Speakers:

• Susan Hall, Uranium Resource Expert, U.S. Geological Survey
• Annie Kammerer, Principal Seismologist, Bechtel Corporation
• Jean M. Bahr, Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In this briefing, the speakers will address some key questions that geosciences can help to answer:

• Does the U.S. have an adequate and stable supply of uranium to meet our needs?
• How can we anticipate and mitigate the threat posed by natural hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis to nuclear installations?
• Why does geology matter in siting and assessing radioactive waste repositories?

Date: March 11, 2014, 1:00pm
Location: 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Presented by: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union, American Geosciences Institute, Association of American State Geologists, Geological Society of America, National Science Foundation—Directorate for Geosciences, and U.S. Geological Survey.

For more information, visit: https://sciencepolicy.agu.org/events/event/nuclear-energy-resources-geological-hazards-and-waste-management/