Former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy Ed McGinnis spoke with Joe ‘Pags’ Pagliarulo Wednesday to discuss the safety, efficiency, and affordability of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. “A lot of people are talking about the positivity of nuclear energy. It sounds evil, until we talk about the energy side […]
Ed McGinnis is CEO of CURIO™ – a nuclear innovation and technology development company. A 30-year veteran of the Department of Energy, Ed previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Nuclear Energy (Acting) and Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Read More…
The United States is at its best when it leads, setting the standard for the rest of the world while doing so. Whether it be independence in thinking, independence in manufacturing bases, independence in energy production, or independence in agriculture, these attributes (and more) established the U.S. as a stabilizer in the rules-based global community. […]
ABC News’ Trevor Ault speaks with former acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Edward McGinnis about the dangers in Ukraine as nuclear facilities fall under control of Russia. Read More…
Ed McGinnis, CURIO™ CEO and former Department of Energy acting assistant secretary for nuclear energy, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss Russia’s strikes against a Russian nuclear plant, the importance of nuclear power and more. Read More…
Text conte It’s Time for a Homegrown U.S. Nuclear Manufacturing Base On January 16, 2019, acting as assistant secretary for nuclear energy, I testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the state of U.S. nuclear technology development. I indicated that American nuclear was declining faster than anticipated. I explained that “sustaining the current fleet of […]
“One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” How many times have we heard this expression? There are endless polarizing debates including how and where to store nuclear waste safely for 10,000-plus years (due to radiation levels harmful to humans). But little attention is given to the fact that only 4% of the energy value has […]