Romney Beecher Duffey is an American  nuclear scientist. Duffey has worked on modern energy systems, in the areas of thermohydraulics, system design, system analysis, risk assessment

Risk assessment

Risk assessment is a step in a risk management procedure. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat...

, human factors, and technological safety in Britain, United States and Canada for about 40 years, and authored numerous publications, including several books.

Duffey is an ASME Fellow

Fellow

A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...

, former Chair of ASME Nuclear Engineering Division, former Chair of American Nuclear Society

American Nuclear Society

The American Nuclear Society is an international, not-for-profit 501 scientific and educational organization with a membership of approximately 11,000 scientists, engineers, educators, students, and other associate members. Approximately 900 members live outside the United States in 40 countries....

 Thermal-Hydraulics Division, the Chief Scientist of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation and Canada's largest nuclear science and technology laboratory...

, member of New York Academy of Sciences

New York Academy of Sciences

The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology...

, member of American, Canadian

Canadian Nuclear Association

The Canadian Nuclear Association was founded in 1960. Its mission is to represent the nuclear industry in Canada....

 and British

British Atomic Scientists Association

The British Atomic Scientists Association , was founded by Joseph Rotblat in 1946.It was a politically neutral group, composed of eminent physicists and other scientists and was concerned with matters of British public policy regarding applications and dangers of nuclear physics .In so doing it...

 Nuclear Associations. He served as advisor or program reviewer for numerous organizations, including NASA Ames, International Atomic Energy Agency

International Atomic Energy Agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...

, Natural Resources Canada

Natural Resources Canada

The Department of Natural Resources , operating under the FIP applied title Natural Resources Canada , is the ministry of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing...

, European Union, Generation IV International Forum

Generation IV International Forum

Nine countries, as well as the member states of the European Union are working together as the Generation IV International Forum to lay the groundwork for the Generation IV reactor....

, General Electric Corporation, Columbia University, StonyBrook University.