A January 2025 educational briefing for state legislators featured prominent scientists and an economist who provided factual and compelling information about new nuclear technologies.  The speakers reported that small modular reactors (SMRs) will result in sky-high costs, dangerous nuclear waste that lasts for centuries, and environmental and health threats. View the 5 to 10 minute video presentations by these nationally recognized experts, their PPTs, and key publications. 

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• M.V. Ramana, PhD, Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

• David Schlissel, Schlissel Technical Consulting, former Director of Resource Planning Analysis, Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
 

• Mark Jacobson, PhD, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University
 

• Ian Fairlie, PhD, former Head of UK Government CERRIE Committee on Internal Radiation Risks, , and co-author of The Scientists Who Alerted Us to Radiation’s Dangers
 

• Mary Olson, Founder and CEO of the Gender & Radiation Impact Project (GRIP)