Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Nuclear and alternative fuels legislation

366 Dirksen
Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 512, the Nuclear Power 2021 Act; S. 937, the American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011; and S. 1067, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes (Hearing Room SD-366) (Overflow Room SDG-50).

Witnesses

Panel 1
  • Dr. John E. Kelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactor Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Steven G. Chalk, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Panel 2
  • Dr. Edwin Lyman – Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Joe Colvin, President, American Nuclear Society
  • Dr. James T. Bartis, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
  • Brian Siu, Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council