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you for attending and for recognizing that this event is not designed as an opportunity to gang up on CP&L and the Shearon Harris plant. It is designed as an opportunity for all of us to have an open and honest discussion of the serious threats posed here and everywhere else in this country where our enemies have cleverly thought of using our own infrastructure as a ready- made weapon to destroy us. Very much unheard of, only in Hollywood do they think of stuff like that. I want to live in Orange County for a long time with my wife, and my family, and the dog, and the three cats, and everything else that comes onto our property. What is discussed here this evening is relevant to the rest of the United States, for we have entered a new period in our history. Our destiny truly lies in our hands, your hands — not in the laps of gods or in government bureaucracies in Washington or Raleigh, or in corporate headquarters elsewhere. Thank you for being here tonight. He introduced the moderator for the evening, Sharron Hinton, from the Orange County Manager's office. 3. EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE a. Introductions —Sharron Hinton, Orange County Manager's Office Due to the tight schedule of our program, there are no formal breaks scheduled for tonight. The restrooms and telephones are located to the right and left of the lobby area. Please feel free to avail yourself as necessary. Following the presentation and panel discussion, we will have a question and answer period. We ask that you please hold your questions and comments until that time. If you have questions, you may write them on the orange cards located in your programs, and our staff will bring those forward for discussion, or you may come to one of the microphones located in the aisles. As a follow up to tonight's forum, a summary of the discussion points and questions and answers will be mailed to all participants. In the event that time precludes us from addressing all questions, we will respond to the remaining questions written on the orange cards, and include those in our forum summary document. Now to our program. The order of the presenters has been slightly amended from that on your written program. Mr. David Lochbaum is our first speaker. He is a Nuclear Safety Engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists. He leads the organization's efforts to ensure the safety of nuclear power by monitoring the U. S. commercial nuclear plants to identify and publicize safety risks. Mr. Lochbaum has more than 17 years of experience in commercial nuclear power, plant startup testing, operations, licensing, software development, training, and design engineering. Our second presenter, Dr. Edwin Lyman, is Scientific Director of the Nuclear Control Institute, a position he has held since 1995. The NCI is a nuclear, non-proliferation research and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. Dr. Lyman earned a Doctorate in Physics from Cornell University in 1992 and was post-Doctoral Research Associate at Princeton University's Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. His research focuses on security and environmental issues associated with the management of nuclear materials and the operation of nuclear power plants. On June 1'`, Dr. Lyman will succeed Paul Leventhal as President of NCI. Our third presenter is Dr. Steven Wing. Dr. Wing is an epidemiologist and faculty member at the UNC School of Public Health. He is a leading researcher in the field of radiation health effects. Dr. Wing has conducted studies of radiation and cancer risks of nuclear industry workers at Oak Ridge, Hanford, Los Alamos, and Savannah River, and of cancer incidents in relation to the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island. Following Dr. Wing is Alan Rimer. Mr. Rimer has served on the Board of Directors for the Orange Water and Sewer Authority since July 1995. He chairs OWASA's Natural Resources and Technical Systems Committee. He is National Practice Leader with the international consulting firm of Black and Beech. Mr. Rimer is a Registered Engineer in five states, including the state of North Carolina. He holds a master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a bachelor's degree in Civil