DATE: 2-3:30 p.m., April 10, 2010.

EVENT: A presentation and public forum about nuclear energy. Participants from the government, industry and academia will discuss the licensing process for new plants, non-proliferation issues, day-to-day plant operations, the science behind the technology, safety, and nuclear spent fuel disposal.

Members of the public are invited to ask questions at this town hall-style event. It is part of the 2010 American Nuclear Society Student Conference, which will bring more than 550 students and professionals from around the nation to Ann Arbor April 8-11.

Participants include:

• Cynthia D. Pederson, deputy regional administrator at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

• Jack Davis, chief nuclear officer at DTE.

• Harold McFarlane, deputy associate laboratory director for nuclear programs at Idaho National Laboratory.

• Steve Mladineo, national security directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

• Thomas Sanders, American Nuclear Society president.

PLACE: Stamps Auditorium in the Walgreen Drama Center at 1226 Murfin Ave., Ann Arbor, on the University of Michigan’s North Campus. A map is available at http://uuis.umich.edu/cic/map/north/index.cfm?region=C3.

CONTACT: Hiruy L. Hadgu, public forum director, 2010 American Nuclear Society Student Conference, [email protected].

SPONSOR: The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences.

American Nuclear Society Student Conference