Members of the Board of EFN

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Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy (EFN) is governed by a Board of Directors.

EFN also has a Scientific Committe of about one hundred high-profile radiation and environmental scientists and experts advising the Board of Directors, such as, for example, James Lovelock (inventor of the electron capture detector, i.e. mass spectrometry, and the father of environmental thinking, author of the Gaia theory) and Patrick Moore, cofounder of Greenpeace in 1971 (see their profiles below).

Here are a few words about some of the directors and main actors of EFN.

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF EFN

Bruno COMBY X-80, DSc-ENSTA

  • Independent researcher, acclaimed international lecturer.
  • Well known European environmentalist, author of 8 bestselling books on natural health, a sustainable lifestyle and ecology (over a million readers in 15 languages).
  • He grew up in Alberta where his father was an oil exploration geologist searching for oil and gas in Northern Canada in the 1960’s.
  • He is a graduate of the highly respected Ecole Polytechnique in Paris.
  • Holds a higher degree in nuclear engineering from the National University of Advanced Technology in Paris.
  • Drives an electric car and lives in a self-built eco-house.
  • He is also the founder and Scientific Director of the Bruno Comby Institute since 1993 which promotes preventative health and a more natural lifestyle.
  • Founder in 1996 and current President of EFN-INTERNATIONAL.
  • Cofounder of EFN-USA in 2003.

More information about the President of EFN-INTERNATIONAL

See his book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy (published in English, as well as in French, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, etc.).

TREASURER OF EFN

Vincent GINOCCHIO

Software developer, involved in several associations where he brings his skills of organisation and web solutions.

EFN GENERAL SECRETARY

Arthur DARDE

Graduated from the Ecole Centrale of Paris, works as an expert in the area of energy and environmental protection. His first job as a young engineer was to work for Air Liquide on oxy-combustion, carbon dioxyde sequestration and storage.

He currently develops civilian nuclear propulsion solutions as the founder of Aronnax.

His CV on Linked In

THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF EFN-USA

JOHN SHANAHAN

MS, civil engineer, Doctorate of Engineering from Ruhr University Bochum 1969 (Germany). Sigma Xi Honor Society. He lives in Denver, Colorado. He has been Senior Engineer and Branch Manager at Bechtel Power Corporation, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, holding various positions in design, research, licensing, management, environmental clean up for nuclear power plants and Department Of Energy (DOE) facilities. He is a fervent mountain hiker and cyclist. Since 2013 he is the second President of EFN-USA.
  • He is also the founder and President of  GO NUCLEAR !

FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF EFN

Dominique VIGNON

He has devoted most of his career to the planning, design and construction of Nuclear Power Plants. Inside the French Utility, EDF, he led the unit in charge of the Basic Design of the French nuclear fleet and was involved, as Technical Director of the French-German team, in the design of the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR). He had technical and management positions in several projects abroad. He was the Chairman and CEO of Framatome (now AREVA) from 1996 to 2002.
  • He is an international nuclear expert and founding partner of NUC ADVISOR.

FORMER TREASURER

Jacques GOLLION

Retired, specialist of forest management, is a graduate of the highly respected Ecole Polytechnique (1951) and Transmissions University of Montargis. He is especially keen to promote clean energies for our future. He has spent most of his professional career developing sodium reactors : Rhapsodie, Phenix and Superphenix in France. He joined EFN shortly after it was created, was very helpful in the early years of EFN's develoment in Europe and remained the treasurer of EFN-INTERNATIONAL until 2013.

HONORARY MEMBER OF EFN

James LOVELOCK, PhD, DSc, FRS, CBE

Fellow of the Royal Society, research scientist Famous author and environmentalist. Doctor Honoris Causa of several universities throughout the world, He is one of the founders of environmental awareness. He is the author of the fruitful Gaia theory, presented in The Ages of Gaia (1979), The Gaia Theory (1988), and The Revenge of Gaia (2006) in which the surface of the Earth, its atmosphere, biosphere and oceans, and their interactions are considered as a single self-regulating organism. Quote: "I am a Green and I entreat my friends in the movement to drop their wrongheaded objection to nuclear energy (...) We have no time to experiment with visionary energy sources; civilisation is in imminent danger and has to use nuclear -- the one safe, available, energy source -- now or suffer the pain soon to be inflicted by our outraged planet."

