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Miles A. Pomper

Miles Pomper is Senior Fellow at the Washington D.C. office of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He is an expert on issues related to plutonium reprocessing, including in South Korea, and the former chair of the Fissile Materials Working Group.


Articles by Miles A. Pomper

Oklo collaborated with Gensler architects to design the Aurora Powerhouse, aiming for a simplified and streamlined construction capability. (Image by Gensler)

Nuclear energy could power the AI boom—but only if proliferation risks are minimized

By Miles A. Pomper, Yanliang Pan | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons
Applying radiochemistry to nuclear energy and medicine. Jasmine Hatcher's work in Brookhaven's Medical Isotope Research and Production Program focuses on extracting Actinium-225, a rare radioactive element that can be used in cancer radiation therapy. Photo accessed via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

How to make sure neutrons save lives instead of end them

By Julia Phillips, Miles A. Pomper, William Tobey | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear power plant at night

Radioactive material is still missing in Malaysia: Cause for concern?

By Francisco Parada, Margarita Kalinina-Pohl, Miles A. Pomper | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk