Join the Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) and Florida International University’s Asian Studies Center, European Union Center and Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies for a thought-provoking reflection on the March 11th crisis at Fukushima Dai-Ichi and the future of nuclear power around the world. In the aftermath of the crisis, countries around the world conducted reviews to evaluate their nuclear strategies and safety protocols. This seminar will include presentations by experts discussing how views of nuclear policy have changed in the US, Japan, France and Germany. See poster here.
“The Future of Nuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World”
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
5-7:30 pm (Networking Reception to follow)
PG-5 Market Station Room 153 (map)
Florida International University Modesto Maidique Campus
11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199
Featuring: (bios)
Mark Holt, Energy Policy Specialist, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Kiichiro Sato, President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York
Hon. Eva Alexandra Countess Kendeffy, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Hon. Gael de Maisonneuve, Consul General of France
Dr. Steven Heine, Director, Asian Studies, FIU
Dr. Rebecca Friedman, Director, MEUCE & European Studies, FIU
Dr. Joerg Reinhold, Physics, FIU
Moderated by:
Dr. Jerry Brown, FIU Founding Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies
CEPEX Co-Directors
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This event is FREE and open to the public.
