Edwin Lyman
Edwin Lyman is Senior Global Security Scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). He specialises in nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism, and nuclear power safety. He has published many articles in journals and magazines, written many reports, and has been cited in many news stories. Before joining UCS in 2003, Lyman was president of the Nuclear Control Institute. He has a doctoral degree in physics from Cornell University.[1]
Opinion on post 9/11 regulation
According to Lyman, despite the events of September 11, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to delay implementation of safety and security upgrades in ways that will weaken protection of nuclear power plants.[2] Lyman says that these new moves illustrate an "ominous trend".[2]
See also
- Nuclear accidents in the United States
- Nuclear safety in the United States
- David Lochbaum
- Frank N. von Hippel
- M.V. Ramana
- Mark Cooper
References
- Union of Concerned Scientists. "Edwin Lyman". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
- Edwin Lyman, Ominous Votes by the NRC, All things nuclear, October 23, 2015.
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