FOUNDER OF "YOUNG GENERATION" group of EFN

Delphine PLET

Graduated from EPF Polytechnic University (photo taken at Sellafield)

FOUNDER OF THE COMMUNICATION GROUP OF EFN

Jacques FROT

Former executive in the oil industry, specialist of oil prices, fossile energies, and the refining of oil products, is a member of the scientific committee of EFN and the leader of the "GRoup of COMmunicators" (GR COM) of EFN. Still rides his bicycle 10,000 km per year at age 83.

FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF EFN-USA

Berol ROBINSON

Ph.D. in nuclear physics of the Johns Hopkins University, environmentalist, former international civil servant (science officer) at UNESCO. He was He was one of the first to drive a Toyota Prius.

FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF EFN-CANADA

Rod ANDERSON

In his professional life, he was a chartered accountant -- after retiring he became a poet, writer, consultant, composer. "Now, retired, what I would really like to do, personally, is to spend most of my remaining time, as a late beginner, composing music. But when I look at my five grandsons, I wonder what sort of world we're about to leave to their generation -- which is what prompted me to look at the important goals of EFN and then to the creation of EFN-CANADA. Here is a bio of my somewhat unfocused life...". Jerry CUTTLER then became the second President of EFN-CANADA after Rod ANDERSON. Rod died in 2014 : thanks so much Rod, for all you did and for creating EFN-CANADA. Rest in Peace.

A FOUNDING MEMBER OF EFN

Simone WEISS

Nurse, formerly an anti-nuclear activist having actively participated in the anti-nuclear protests and marches against Superphenix in the 1970's and 1980's, progressively became pro-nuclear in the 1990's and participated in 1996 in the creation of EFN and in it's development afterwards, as a founding member. She died in 2007.

FORMER GENERAL SECRETARY OF EFN AND COFOUNDER OF EFN-USA

Late Michel LUNG

Master of Science (University of Washington, 1955), graduated from the University of Physics and Chemistry of Bordeaux (1952), with a post-graduate in nuclear and technical sciences (Saclay, 1956), former export manager of SGN, Michel was an excellent chemist and a fervent protector of the environment (he owned vines in Bordeaux from which he made his own organic wine). He designed and built the first nuclear reprocessing plant in Japan (Tokai). Michel was Vice-Secretary of EFN-International and played a great part in helping setting up EFN and spreading the word since the organization was created. He was a fervent supporter of hormesis, fought against the anti-scientific LNT theory and was a cofounder of EFN-USA in 2003. This picture of Michel was taken at Sellafield in the UK in 2006. Michel passed away on December 21st, 2007.

COFOUNDER OF EFN-USA

Mrs. Claire BRAZILLIER

Born in Louisiana, graduate of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce; former marketing manager of Ingram Micro (one of the world leading companies for the distribution of personal computers). Cofounder of EFN-USA in 2003.

CORRESPONDENT OF EFN FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Ivana PAUKERTOVA-GLATT

Resident of the Czech Republic, especially motivated by the protection of the environment.

FOUNDER OF EFN-POLAND

Zbigniew JAWOROWSKI

Former President of the international UNSCEAR (United Nations Scientific Committee on the Health Effects of Radiation) he was one of the world's top specialists in radiological protection and on the health effects of radiation. A fervent promoter of radiation hormesis, and also an alpinist. One of the best world experts on radiation protection, he passed away on 12 November 2011.

 

RESIDENT OF EFN-UK

Brendan Mc NAMARA

a fusion scientist, is the President of EFN-UK. Stephen Stretton, the previous President of EFN-UK, is a University of Cambridge economist currently working for Goldman Sachs in London. In addition to helping EFN INTERNATIONAL and setting up EFN-UK, he is also a member of several energy and environmental groups.

See EFN-UK’s web site here: http://www.efn-uk.org

PRESIDENT OF EFN-AUSTRALIA

Richard McNEALL

lives in Cheltenham (NSW). Fervent kayaker, is the President of EFN-AUSTRALIA.

HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF EFN-CANADA

Patrick MOORE, PhD

He grew up and still lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Cofounder of Greenpeace in 1971. He was the director of Greenpeace International during 7 years, as well as the founder and President of Greenpeace Canada during 9 years. He left Greenpeace because he disagreed with its methods.