Dr. Clarence J. Hardy, Executive Secretary of the Australian Nuclear Association, says he believes in "promoting the peaceful use of nuclear science, energy and technology" in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. "I am an intellectually recognized expert in the nuclear industry," Dr. Hardy adds. Since 2004, he has served as Vice-President and President of the Pacific Nuclear Council. "This is a non-profit NGO representing over 60,000 professionals in the nuclear industry in ten countries around the Pacific Basin, including the United States," he adds. In an interview with Suit, Hardy noted that nuclear energy is expanding globally. "Australia is rich in resources of uranium and thorium," he explains, "two very important nuclear materials." According to Hardy, Australia exports roughly 20% of the world's uranium for use in overseas nuclear power stations, though nuclear power is currently banned there. "I am sure you will find that ironic," he adds. "Today, I’m campaigning to change this, but the present government has other issues on its agenda that they think are important." Hardy has an extensive work history in nuclear science. Born in Derby, England, he received a BSc (Hons, Chemistry) in 1952, and a PhD in 1955 from the University of Bristol. He then worked at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment of the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell from 1955 to 1971, and was seconded to work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the U.S. from 1965-66 on advanced nuclear fuel fabrication processes. In 1966, he was appointed as the leader of the Chemical Processing Group in the Chemistry Division at Harwell and was responsible for research and development of new nuclear fuel processes as well as on contract research for applications of nuclear technology in non-nuclear industries. He was awarded a DSc degree by the University of Bristol in 1971, in recognition of his work on over fifty scientific papers and patents in nuclear science and technology published from 1956-1971. For twenty years, he worked as a Division Chief and Chief Scientist at the Lucas Heights Research Laboratories in Sydney, Australia, and he worked as Chief Scientist for the Australian Atomic Energy Commission. "I've been working for more than thirty years in the nuclear energy field," Hardy says, "and, certainly, nuclear energy is undergoing a renaissance worldwide in the present carbon-constrained world." http://www.nuclearaustralia.org.au/index.html Our mail address is: To contact the ANA Committee please email
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