Vincent Ialenti
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Vincent Ialenti is an American anthropologist who studies the culture of nuclear energy and weapons waste organizations.[1] He is the author of Deep Time Reckoning,[2] an anthropological exploration of how experts assessed the potential impact of Finland's Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository on future ecosystems and civilization.[3][4][5]
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Born | Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Occupation | Anthropologist |
Employer(s) | Office of Nuclear Energy, United States Department of Energy |
Notable work | Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now (2020) |
Ialenti has been on the research faculty at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs[6][7] and has held fellowships at the University of Southern California,[8] the University of British Columbia,[9] The Berggruen Institute,[10] and Cornell University's Society for the Humanities.[11]
Ialenti currently works for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy,[12][13] advising leadership on efforts to implement more environmentally just and consent-based approaches to siting spent nuclear fuel facilities.[14][15] He is also a Research Associate in California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt's Department of Environmental Studies.[16]