Theodore Taylor 's career shifted again after project Orion . He developed an even greater fear of the potential ramifications of his entire life 's work , and began taking precautionary measures to mitigate those concerns . In 1964 he served as the deputy director of the Defense Atomic Support Agency ( a branch within the Department of Defense ) , where he managed the U.S. nuclear weapons inventory . Then , in 1966 he created a consulting firm called the International Research and Technology Corporation , located in Vienna , Austria , which sought to prevent the development of more nuclear weapons programs . Dr. Taylor also worked as a visiting professor at the University of California , Santa Cruz and Princeton University . His focus eventually turned to renewable energy , and In 1980 Taylor started a company called Nova Incorporated , which focused on nuclear energy alternatives as a means of supplementing the energy requirements of the earth . He studied energy capture from sources like cooling ice ponds and heating solar ponds , and eventually turned to energy conservation within buildings . Concerning this work in energy conservation , he founded a not-for-profit organization in Montgomery County , Maryland called Damascus Energy , which focuses on energy efficiency within the home . Theodore Taylor also served on the President of the United States ' commission concerning the Three Mile Island Accident , working to mitigate the issues associated with the reactor meltdown
Three Mile Island Accident
Three Mile Island accident
Ted Taylor (physicist)