Charlyne Smith, the first black woman to graduate from the University of Florida with a PhD in nuclear engineering, is on a mission to bring nuclear energy to the Caribbean. Smith, an analyst for the nuclear think tank Breakthrough Institute, recently hosted a nuclear engineering boot camp in Jamaica.
Read MoreA biologist and lifelong environmentalist, Tea Tormanen played a crucial role in shifting nuclear policy within the Green Party of Finland, the only Green party to support nuclear energy in the world. She advocates for nuclear energy across the globe, from an ecomodernist perspective, with RePlanet, an organization that aims to “liberate nature” and “elevate humanity.”
Read MoreSince forming advocacy group Africa4Nuclear in 2021, Princy Mthombeni has become a premier advocate for nuclear energy on behalf of Africa. A skilled online communicator, Mthombeni utilizes Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube to explore nuclear energy issues from an African perspective (she is from South Africa, the only country in Africa with commercial nuclear energy).
Read MoreAs a board member with FOTA4Climate, Adam Blazowski has helped increase public support for nuclear energy in Poland, which has the dirtiest electricity grid in Europe. Blazowski considers himself an eco-humanist, wanting both nature and humanity to thrive, and advocates nuclear energy as a way to achieve that vision.
Read MoreAs Director of Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal, Madi Hilly fights to preserve existing nuclear plants and to develop new nuclear technology. A seasoned nuclear advocate, Hilly helped to save Byron Nuclear Plant in Illinois from premature closure and has worked across the world in defense of nuclear.
Read MoreAs the head of Radiant Value Management, Isuru Seneviratne invests in nuclear technology. He also co-founded Nuclear NY, which acted as the leading activist voice against the closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant and fights for nuclear across the state of New York.
Read MoreAngelica Oung, a successful wind reporter in Taiwan, wants to become the most trusted reporter on nuclear energy. As a nuclear advocate, Oung writes a substack (in English and Chinese) and travels to international conferences to support nuclear energy in Taiwan and beyond.
Read MoreAfter turning away from a career in solar, Ryan Pickering grew to embrace nuclear energy. In California, Pickering has become a nuclear advocate and has created a pro-nuclear club on Berkeley’s campus Nuclear is Clean Energy (NiCE).
Read MoreBritta Augustin, a nuclear advocate with Nuklearia and Mothers for Nuclear Deutschland, has helped organize over 15 demonstrations in protest of the German reactor closures. Augustin fights to change public opinion and to bring nuclear energy back to Germany.
Read MorePaul Bossens, the CEO of Micro-Matic Research, is fighting to save Belgium’s 7 nuclear plants through pro-nuclear demonstrations. As an activist, Bossens aims to dispel misconceptions of nuclear and advocate for it as an energy source in Belgium and beyond.
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