seems intent on doing everything he can to revive the coal industry, nuclear energy appears to be enjoying a resurgence in popularity, driven largely by power-hungry data centers. The problem with that? Well, we’ve never quite figured out how to safely store all of that…
What's Hype, What's Real: Nuclear Energy with Dr. Allison Macfarlane
In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Dr. Allison Macfarlane, former Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia.With decades of experience in nuclear oversight, Dr. Macfa…
How the Trump Administration Is Reshaping Nuclear Oversight
The Trump administration’s nuclear ambitions raise new questions about safety, speed, and regulatory independence.
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The Trump administration has made nuclear power a centerpiece of its energy agenda, launching the most aggressive federal push for new reactors in decades. Through sweeping execu…
A Path Forward on Spent Nuclear Fuel Management with Lake Barrett
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Join Jack for a wide-ranging discussion with one of the nations top nuclear energy experts, Lake Barrett. Whether it was as the on-site Director for the c…
NH #632: Hiroshima/Nagasaki Radiation Aftermath - We Are All Hibakusha (A-Bomb Survivors) - Prof. Robert "Bo" Jacobs
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Radiation Aftermath - We Are All Hibakusha (A-Bomb Survivors) - Prof. Robert "Bo" Jacobs
New study reveals that radioactive fallout from the Trinity atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945, deposited in 46 states, Canada and Mexico. (Map from New York Times; CLICK here for the artic…
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