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This lecture on a most salient topic is forwarded from Friends of ORNL, an organization we have worked productively with before: Note
that no RSVP is required, and there is no charge for attending Community
Lectures at the Museum. Reception/ book-signing @5:30; lecture @ 6:30;
usually, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 11, 2011 FRIENDS OF ORNL OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE-- Dr. Theodore Rockwell, noted nuclear engineer and author will return to the Secret City to be the featured speaker in a Community Lecture entitled: "Nuclear Power Accidents - How Bad Can They Be?" Dr. Rockwell's talk will be held at the American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) in Oak Ridge on Thursday April 28, 2011; reception beginning at 5:00 pm, lecture at 6:30 pm. Ted Rockwell has written and spoken extensively on the numerous misconceptions and unfounded fears that continue to confuse the public about nuclear energy. As an enduring and avid proponent in the struggle to win acceptance of nuclear power, Rockwell, at age 88, still travels extensively, delivers Congressional testimony and is ever able to vigorously defend the virtues of nuclear energy. Dr. Rockwell's own one line bio reads: "I'm an engineer and an author. I like to stir up spirited discussions on important issues. Socially, I like to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable." Dr. Rockwell has worked in nuclear technologies since 1943 with the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge. He became Technical Director of Admiral Hyman Rickover's program to build the nuclear Navy and the first commercial atomic power station He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society and recipient of its first Lifetime Contribution Award, now known as the Rockwell Award. He has Distinguished Service Medals from both the Navy and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. . He has several patents, including one listed in "a selection of 27 landmark US atomic energy patents from all the patents issued to date." His works have been published in German, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. He is the first Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering. He has written numerous books and technical papers, including the widely-used text, Reactor Shielding Design Manual; The Rickover Effect: How One Man Made a Difference; and Creating the New World: Stories & Images from the Dawn of the Atomic Age. He co-authored The Shippingport Pressurized Water Reactor, and Arms Control Agreements: Designs for Verification. Limited copies of The Rickover Effect and Creating the New World are available at the AMSE Gift Shop. The Friends of ORNL (FORNL) is an organization formed to facilitate and maintain a beneficial association of those who have an interest in ORNL (Oak Ridge National Lab). FORNL provides a mechanism for members to keep in touch with co-workers, retirees, and current ORNL activities by providing the community at large with presentations and events. If you have any questions regarding the section, or ASME, please contact one those listed below. District Operating Board Contacts
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