Sustainable Fuel Cycle - Matthew Milazzo Clip 2.mpg

2011 Special Summit on New Nuclear Energy Roundtable:
Sustainable Fuel Cycle

• Matthew Milazzo, Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
• Daniel Stout, Tennessee Valley Authority
• Paul Murray, AREVA, North America
• Jack Spencer, Heritage Foundation
• Eric Knox, Former Associate Deputy Director Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy

About the Summit:
The Special Summit features perspectives from government, industry and the non-governmental community as well as roundtable discussions on the state of the global "Nuclear Renaissance" -- including lessons from the recent earthquake and tsunami-related events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan; insight from the financial community on new nuclear investment; status reports on new nuclear "first movers"; and assessments of the U.S. licensing paradigm. The Special Summit will also focus on new nuclear infrastructure readiness including nuclear technology advancement; supply chain and workforce readiness; and development of a sustainable fuel cycle. The Special Summit is moderated by Llewellyn King, the Executive Producer and Host of White House Chronicle on PBS — a news and public affairs program airing nationwide and on XM Satellite Radio. He is also a nationally syndicated columnist. The Summit is organized under the auspices of the United States Nuclear Infrastructure Council, the leading national think tank advocate for new nuclear energy.

Panelists:
Matthew Milazzo
Deputy Staff Director
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
Matthew Milazzo is currently the Deputy Staff Director of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future. In this role he also leads the BRC's congressional affairs, is the Staff Director of the Reactor and Fuel Cycle Technology Subcommittee and is the Commission IT Manager. Prior to that, Mr. Milazzo was a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Senator George Voinovich (R-OH). From 2007-2009, Mr. Milazzo was a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Congressional Fellow detailed to the Office of U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Prior to being on the Hill, Mr. Milazzo worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory where he performed economic and technical analysis of international nuclear fuel cycle activities. He served six years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear operator onboard the U.S.S. South Carolina (CGN- 37).

Excerpted Quotes:
"We cannot continue down the same path that we have continued and ignore Fukushima...I think the American people would question whether or not we were paying attention if we were just to ignore that. I think that it has given the commissioners a focal point [to say] 'how do we really think about safety today."

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