TMI Symposium

TMI @ 35 Conference

The Three Mile Island Nuclear Crisis in Perspective

This event information was created Oct 9 2013 - 1:42pm, updated Dec 18 2013 - 1:05pm
 

Where

Room: Morrison Gallery

When
Thu, 03/27/2014   - Fri, 03/28/2014 

Three Mile Island

Join us at our two-day conference as we re-examine the lessons learned from the historic TMI nuclear crisis and answer important questions about how TMI set a precedent for nuclear security and safety, how it informed research, and how the event provided a catalyst for social change. We’ll also examine the management of complex catastrophic events today. What does such management look like in the era of Homeland Security?

Featuring experts from Penn State Faculty, external experts and stakeholders, historic personalities, and eyewitnesses.

This event is organized by the School of Public Affairs, Chair of Homeland Security, in collaboration with other schools and units of Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State.

Program:

A conference program flyer will be available soon — stay tuned.

Highlights include:

Oral history panel – The TMI accident from the point of view of involved/affected communities
Roundtable: TMI 1979 in perspective – Changes in nuclear security and safety
Panel: TMI and the comprehensive approach to crisis management – cross-disciplinary perspectives from Penn State research
Student panel: TMI and anti-nuclear activism
Concluding roundtable: Challenges ahead – What we did (not) learn from TMI for the era of Homeland Security
Reception hosted by the Program Office of inter-college Master program of Homeland Security, Penn State Harrisburg
Conference Dates and Times:

Thursday, March 27, noon - 6pm
Friday, March 28, 9am-6:30pm
Registration:

Register online free of charge at http://tmi-35.eventbrite.com

For further information, please contact:

Dr. Alexander Siedschlag
Professor and Chair of Homeland Security
Penn State Harrisburg

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