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NUCLEAR INSECURITY CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 8-9, 2002
GREAT AUNT STELLA CENTER
CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Feb. 10, 2002: BREDL expresses thanks to all who participated in the Nuclear Insecurity Conference.

NIC Slide Show: Pictures from the Nuclear Insecurity Conference

Paul Leventhal of the Nuclear Control Institute delivering the Keynote Address at the Nuclear Insecurity Conference hosted by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Charlotte, NC February 8, 2002

Read Mr. Leventhal's Keynote Address

Paul Leventhal founded the Nuclear Control Institute in 1981 and serves as its President after having held senior staff positions in the United States Senate on nuclear power and proliferation issues.

He has prepared four books for the Institute and has lectured in a number of countries on nuclear issues, including as Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University's Global Security Programme.

Mr. Leventhal organized the Institute's International Task Force on Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism, its conference in South America on averting a nuclear arms race between Argentina and Brazil, a coalition of eminent U.S. scientists and diplomats seeking a halt in further production of nuclear-weapon materials, and a working group of public interest organizations in Washington on    nuclear proliferation issues.

He served as Special Counsel to the Senate Government Operations Committee, l972-1976, and as Staff Director of the Senate Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee, l979-1981. He was responsible for the investigations and legislation that resulted in enactment of two landmark nuclear laws---the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, replacing the Atomic Energy Commission with separate regulatory and promotional agencies, and the Nuclear NonProliferation Act of 1978, establishing stricter controls on U.S. nuclear trade to combat the spread of nuclear weapons. He also served as director of the Senate Special Investigation of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident, 1979-1980, and prepared the "lessons learned" legislation enacted in 1980 to require preventive measures and emergency planning for future accidents.

Mr. Leventhal was a Research Fellow at Harvard University's Program for Science and International Affairs, 1976-1977, concentrating on nuclear weapons proliferation under a grant from the Ford Foundation.

He served as Assistant Administrator for Policy and Planning at the U.S.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1977-1978.

Mr. Leventhal came to Washington in 1969 as Press Secretary to Senator Jacob K. Javits (R N.Y.) after a decade of political and investigative reporting for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, New York Post and Newsday. In l972, he served as Congressional Correspondent for National Journal before returning to Capitol Hill to pursue legislative and investigative responsibilities.

He holds a bachelor's degree in government, magna cum laude, from Franklin and Marshall College. The college presented him its Alumni Medal in 1988 for distinguished professional accomplishment and contributions to society, and an honorary doctor of laws degree in 2001 before he delivered that year's commencement address. He holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is married and has two sons.

NUCLEAR INSECURITY CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 8-9, 2002
GREAT AUNT STELLA CENTER
CHARLOTTE, N.C.

An exploration of the nuclear power industry and its impact on public health and safety

SPONSORED BY THE BLUE RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE LEAGUE

WITH SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTERS

Paul Leventhal, Nuclear Control Institute
Ed Lyman, Nuclear Control Institute
David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists
Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy & Environmental Research
Francis Macy, Earth Island Institute
Jim Riccio, Greenpeace
Steve Frishman, Nevada State Agency for Nuclear Projects
Judy Treichel, Nevada Nuclear WasteTask Force
Michael Mariotte, Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Diane D'Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Judy Johnsrud, Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power
George Crocker, Prairie Island Coalition
Matt Lamb, Radiological Waste Management
Mary Byrd Davis,  Yggdrasil Institute
Lisa Gue, Public Citizen
Mary Olson, Nuclear Information Resource Service - SE
Jess Riley

NUCLEAR INSECURITY SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 8

4:30 - 6:45  Registration
7:00 - 7:15   Welcome:  Summary of Saturday workshops and panels and introduction of keynote speaker.
7:15 - 8:15  Keynote Address: Paul Leventhal, Nuclear Control Institute
8:15 - 9:00   Questions/open discussion with Response Panel of conference presenters


Saturday, Feb. 9

7:30 to 8:45 am Registration / Light Breakfast
8:45   Intro to Conference
9 -10:30  Panel Discussion I:  Reactor Safety & Security - Ed Lyman, NCI; Dave Lochbaum, UCS; Jim Riccio, Greenpeace; George Crocker, Prairie Island Coalition; Judy Johnsrud, Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power; Jess Riley
10:30 to 10:45  Break
10:45 to 12:15 Panel Discussion II: The Real Costs of Nuclear Power - Steve Frishman, Nevada State Nuclear Waste Project; Matt Lamb; Radiological Waste Management; Mary Davis, Yggdrasil Institute; Diane D'Arrigo, NIRS; Mary Olson, NIRS - SE; Lisa Gue, Public Citizen; Don Moniak, BREDL
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 Workshop Choice (see below for list)
2:15-2:30  Break
2:30 - 3:30 Workshop Choice (see below for list)
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:15  Panel Discussion III: The Future of Energy - Arjun Makhijani, IEER; Paul Leventhal, NCI; Lou Zeller, BREDL;  Fran Macy, Earth Island Institute,  Michael Mariotte, NIRS
5:30 to 7  Reception

 
Sunday, Feb. 10

All events open to the public except Sunday working groups.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m Post-Conference Regional Working Groups - Strategy Sessions
Facilitators: Pete Hill and Marty Zinn
Topics: Transportation , Reactor Safety & Security , Plutonium Fuel, Yucca Mountain , Nuclear Waste , New Nukes


WORKSHOPS

Workshop I:  Community Toolkit: Resources, Interventions, FOIA, Community building and coalition work.
Glenn Carroll, George Crocker, Carol Aycock

Workshop II: Radiation and Health
Arjun Makhijani, Ed Lyman, Judy Johnsrud, Diane D'Arrigo

Workshop III:  Nuclear Waste
Diane D'Arrigo Judy Treichel, Jim Warren

Workshop IV:  Plutonium Fuel
Dave Lochbaum, Don Moniak, Ed Lyman

Workshop V:  Economic Issues
Mary Olson, Jim Riccio, Michael Mariotte, Lisa Gue

Workshop VI:  Transportation
Steve Frishman, Lou Zeller, Matt Lamb

Workshop VII:  Alternative Energy Workshop
Lou Zeller, Fran Macy,  Arjun Makhijani

Workshop VIII:  A Closer Look at Duke Energy
Michael Mariotte, Janet Zeller, Don Moniak

All events open to the public except Sunday working groups.

NUCLEAR INSECURITY
Feb. 8-9, Great Aunt Stella Center
926 Elizabeth Center, Charlotte, NC. 28204

A conference for the public, activists and decision makers

BREDL would like to thank the following organizations for their support for this event:

Nuclear Control Institute (NCI)
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
Greenpeace
Earth Island Institute
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) and NIRS-SE
Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force
Prarie Island Coalition
Radiological Waste Management Associates
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
Yggdrasil Institute
Georgians Against Nuclear Energy
Carolina Peace Resource Center
NC WARN
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Public Citizen

Special thanks to:
Great Aunt Stella Center
The Stragglers

Registration (Register early or at the conference) is  $35. Student rate: $15. Friday evening keynote address only: $5 at the door.
(Conference rate includes breakfast, lunch and reception on Saturday.) Please see the enclosed registration sheet for further details.