The Department of Nuclear Engineering and the Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI) Present:

Invited Speakers Series

"Nuclear Technology and Society"

Dr. Warren F. "Pete" Miller will present his vision on how nuclear power must contribute in a major way to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, economic growth, and energy security. The DOE nuclear energy programs in the next few years will focus on five imperatives to support these requirements: 1) enable new builds for electricity generation; 2) enable safe extension of the lifetime of the existing fleet; 3) lead the efforts to deploy nuclear power in applications beyond electricity generation (thereby replacing coal and natural gas generation); 4) create approaches to close the nuclear fuel cycle through goal-oriented, science-based R&D; and 5) better understand and reduce proliferation risks associated with large scale deployment of nuclear power.

Dr. Miller was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, in the Obama Administration. Most recently, he was a Research Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Associate Director of the Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University. Pete is retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he was employed from 1974 to 2001. While at Los Alamos, he served as Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Programs, as well as for Physics and Mathematics. He was Deputy Laboratory Director from 1986-1988. Pete was a West Point graduate and received his M.S. and PhD from Northwestern University. He began his research career at Los Alamos in the area of Reactor and Transport Theory. He is a member and Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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