Ep 116: Janice Dunn Lee, International Atomic Energy Agency

In this episode we discuss...


Janice Dunn Lee’s 40-year journey through nuclear from her
position in Export Licensing at the NRC to that of Deputy
Director General at the IAEA

Janice’s early career in Export Licensing at the NRC
including her work preventing the weaponization of nuclear
materials and reactors through IAEA safeguards

The relationship between Congress and the NRC and the ways in
which Congress oversees build and appropriations

Intricacies of international nuclear agreements including 123
agreements for nuclear cooperation between the US, Japan, and
China

The importance of bilateral and multilateral cooperation
agreements in helping countries learn the regulations, inspection
processes, and licensing in other countries

The decline of U.S. leadership in the nuclear field against
Russia and China and the negative effects this could pose for the
industry’s future

Humanitarian aspects of nuclear and the IAEA’s work in human
health including cancer therapy and ebola prevention

How credible, relevant nuclear advocates can help reignite
the US nuclear industry