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Arnold Gundersen

Arnold Gundersen is a former nuclear industry executive, nuclear engineer, and licensed nuclear reactor operator with more than 44 years of experience in the nuclear industry. He earned his Bachelor degree cum laude at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and received an Atomic Energy Commission fellowship while earning his master’s in nuclear engineering. He is a member of the board of directors of Fairewinds Energy Education, a non-profit, non-partisan, organization dedicated to educating the public about atomic power.