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Jack Spencer is the Research Fellow in Nuclear Energy at The Heritage Foundation's Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies.

In this position, Spencer works on domestic and international nuclear energy and related issues. His areas of study include nuclear waste management, nuclear energy technology, subsidy policy, and international approaches to nuclear energy. He also studies nuclear regulation, nuclear energy and proliferation, global market issues, and national security uses of nuclear power.

Spencer began his second tour of duty at Heritage in September 2007. Previously, he was at the Babcock & Wilcox Companies where he worked on commercial, civilian, and military nuclear energy issues.

From 1998 to 2005, Spencer was a Heritage analyst for defense and national security.

Spencer has been often quoted in national newspapers such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. He also has appeared on C-SPAN, FOX News, MSNBC, BBC, The Rush Limbaugh Show and National Public Radio.

Spencer earned his bachelor's degree in international politics from Frostburg State University and his master's degree from the University of Limerick in Ireland. While in Limerick, he also began research towards his doctorate in international relations and national security.