Expert Insights on Nuclear
Nuclear refers to energy produced by nuclear fission, used primarily for generating electricity and propulsion, and fueled by enriched uranium or plutonium.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Nuclear via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Thomas Merrick
President and OwnerStrategic Planning Associates
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Ramin Ebrahimi, MD
Director of Cardiac Catheterization LabWadsworth VA Medical Center
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Aily Biggs
Advisory Chief Executive OfficerGlobal Energy Advisory
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Arunaditya Sahay
AdvisorGen Next Business Consultants
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Robert Morse
Owner & PresidentRobert Morse Associates
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic Radiologists :Nuclear Radiology | 140 |
| FERC Nuclear Experts: Lawyers | 12 |
| Nuclear Power Experts (North America) | 78 |
| Utilities Consultants (Japan) | 11 |
| Power Generation Industry Experts (Italy) | 83 |
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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Nuclear Future:The World Rediscovers Small is Beautiful
September 20, 2009
Himadri Banerji, Chairman and Managing Director, Bas Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Small Nuclear Power:Self-contained power plants could supply growing energy demand in poor countries. | www.technologyreview.com
There is revival of interest in small and simpler units for generating electricity from nuclear power, and for process heat. The interest is driven both by a desire to reduce capital costs and to provide power away from large grid systems. The technologies involved are very diverse.Thesize...
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Thorium allows safe expansion of $41bn UAE nuclear energy market
October 21, 2009
NYT: Considering an Alternative Fuel for Nuclear Energy | www.nytimes.com
The nuclear energy market is growing fastest in developing countries. Yet security threats from the proliferation of nuclear weapons might become an important barrier to the global expansion of civil nuclear energy. US thorium nuclear fuel technology - rather than uranium or plutonium MOX nuclear reactor...
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New center-right gov't in Germany should be able to extend nuclear plant lives
September 30, 2009
Germany to stay nuclear in Merkel U-turn | www.telegraph.co.uk
Merkel's CDU/CSU and its new pro-business partner, the FDP, have enough votes to push through their plans to allow Germany's 17 operating nuclear plants to continue past the current lifetime limitations created by the country's nuclear phase-out law. However, there will be strong opposition from the...
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BHEL, NPCIL and L&T Select Partners:40 Gigawat by 2020 Mission Nuclear India
September 8, 2009
Himadri Banerji, Chairman and Managing Director, Bas Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Bharat Heavy, Nuclear Power to Name Overseas Partner (Update2) | www.bloomberg.com
European nuclear firms Alstom SA, Siemens AG, Skoda Power, a part of Skoda Holdings AS, and Russia’s OAO Power Machines are in the run as partners for BHEL for the "40 Gigawat by 2020 Mission Nuclear "of Asia’s third-largest economy. BHEL, NPCIL and Larsen & Toubro Ltd. who have announced plans for...
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Euro Consortium to Build $15bn Nuke Reactors at Britain's Sellafield
October 28, 2009
WSJ: Iberdrola Grp To Acquire UK NDA Sellafield Site | online.wsj.com
A powerful european energy utility consortium has acquired the British government's Sellafield nuclear site for GBP £70 million and plans to construct up to 3.6GW of new nuclear power units for around USD $15 billion beginning 2015.