The San Francisco Undergraduate Program will be exploring the Fall 2014 ACS National Meeting theme: “Chemistry & Global Stewardship” by featuring a panel discussion entitled “Nuclear Energy Stewardship – from Fukushima to Three Mile Island”. The abstract is included below. Interested participants should directly contact Greglynn Gibbs of Penn State University – Berks, gdw104 AT psu.edu
Nuclear Energy Stewardship – from Fukushima to Three Mile Island”
The effects of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster are still prevalent in the news, and the debate over increasing the use of nuclear energy vs. fossil fuels, fracking, green biofuels, and solar/wind energy seems never-ending at time when the debate on energy use is as global as the economy. This leaves much to be considered when debating forms of energy and global stewardship, from economical to environmental, and health impacts – all of which have remained in the forefront on the west coast since Fukushima and are being revisited this 35th Anniversary of the Three Mile Island partial-meltdown on the east coast. Speakers will inform students about nuclear chemistry and research in this area, while also explaining how the concept of “Responsible Environmental Stewardship” can include nuclear energy.
Undergraduate Program Meeting Full Schedule