Members of the Board of EFN-CANADA

Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy (Canada) Inc. is directed by a Board of Directors.

This Board of Directors is currently composed of 10 members (the 2nd to 11th below). The 3rd to 7th listed below are also the officers of EFN-CANADA.

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Honorary Member:

James LOVELOCK, PhD, DSc, FRS, CBE Fellow of the Royal Society, research scientist famous author and environmentalist. Doctor Honoris Causa of several universities throughout the world, he is one of the founders of environmental awareness. He is the author of the fruitful Gaia theory, presented in The Ages of Gaia (1979), The Gaia Theory (1988), and The Revenge of Gaia (2006) in which the surface of the Earth, its atmosphere, biosphere and oceans, and their interactions are considered as a single self-regulating organism. Quote: "I am a Green and I entreat my friends in the movement to drop their wrongheaded objection to nuclear energy (...) We have no time to experiment with visionary energy sources; civilisation is in imminent danger and has to use nuclear -- the one safe, available, energy source -- now or suffer the pain soon to be inflicted by our outraged planet." More about James Lovelock Read his introduction to the book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy

Honorary Chair:

Patrick MOORE, PhD He grew up and still lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was one of the founders of Greenpeace in 1971. Was the director of Greenpeace International during 7 years, as well as the founder and President of Greenpeace Canada during 9 years. He left Greenpeace because he disagreed with its methods. In 1990 he founded Greenspirit, focusing on global environmental issues including climate change, forests, biodiversity, energy, and sensible environmentalism. More about the Honorary Chair of EFN-CANADA Read Patrick Moore's introduction to the Canadian edition of Bruno Comby's book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy (also available in French).

Acting-President:

Jerry M. CUTTLER, DSc He graduated from the University of Toronto During the past 10 years he has been assessing the effects of ionizing radiation on health and the beneficial effects of low doses. He has been an active participant in RSH (Radiation Science and Health, Inc.) Read his articles: Nuclear Energy and health: and the Benefits of Low-Dose Radiation Hormesis, What becomes of nuclear risk assessment in light of radiation hormesis and How can nuclear technology be applied to generate more electricity for Ontario... and the world.

Vice-President Canada:

Michael Stephens, PhD Manager of Strategic Planning for the Federal Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program at AECL Sites BSc in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Waterloo PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from McMaster University Two-year NATO post-doctoral fellowship in quantum chemistry in Paris Eight years as an international civil servant in reactor safety at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in Paris IAEA consultant expert in radioactive waste management, decommissioning, and related management systems Chair of the Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee on the Decommissioning of Facilities containing Nuclear Substances Former Chair of the Canadian Nuclear Society Environment and Waste Management Divisions

Vice-President International Liaison:

Bruno COMBY, X-80, DSc-ENSTA He grew up in Alberta where his father was one of the first oil exploration geologists searching for oil and gas in Northern Canada in the 1960's. He is a graduate of the highly respected Ecole Polytechnique in Paris Holds a higher degree in nuclear engineering from the National University of Advanced Technology in Paris. Independent scientist and acclaimed international lecturer Well known European environmentalist, author of 8 bestselling books published in 15 languages on natural health, a sustainable lifestyle and ecology (over a million readers) He is the founder and Scientific Director of the Bruno Comby Institute since 1993 founder and President of EFN-INTERNATIONAL since 1996. More about the Vice-President International Liaison of EFN-CANADA Read his book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy (a Canadian Edition is available here)

. Vice-President North American Liaison:

Berol ROBINSON, PhD Graduated in nuclear physics from the Johns Hopkins University Environmentalist Former international civil servant (science officer) at UNESCO He drives a Toyota Prius. Berol ROBINSON is the President of EFN-USA since 2002. Read his paper about hydrogen, his letter to the IHT and his paper The benefits of nuclear energy

  Acting-Secretary-Treasurer:

