Summary: Arne Gundersenis founding chief engineer of Fairwinds Energy Education, a non profit organization dedicated to educating the public about nuclear power and other energy issues. In the past he was an energy advisor with 39-years of nuclear power engineering experience and a former nuclear industry senior vice president. During his industry career, Arne managed and coordinated projects at 70-nuclear power plants around the country. Now an independent nuclear engineering and safety expert, Arne has provided testimony on nuclear operations, reliability, safety, and radiation issues to the NRC, Congressional and State Legislatures, and Government Agencies and Officials throughout the US, Canada, and internationally. In 2008, he was appointed by the Vermont Senate President to be the first Chair of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Oversight Panel.He is regarded as one of the leading nuclear experts who is conveying the truth about the dangers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants and the global threats from the on-going release of radiation. His website is FairWinds.org Dr. Helen Caldicottis perhaps the single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to counter the nuclear and environmental crises. She has amedical degree from the University of Adelaideand was a pediatric instructorHarvard Medical Schooluntil 1980 when she resigned to work full time on the prevention of nuclear war. She co-founded thePhysicians for Social Responsibility, an organization of 23,000 doctors committed to educating their colleagues about the dangers of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Dr. Caldicott has received numerous awards, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling and has 21 honorary degress. The Smithsonian has named Dr. Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20thcentury.She has written many articles and books, her latest being “Nuclear Power is Not the Answer to Global Warming or Anything Else.”Her website iswww.HelenCaldicott.comProf. Harvey Wassermanis a professor of history at Columbus State College and Capital University in Ohio. He is an investigative journalist, author and has been a national voice in the anti-war and anti-nuclear movements for over four decades. He is also a senior advisor for Greenpeace USA and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service and founder of Solartopia.org, a grassroots endeavor to promote a green-powered earth. Among his many books are “George W Bush vs. the Superpower of Peace” and his articles appear frequently on Counterpunch, Alternet, NukeWatch, Huffington Post and others.Harvey can also be heard everyMondayafternoon at3 pmEastern as host of “Green Power and Wellness” on the Progressive Radio Network. His website is Solartopia.or
