Jim has more than 40 years of Federal government and private sector experience on a wide variety of regulatory, contractual and international trade aspects of licensing, constructing and operating nuclear power plants and facilities for mining, converting, enriching and fabricating uranium into nuclear fuel. He counsels clients in the U.S. and abroad on national and international regulation of nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel cycle facilities. He also advises clients on liability issues that can arise in nuclear operations.

Relevant Experience

• Helps clients maintain compliance with the import/export licensing requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rules regarding U.S. assistance to foreign atomic energy programs.
• Counsels clients on bilateral agreements for cooperation concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy, International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards agreements, laws and international agreements concerning nuclear liability and other agreements and rules that govern the international supply of components, services and fuel for nuclear power stations.
• Worked in legal offices of the U.S. Department of Justice, NRC and DOE between 1970 and 1981, winning awards for litigation efforts and work on implementing non-proliferation agreements.
• Has testified on trade issues before the Science and Technology Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade.
• Has presented papers and served as chairman of sessions and panels at conferences sponsored by numerous organizations, including the World Nuclear Association, the Nuclear Energy Institute, the American Nuclear Society, the U.S. India Business Council and the Uranium Institute.
• Recognized by the WM Symposium Inc. with the WM Symposia Fellow Award for distinguished contribution to the advancement of radioactive waste and radioactive material management.

Education
BA, University of Arizona, 1965

• Legal and Policy Aspects of Establishing a Multinational Used Fuel Storage Facility: Overcoming the Obstacles, Asia Nuclear Business Platform, Hong Kong
• Commercializing Small Modular Nuclear Power Reactors 2012 for Domestic & International Markets, Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC
• Commentary Regarding the Role of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage as Part of a Modern Nuclear Liability Regime in India and Elsewhere, 5th Annual US1B C-NEI Commercial Nuclear Mission to India
• Legislative, Executive Branch, Regulatory and Judicial Developments in the USA Affecting Trade in Uranium, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium of the Uranium Institute, London
• Small Modular Reactors: Time Frame for Development and Outlook for Commercial Viability, Plats Seminar
• “U.S. Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulations Regarding Export of Nuclear Material, Components and Technical Data,” Practising Law Institute Course Handbook, Coping with U.S. Export Controls 2009
• Procedures that are Applicable to Congress’ Review of a New U.S.-Euratom Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, International Nuclear Nonproliferation Affiance
• Implications of the CSC for Suppliers, Nuclear Engineering International Magazine
• Public Utility Commission Review of Nuclear Fuel Procurement: An Examination of Applicable Law and Present Practice, McGraw-Hill Nuclear Publications’ Seventh Annual Conference
• International Nuclear Fuel Commerce: A Commentary on the Role of U.S. Agreements for Cooperation, U.S. Council for Energy Awareness International Uranium Fuel Seminar
• “Nonproliferation Aspects of Spent Fuel Storage and Disposition,” Nuclear Waste Management Organization
• Evaluation of Opportunities for Public Participation in the Licensing of Nuclear Power Plants Outside of the U.S., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory Infrastructure Conference
• “A Brexit Blindspot: US Retransfer Consent Rights,” Nuclear Engineering International
• In Perspective: Brexit’s Impact on UK Nuclear Commerce, Nuclear Intelligence Weekly
• “Nuclear Export Controls: A Comparative Analysis of National Regimes for the Control of Nuclear Materials, Components and Technology,” Nuclear Energy Institute Study
• Bilateral Nuclear Trade Agreements, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminars, Atlanta, Georgia
• Looking at Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, Law360
• Update of U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Agreements and Outcome of the Fourth NPT Review Conference, Nuclear Fuel Market Quarterly