Lecture to focus on nuclear energy

January 14, 2011

Marmian Grimes

Julie Estey
907-474-1144
1/13/11


The Alaska Center for Energy and Power will host its next community lecture Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Blue Loon on the Parks Highway.

The lecture is titled “The Nuclear Option: Are Small Scale Nuclear Power Plants an Option for Alaska.” It will provide an overview of small-scale nuclear technology and its potential applications in Alaska. Design and permitting considerations, safety and security, economics, ownership, resource and environmental issues will be discussed.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/acep.

MEDIA CONTACT: Julie Estey, ACEP business director, at 907-474-1144 or julie.estey@alaska.edu.

ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/acep

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