Mr. William D. Magwood IV, Director-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), visited NC State last week. Magwood along with Dr. Tatiana Ivanova, Nuclear Science Division Head and Mrs. Aleshia Duncan, Senior Advisor for Multilateral Coordination and Steering Committee Secretary, met with senior university officials, CNEC and CASL officials, visited the PULSTAR research reactor, and gave a lecture on “Nuclear Energy: Where we are, where we are going”. The lecture is available for viewing at NC State’s Nuclear Engineering YouTube Channel.

 

Magwood I has been the Director-General since September 2014. Prior to this position, he served from 2010 to 2014 as one of the five Commissioners appointed by the US President and confirmed by the US Senate to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). From 2005 to 2010, he provided independent strategic and policy advice on energy, environmental and technology policy issues.

From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Magwood was Director of Nuclear Energy at the US Department of Energy (DOE). During his tenure, he launched several important initiatives including the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). He began his career working as a scientist for Westinghouse and managing electric utility research and nuclear policy programs at the Edison Electric Institute in Washington, DC.

Mr. Magwood holds Bachelor of Science in Physics and English from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pittsburgh.