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Athens, Ga. – Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn keynoted the 2006
Richard B. Russell Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. in Masters
Auditorium at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center
and Hotel on the University of Georgia campus.
Nunn now serves as co-chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI),
a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to reduce the dangers
from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. NTI is governed by an international
board with members from 10 countries, including retired General Gene Habiger
(U. S. Air Force), former Department of Energy “Security Czar”
and former Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command. NTI is a place where
leaders with different perspectives and experience come together to find
common ground and act on a common vision of global security. Nunn will
discuss the NTI’s recent proposal to contribute $50 million to the
International Atomic Energy Agency to help create a low-enriched uranium
stockpile to support nations that make the sovereign choice not to build
indigenous nuclear fuel cycle capabilities.
Following Nunn’s address, Habiger; J. Barnie Beasley, CEO of the
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; retired Admiral Frank “Skip”
Bowman (U.S. Navy) CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute and former director
of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program - he was the third successor to
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover in that command; and Joseph Cirincione, senior
vice president for National Security and International Policy at the Center
for American Progress will participate in a panel discussion.
The symposium will explore national security issues raised by the increased
demand for nuclear power as an energy source. Using their extensive expertise
on nuclear security, the participants will address concerns about nuclear
weapons proliferation, terrorism and other security threats related to
nuclear power.
“Nuclear security is one of the most pressing issues faced by the
nuclear energy sector today,” said Gary Bertsch, head of UGA’s
Center for International Trade and Security and moderator of the panel.
“We are delighted to have Senator Nunn and other distinguished experts
sharing their views and experience at the Russell Symposium.”
Held biennially, the Russell Symposium is free and open to the public.
It is sponsored jointly by UGA and the Richard B. Russell Foundation,
a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the memory of Russell,
who served in the U.S. Senate for 38 years. Past symposium participants
include Paul Coverdell, Dianne Feinstein, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Brent Scowcroft,
Robert McNamara, Jessica Mathews and James Schlesinger.
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August 29, 2008
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