Areas of Expertise:

Additional Areas of Expertise:

Nuclear Waste Management,

Samuel recently completed his graduate research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Nuclear Engineering and the Technology and Policy Program. He is also a graduate from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering and a B.A. in Vocal Music Performance and a minor in Chinese Language. His research interests are concentrated on nuclear fuel cycle system analysis with subtopics of interest including fuel cycle economics and dry cask storage analysis. During his studies, Samuel worked with a variety of research laboratories such as Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, think tanks like the Clean Air Task Force and the Breakthrough Institute, and research groups at MIT and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Samuel then served the Clean Energy Fellow at Third Way where he led their work on advanced nuclear reactor policy. He now leads nuclear waste efforts at the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Recent Comments by Samuel Brinton

• "As per Rick Perry, the nuclear waste discussion is likely to see renewed interest. The Secretary of Energy will have oversight of a potential renewal "
  What To Expect From Pruitt and Perry on Energy Policy?
• "As I graduated last year I looked back on the syllabus from a few of my Energy Economics classes at MIT and hope they might help with topic ideas. W"
  Preparing the Next Generation of Energy Leaders
• "Jack, Thank you for your comment. My argument for the creation of a new organization with the express goal of used nuclear fuel management again rel"
  Our Nuclear Waste Disposal Problem
• "From the wheat fields of Kansas to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, nuclear waste politics cont"
  Our Nuclear Waste Disposal Problem