Thorium Power Ltd (THPW.OB), a leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology, announced that the company has elected Dr. Hans Blix to serve as Thorium Power’s Senior Advisor.
Dr. Blix is to work closely with the company’s team of nuclear energy deployment and technology experts, focused on the company’s international relations presence. Dr. Blix will provide any number of advisory services for nations interested in developing a civilian nuclear industry. Currently, Thorim nuclear experts include Lars Hogberg, the former Director General of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, and Tom Murley, the former Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the United States.
At the present time, Dr. Blix serves as the Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission. Previously, Dr. Blix was the former Director General of the IAEA (1981 – 1997), Chief of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission for Iraq (2000 – 2003), and Foreign Minister of Sweden (1978 – 1979).
Thomas Graham, Jr., Thorium Power’s Executive Chairman, stated, “Hans Blix is one of the world’s leading authorities on the role of nuclear energy and we are honored that he has chosen to join Thorium Power as a senior advisor. Dr. Blix is a person of unquestioned integrity and has been one of the leading voices for the peaceful expansion of civilian nuclear power. We are pleased that he has chosen to join us in our efforts to assist nations in establishing nuclear programs founded on transparency and non-proliferation.”
Dr. Blix added, “I am pleased to join Thorium Power at a time when many nations are considering developing a civilian nuclear industry. The nuclear renaissance will only live up to its promise if nations deploying nuclear power embrace the twin standards of non-proliferation and full compliance with international safeguards. Thorium Power is well positioned to work with emerging nuclear nations and provide the vital strategic advice that is needed to ensure safe nuclear power.”
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