THE FUTURE OF UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 10, 2003 Serial No. 108–12 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/science U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87–545PS WASHINGTON : 2004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:32 Jan 16, 2004 Jkt 087545 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\WORKD\ENER03\061003\87545.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York, Chairman LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas RALPH M. HALL, Texas CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania BART GORDON, Tennessee DANA ROHRABACHER, California JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois JOE BARTON, Texas EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas KEN CALVERT, California LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California NICK SMITH, Michigan NICK LAMPSON, Texas ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan MARK UDALL, Colorado GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota DAVID WU, Oregon GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., MICHAEL M. HONDA, California Washington CHRIS BELL, Texas FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma BRAD MILLER, North Carolina JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas W. TODD AKIN, Missouri ZOE LOFGREN, California TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois BRAD SHERMAN, California MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania BRIAN BAIRD, Washington JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma DENNIS MOORE, Kansas J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York PHIL GINGREY, Georgia JIM MATHESON, Utah ROB BISHOP, Utah DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas VACANCY JO BONNER, Alabama TOM FEENEY, Florida VACANCY SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois, Chair CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania NICK LAMPSON, Texas ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., DAVID WU, Oregon Washington MICHAEL M. HONDA, California W. TODD AKIN, Missouri BRAD MILLER, North Carolina MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee PHIL GINGREY, Georgia RALPH M. HALL, Texas JO BONNER, Alabama SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York KEVIN CARROLL Subcommittee Staff Director TINA M. KAARSBERG Republican Professional Staff Member CHARLES COOKE Democratic Professional Staff Member JENNIFER BARKER Staff Assistant (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:32 Jan 16, 2004 Jkt 087545 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\WORKD\ENER03\061003\87545.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 C O N T E N T S June 10, 2003 Page Witness List ............................................................................................................. 2 Hearing Charter ...................................................................................................... 3 Opening Statements Statement by Representative Judy Biggert, Chairman, Subcommittee on En- ergy, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ........................... 9 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 10 Statement by Representative Nick Lampson, Minority Ranking Member, Sub- committee on Energy, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representa- tives ....................................................................................................................... 11 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 12 Prepared Statement by Representative George R. Nethercutt, Jr., Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representa- tives ....................................................................................................................... 12 Witnesses: Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 13 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 15 Biography .......................................................................................................... 17 Dr. Daniel M. Kammen, Professor, Energy and Resources Group, Goldman School of Public Policy; Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California–Berkeley Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 19 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 21 Biography .......................................................................................................... 31 Ms. Angelina S. Howard, Executive Vice President of Policy, Planning, and External Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 31 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 33 Biography .......................................................................................................... 42 Dr. James F. Stubbins, Head of the Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engi- neering Department, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 42 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 44 Biography .......................................................................................................... 56 Financial Disclosure ......................................................................................... 57 Dr. David M. ‘‘Mike’’ Slaughter, Director, Center for Excellence in Nuclear Technology, Engineering, and Research; Chair, Nuclear Engineering Pro- gram, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 58 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 60 Biography .......................................................................................................... 65 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 66 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:32 Jan 16, 2004 Jkt 087545 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\WORKD\ENER03\061003\87545.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 IV Page Appendix 1: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy ...................................... 86 Dr. Daniel M. Kammen, Professor, Energy and Resources Group, Goldman School of Public Policy; Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California–Berkeley ......................................................................................... 92 Ms. Angelina S. Howard, Executive Vice President of Policy, Planning, and External Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute ....................................................... 97 Dr. James F. Stubbins, Head of the Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engi- neering Department, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) ....... 102 Dr. David M. ‘‘Mike’’ Slaughter, Director, Center for Excellence in Nuclear Technology, Engineering, and Research; Chair, Nuclear Engineering Pro- gram, University of Utah, Salt Lake City .......................................................... 109 Appendix 2: Additional Material for the Record Statement of Harold L. Dodds, IBM Professor of Engineering and Department Head, Nuclear Engineering Department, University of Tennessee–Knox- ville ........................................................................................................................ 114 Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle for Current and Advanced Energy Production: Actinide Chemistry for Radioactive Waste Disposal, Partitioning, and Trans- mutation, Washington State University, Department of Chemistry and Nu- clear Radiation Center ......................................................................................... 116 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:32 Jan 16, 2004 Jkt 087545 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\WORKD\ENER03\061003\87545.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 THE FUTURE OF UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2003 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:07 a.m., in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Judy Biggert [Chairman of the Subcommittee] presiding. (1) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:32 Jan 16, 2004 Jkt 087545 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 C:\WORKD\ENER03\061003\87545.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 2 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:32 Jan 16, 2004 Jkt 087545 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6602 C:\WORKD\ENER03\061003\87545.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 3 HEARING CHARTER SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Future of University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 10:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. 2318 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE