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Andrew C. Kadak is a President of Kadak Associates, Inc., a consulting firm in the nuclear field specializing in operations, advanced reactors, and executive management. He was formerly a Professor of the Practice in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include advanced reactors, nuclear safety, waste management and nuclear space applications. He presently serves on the US Nuclear Waste Technology Review board overseeing the Department of Energy's nuclear waste program. Prior to joining MIT in 1998, he was president and CEO of Yankee Atomic Electricity Company, a nuclear utility and service company to New England's nuclear plants. He was President of the American Nuclear Society from 1999 to 2000. He has a Ph.D. and Master's degree in nuclear engineering from MIT and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College in Schenectady, New York.

Recent Posts by Dr. Andrew C. Kadak

• Can Small Modular Reactors Save Nuclear Power?
• Three Mile Island: The End of an Era?
• Coordinating State and Federal Policy in Support of Nuclear Energy
• The Challenges of Innovation in the Nuclear Power Industry
• Nuclear Power’s Role in Responding to Climate Change
• Should Nuclear Power Receive Environmental Subsidies?
• “Conservative” Nuclear Safety Standards and Measurable Harm

Recent Comments by Dr. Andrew C. Kadak

• "It is not clear to me how Biden will break the political stalement to siting either an interim storage site for spent fuel or the siting of a high lev"
  Why Biden Should Designate a Nuclear Waste Negotiator
• "Question 1 Mandates on types of generation never work - the so-called "political policy" makers don't understand how to make a reliable electricity n"
  Texas’ Freeze, Energy Foresight, and Preparedness
• "There is no denying that climate change is real and occurring and has taken place since the earth was created. The alarmist claims currently being mad"
  Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy
• "I would just like to reply to this response of Dr. Moniz with whom I have worked on several future of nuclear energy projects while I was at MIT. Wha"
  A Framework for The Green Real Deal
• "The Energy Futures Initiative’s “Green Real Deal”and the Ocasio-Cortez’s “New Green Deal” are essentially the same with the former, calling for consen"
  A Framework for The Green Real Deal
• "Just to start this conversation, it is quite clear that the Yucca Mountain project was killed not by lack of trust of the scientists, geologists, engi"
  Is less government the key to nuclear waste management?
• "Dan, I have no problem in eliminating all subsidies to level the playing field and applying a carbon price for emissions.  At present, unfortunatel"
  The Ineffectiveness of Renewable Portfolio Standards
• "Hershel, I completely agree - reliability is a major issue.  Building new transmission lines is as difficult, perhaps more so, since more people an"
  The Ineffectiveness of Renewable Portfolio Standards
• "What you fail to include in your cost comparison are the massive subsidies for renewables which distorts the market and the dispatching of power based"
  The Ineffectiveness of Renewable Portfolio Standards
• "Devin, Thanks for reading the comment.  Just a few comments to respond.  Glad we could clarify the "nationalization" issue.  Even your modest chang"
  Coal, Nuclear, and National Security