[NukeNet] Seminar: Chernobyl & future of nuclear power--through Evergreen State College

[Michael Mariotte]

We thought many of you might be interested in the following seminar,
which in many ways arose out of the 2006 Chernobyl+20 conference in
Kyiv, Ukraine. It is our understanding that it may be possible to attend
only the Ukraine part of this seminar, if desired. For more information,
please use the contact information below, please do not contact NIRS
(since we won't know the answers to your questions!).

 

Michael Mariotte

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

 

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The Evergreen State College

Summer School

Olympia, Washington

 

Chernobyl and Ukraine:

Recovery from Catastrophe 

and the Renaissance of Nuclear Power

25 June - 27 July 2007

 

A near meltdown of a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania,
in 1979 generated great concern, but even worse were events in Ukraine
in 1986.  A reactor near the ancient Ukrainian village of Chernobyl
exploded, sending radioactive debris over large areas.  Ukraine has been
recovering from the accident since 1986.

 

These two widely known accidents plus adverse economics left the nuclear
power industry moribund for nearly thirty years.  Within the past year,
however, several countries, including the United States, have submitted
serious proposals to revive nuclear power.

 

This course offers an opportunity to study the impacts of the Chernobyl
accident, especially on Ukraine, and thereby gain insights into the
challenges posed by a nuclear renaissance.  The course will meet for
three weeks in Olympia, Washington, and for two weeks in Kyiv, Ukraine.
It can be taken either for graduate or undergraduate credit or as
extended education.




 

Costs and Travel

 




Airfare, hotel, and class expenses are $2225 ($2600 single occupancy),
due Thursday, May 10, 2007.  Tuition is due on Wednesday, June 20, 2007.
The group will depart Seattle on Saturday, July14, arriving in Kyiv on
Sunday, July 15.  The group rate depends upon returning as a group on
Sunday 29 July.  Independent return will cost more.  Visas to Ukraine
are not required for citizens of the USA, Canada, Japan; and the EU.
Citizens of other countries may need visas.




 

 

 

 

 

Instructors

 

John H. Perkins, Ph.D. is a Member of the Faculty in environmental
studies at The Evergreen State College.  He has worked in this field for
over 35 years.  He received his BA degree in biology from Amherst
College (1964) and his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University (1969).

 

Tetyana Murza, MES, received her master's degree in environmental
studies from The Evergreen State College (2004).  Her undergraduate
degree was in ecology and environmental protection from the Ukrainian
State University of Water Management and Nature Conservation (2000).
She has worked with both American and Ukrainian non-profits.  In April,
2006, she was the Conference Coordinator of the international
conference, "Chornobyl+20: Remembrance for the Future," held in Kyiv.

 

Further information: Contact John Perkins at perkinsj at evergreen.edu.
Full brochure with more details and application form is at
http://www.evergreen.edu/summer.

 

 

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