Dr. Allan Pulsipher Interview (2011)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Japan, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-03-18
Duration: 00:04:10
Subjects: Pulsipher, Allan G. | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 | Nuclear power plants | NUCLEAR ENERGY
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Pulsipher, Allan Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 18, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s in-studio interview with Dr. Allan Pulsipher, the Executive Director of the LSU Center for Energy Studies. He discusses: the partial meltdown of two reactors at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami; the safety of the nuclear power plants in Louisiana; and the future of nuclear energy in the United States.