Pittsburgh Section

“WHY NOT NUCLEAR?”

 

Speaker:           Joseph T. Cioletti, PE., Principal Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company

Date:                  Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Time:                 Social 6:30 PM, Program 7:00 PM

Place:                 Westinghouse Energy Center

Cost:                  No Charge but RSVP Required by Wednesday January 16, 2008

Sponsors:          Power Engineering Society/Industrial Applications Society.

Organizer:        Dr. Kal Sen, P.E., senkk@ieee.org or 724-696-1611.

 

Abstract: Commercial nuclear power has always been a controversial topic in the media, especially since Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.  Over the last several decades, changes throughout the industry have provided advancements in safety and operating efficiencies, making nuclear power a safe, economically viable and sound option for our energy future.  The purpose of this presentation is to lay out the facts in a reasonable manner that shows a clear-cut case for expansion of nuclear power plants in the U.S.

About the speaker: Joe Cioletti’s passions are connecting with people, technology and new market development.  Joe is a Principal Engineer with Westinghouse Nuclear working on AP1000 Instrumentation and Control as well as being a speaker’s bureau member.   He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  He serves as secretary for the 2007 IEEE Pittsburgh section executive committee.  Earlier this year he recently represented the SW PA region for the 2007 IEEE Washington, DC ‘Fly-in’ by meeting with congressional members on H1-B immigration issues.  He is an inventor on 5 US patents. Joe also ‘grew up’ with nuclear – his father was an engineer at Westinghouse Bettis for nearly his entire 41-year career.

 

Before his current work, he invented and marketed a motion activated LED safety light for nighttime visibility to a national bicycling distributor who has sold several thousand units.   Prior to that, he participated in the startup of the high speed maglev project for the Southwestern PA area, administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, on hold nationally post 9/11.  Maglev is running continuously between Shanghai, China and its airport with plans for expansion over 100 miles.

 

Joe held both management and engineering positions throughout his career and worked in diverse technologies ranging from LCD displays, transportation automation, high-power

Before his current work, he invented and marketed a motion activated LED safety light for nighttime visibility to a national bicycling distributor who has sold several thousand units.   Prior to that, he participated in the startup of the high speed maglev project for the Southwestern PA area, administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, on hold nationally post 9/11.  Maglev is running continuously between Shanghai, China and its airport with plans for expansion over 100 miles.

 

Joe held both management and engineering positions throughout his career and worked in diverse technologies ranging from LCD displays, transportation automation, high-power testing and electric vehicles.  Joe is familiar with early-stage technology start-ups, strategic planning, and sales/marketing development.