Charles Kocsis, who is a Navy veteran, a retiree of Indian Point Energy Center, and presently an assistant professor at SUNY Orange, will present a lecture on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 7pm in the OBTC Great Room 101 in Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange. His talk will give several perspectives in answering the question he presents: Should Nuclear Power Play a Role in Reducing Fossil Fuel Use?

Giving context to his ability to answer that topic, Kocsis will explain his varied background including the fact that he holds a BS in Nuclear Technology from Regents College (now Excelsior) and an MS from Georgia Institute of Technology. At SUNY Orange, he teaches Physical Science: the Environment and Architectural Physics. 

During the lecture he will discuss the fact and fiction of nuclear power plants during normal operations and accidents as well as radiation exposures. He will also give a synopsis of the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima accidents.

Past, present, and the possible future of the electric grid with a discussion of the move away from fossil fuels will also be brought into the conversation. In relationship to fossil fuels, he will tell the arguments for not using nuclear power plants to help move away from fossil fuels and likewise arguments for using nuclear power plants to help move away from fossil fuels.

Q&A time will be allotted.

Architects, engineers, and municipal officials will receive a certificate for

one PDH-CEU for attendance.

The college garage in Kaplan Hall offers free, secure parking. GPS: 73 First St, Newburgh.

Questions may be directed to cultural@sunyorange.edu