Rodney J. ANDERSON, FCA After his first life as a chartered accountant, he retired as a poet, writer, consultant, and composer. He founded EFN-CANADA in 2006: "Now, retired, what I would really like to do, personally, is to spend most of my remaining time, as a late beginner, composing music. But when I look at my five grandsons, I wonder what sort of world we're about to leave to their generation - which is what prompted me to look at the important goals of EFN and led me to the creation of EFN-CANADA..." He remained President until 2009. More about the Founder and First President of EFN-CANADA

That's it for the officers!
The other members of the Board of EFN-CANADA are (alphabetical order):

 

Gérard DECLERCK He is a former manager of a radiation laboratory in France In 1998 he moved to Canada and shortly thereafter joined AEPN-INTERNATIONAL (now, of course, he is a member of the newly-formed EFN-CANADA) He lives in Québec.

 

Romney DUFFEY, PhD Dr. Romney Duffey is The Principal Scientist with AECL. He is Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and presently is Chair of the Nuclear Engineering Division, an active Member of the America and Canadian Nuclear Societies, and a past Chair of the American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division. He has organized and chaired numerous international Conferences. He is active in global environmental and energy studies, and in advanced system design, and is currently leading work on advanced energy concepts. See the 1998 article (Getting to Know AECL's Principal Scientist) by Jeremy Whitlock on Romney Duffey articles on the NuWind system by Romney Duffey and Alistair Miller abstract of Duffey & Miller paper presented at Oct/05 Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference: Large-Scale Co-Production of Hydrogen and Electricity from Wind and Nuclear Sources [NuWind] Wired News Nov/05 article on NuWind "Scientists Offer Hydrogen Fix" by David Shiga Abstract of Duffey paper presented at Oct/05 Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference: "Nuclear Energy in a Post-Kyoto World: Solving the Problem of the Four-E's

David Sanborn SCOTT, PhD Dr. Scott is a professor at the University of Victoria in the Faculty of Engineering -- See this U of Vic webpage of his research interests. Dr. Scott is a Vice President (for the Americas) of the International Hydrogen Energy Association and has written some forty articles and essays for the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy He states that he thinks "our moist blue panet is doomed (or at least civilization that is its passenger is doomed) without the MASSIVE and rapid deployment of nuclear power -- first for electricity generation and later for the cogeneration of electricity and hydrogen" (in what he calls the "hydricity age").

 

John K. SUTHERLAND, PhD Dr. Sutherland is a retired health physicist. He provides training in radiation protection and occasionally teaches at the University of New Brunswick. He worked with radiation for almost 20 years in the non-nuclear industry, and then spent 20 years in various aspects of radiation protection at a CANDU nuclear power plant, while managing the environmental radiation monitoring program and providing a dosimetry monitoring program for about 600 employees. He now has his own consulting company. He writes about many science-related issues, including energy in general, radiation, radiation protection, and nuclear power, and provides courses to nuclear workers, university students, high school teachers, members of industry, and emergency responders. He develops training materials for the CANDU reactor and teaches a university course 'Nuclear Safety and Reliability' to graduate and undergraduate engineers. He has also written extensively on Nuclear Cycles, Nuclear Wastes and associated energy issues. He is especially interested in the history and development of the world-wide nuclear industry; the medical uses of radiation; and in the many health studies related to the uses of radiation over the last 100 years. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of EFN-INTERNATIONAL.

 

Gary LEWIS Gary is a mechanical designer in the oil sands industry. Local correspondent of EFN in Alberta. Although he works in the oil industry, he fervently supports nuclear power because it is much cleaner, safer and more sustainable than oil. See : Gary holding a booth presenting EFN in Edmonton (2007). Read : Gary's document about oil sands and nuclear energy.

Merike LUGUS, MA She was a founding member of EFN-CANADA and from 2006 to 2007 was a member of the Board of Directors and the Secretary-Treasurer in order to help get things started. She is a painter, sculptor, poet, and novelist. More about the First Secretary-Treasurer of EFN-CANADA.