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Jack DeVine Bio

Jack DeVine is a retired nuclear energy executive. He is a 1965 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served as a nuclear submarine officer. He is a lifelong reader, an author, and a passionate observer of current events. He writes a weekly op-ed column for print and online distribution and is a regular contributor to The Patriot Post.


In his professional career, Jack led the planning and engineering for the safe multi-year recovery work at Three Mile Island following the nuclear accident there in 1979. He served in senior executive positions, including engineering Vice President at GPU Nuclear, Chief Closure Officer at the Savannah River Site, Senior Vice President and General Manager — US and Latin America Nuclear Operations with WorleyParsons, and Chief Decommissioning Officer at the Sellafield Nuclear site in the United Kingdom. He was cofounder and chairman of Polestar Applied Technology, a successful nuclear consulting firm serving U.S. and international clients.

Jack DeVine / December 17, 2024

Knowing Right From Wrong

Protecting threatened passengers on a subway is good. Assassinating an executive because we don’t like his profession is bad.

Jack DeVine / December 10, 2024

Those Good Old Days

Are we better off — or worse off — than we were six decades ago?

Jack DeVine / December 3, 2024

The Reckoning

It is time (way past time, actually) to set the record straight on the Big Lie and J6.

Jack DeVine / November 26, 2024

Giving Thanks

It’s simple: Ours is the best nation on earth. We are blessed beyond measure.

Jack DeVine / November 19, 2024

Cabinet-Building, Trump Style

Trump will need the best team he can get, and some advice from the peanut gallery (us) might help him — and the nation.

Jack DeVine / November 12, 2024

Challenges Ahead? Ask a Veteran

Maybe there are lessons to be learned from those who put themselves in harm’s way on our behalf.

Jack DeVine / November 6, 2024

The Actual Morning After

Reality will creep in, but it will take some time.

Jack DeVine / November 5, 2024

The Morning After

The election is almost over — then reality sets in.

Jack DeVine / October 29, 2024

Trump, the Fascist Dictator?

The Harris campaign’s “Trump is Hitler” smear is more harmful to the nation than anything Trump has in mind.

Jack DeVine / October 22, 2024

A Peek Around the Corner

Ignore the noise — we know what a Trump administration, or a Harris administration, would look like.

Jack DeVine / October 15, 2024

Crunch Time

We know both candidates all too well. No need to guess how either might change if elected president.

Jack DeVine / October 9, 2024

Controlling the Narrative

Last week’s VP debate is one more example of the media’s insistence on telling us how to think.

Jack DeVine / October 2, 2024

War and Peace

When necessary, cut the head off the snake.

Jack DeVine / September 25, 2024

Nuclear Odyssey

U.S. commercial nuclear power has a new lease on life, but it’s long overdue, and with a steep hill still to climb.

Jack DeVine / September 18, 2024

Reflections on a Not-So-Great Debate

Is it any wonder our nation is so deeply divided?

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