Fukushima: The Ongoing Crisis

Arnie Gundersen has more than 40 years of nuclear power engineering experience. He has been studying the 2011 catastrophic failure at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant since the first reactor exploded. He’ll discuss his findings in conversation with Mary Beth Brangan, co-director of the Ecological Options Network. Gunderson currently directs Fairewinds Energy Education, an educational hub for the public on nuclear power risk, industry accountability, and safety issues. Co-sponsored by Point Reyes Books, Ecological Options Network, and Fukushima Response.

About Arnie Gunderson: Arnie Gundersen has more than 40-years of nuclear power engineering experience. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he earned his Bachelor Degree cum laude while also becoming the recipient of a prestigious Atomic Energy Commission Fellowship for his Master Degree in nuclear engineering. Arnie holds a nuclear safety patent, was a licensed reactor operator, and is a former nuclear industry senior vice president. During his nuclear power industry career, Arnie also managed and coordinated projects at 70-nuclear power plants in the US.