Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen

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Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen is a consultant in chemistry and energy systems with more than thirty years experience in technology assessment.

Storm van Leeuwen received his Masters in Science, physical chemistry, at the Technical University Eindhoven. He is a senior scientist at Ceedata Consultants. He also develops courses for chemistry teachers for the Open University at Heerlen. He is the secretary of the Dutch Association of the Club of Rome. His two fields of expertise are technology assessment and life cycle analyses of energy systems, focussed on sustainability aspects. He published numerous reports and articles on various topics related to energy and environment.^[1]

He is best known for the comprehensive, yet controversial paper Nuclear power the energy balance that he wrote with Philip Smith, where they analyzed the energy payback from the entire nuclear power system. They concluded that the major parameter determining the energy balance was the grade of the uranium ore,^[2] despite glaring inconsistencies with the Rössing and Olympic Dam mines energy usage.^[3]

Storm van Leeuwen also presented this work as part of another controversial paper "Secure Energy? Civil Nuclear Power, Security and Global Warming", published by the Oxford Research Group, claiming that nuclear power is not a long-term reducer of greenhouse gas emissions.^[4][5]

Storm van Leeuwen is recognized by Open Democracy as one of their notable authors.^[6]

[edit] See also

• Environmental effects of nuclear power
• Peak uranium
• Helen Caldicott

[edit] References

[edit] External references

• The real cost of power. The Times (2007-11-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
• Julio Godoy (2007-04-19). Divisions Surface Over Nuclear Option. Truthout.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
• Helen Caldicott and Nikolas D. Kristof (2005-09). Nuclear Reactions - Nuclear Power for electricity generation keeps generating heated debate.... IAEA. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.