The Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Is Nuclear Energy Still a Viable Choice for a Carbon-Constrained World?

Allison Macfarlane, professor of science and technology policy at George Washington University, presented the 2016 Nordlander Lecture in Science and Public Policy on April 25. Macfarlane is a former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Nordlander Lecture is organized by the Department of Science & Technology Studies. It brings to campus an eminent scientist or public figure who has been personally engaged in issues that bear on the social integration of science and technology, especially in public policy contexts.