Edwin S. Lyman is a physicist and the Director of Nuclear Power Safety with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
[1] Lyman has published extensively in journals and magazines, testified before Congress and advised other government groups, and been cited in many news stories.
[2][3] From 1995 to 2003, Lyman worked for the Nuclear Control Institute, where he promoted conversion of reactors from highly enriched to low-enriched uranium, which is not directly weapon-usable.
[4] He has recommended that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) implement safety and security upgrades to prevent the possibility of terrorist attacks.
[5] Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Lyman served as an expert analyst on damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.