David Lochbaum

David Lochbaum is the Director of the Nuclear Safety Project for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Mr. Lochbaum leads UCS’s efforts to ensure the safety of nuclear power in the United States by monitoring licensed commercial nuclear plants to identify and publicize safety risks. He has more than seventeen years of experience in commercial nuclear power plant start-up testing, operations, licensing, software development, training, and design engineering. Mr. Lochbaum received a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1979. He has been a member of the American Nuclear Society since 1978. Mr. Lochbaum has written numerous articles on various aspects of nuclear safety and published books entitled Nuclear Waste Disposal Crisis and Fission Stories. Tel: (202) 223-6133 / Email: dlochbaum@uscusa.org.

The Union of Concerned Scientists Security Program works to bring about a safer world by eliminating the risks posed by nuclear arsenals and nuclear terrorism, improving nuclear power plant safety, preventing the deployment of anti-satellite and space-based weapons, and enhancing international dialogue on security issues. www.ucsusa.org/global_security.