Deane Conference on the Future of Nuclear Power
Prospects and Challenges
March 27-28, 2008
Lake Forest College

Deane Conference Presentations

The Deane Conference brought together speakers from different backgrounds to discuss a broad range of issues surrounding nuclear power. One of the goals of the Conference is to make the presentations available for educational purposes. Most of the slides for the presentations are currently available below, with the exception of two for which we do not have permission to release the images. In addition, video and audio from most of the presentations are available.
 
Lake Forest College thanks everyone who participated in the event, speakers and attendees alike. We hope that these materials will help inform the ongoing discussions about the future of nuclear power.

Thursday, March 27

Keynote Address:
Nuclear Power in Sweden, Finland, and Europe
Mr. Carl-Erik Wikdahl
Energikommunikation AB (Sweden)
Current Issues and Future Perspectives
of Nuclear Power and Fuel Cycle in Japan
Mr. Harukuni Tanaka
Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan

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Wikdahl:   Slides   PDF   Audio
Tanaka:   Slides          Audio

Climate Change and the Possible Role
of Nuclear Power
Mr. Mark Brownstein
Environmental Defense Fund

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Slides                    Audio

 The History of Nuclear Power
in the United States
Dr. Martin Melosi
Dept. of History, University of Houston

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Slides                   Audio

Nuclear Power Generation
and Modern Reactor Design
Dr. Hussein Khalil
Argonne National Laboratory

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Slides                  Audio

Poster Session:
Student Research Projects
Presentations of student research from a variety of campuses on nuclear power topics, as well
as research on conservation and alternative energy.

Compilation video of posters

The Potential for New Nuclear Facilities
Mr. Charles Pardee
Exelon Corporation

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Slides         Audio

Recent presentation from Exelon CEO and Chairman John Rowe.

Friday, March 28

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle:
Reprocessing vs. Once- through
Dr. James Laidler
Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Edwin Lyman
Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Kelli Markham
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Laidler: Slides         Audio 
Lyman: Slides        Audio
Markham: Permissions not granted

Long-Term Waste
Management: Yucca Mountain?
Dr. Allison Macfarlane
George Mason University
Dr. Don Williams
Hope College

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Macfarlane:  Slides              Audio
Williams:         Slides              Audio 

The Case Against Nuclear Power
Mr. Jon Block
Union of Concerned Scientists

Presentation materials not granted permissions.

The Case For Nuclear Power
Mr. Paul Genoa
Nuclear Energy Institute

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Slides     Audio

Final Session
Results from the breakout sessions
will be presented, offering one final opportunity for discussion among the attendees.

Conference Summary

Powerpoint presentations require
Microsoft Powerpoint or Powerpoint viewer.

To view video presentations, Flash is needed.

Audio files can be played in any multimedia player.

If you have any problems accessing any of the above files, please contact Will Pittinos at pittinos@lakeforest.edu.