UC Berkeley Contributions to High Temperature Reactor Technology: Recent Advances

SPEAKER: PER F. PETERSON DATE/TIME: MON, 02/24/2014 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2014 Colloquium Series Abstract: With its investment in small modular reactors (SMRs) based upon light water reactor (LWR) technology, the U.S. Department of Energy is encouraging industry to explore a radically different paradigm for finance, manufacturing, and deployment of nuclear energy infrastructure,…

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Post Irradiation Characterisation of FBR Fuels and Structural Materials at Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research, Kalpakkam

SPEAKER: K.V. KASIVISWANATHAN DATE/TIME: MON, 02/10/2014 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2014 Colloquium Series Abstract: India has an ambitious nuclear energy programme including the development of a closed fuel cycle Fast Breeder Reactor systems. The Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India has operated successfully for…

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Stability, Asymmetry and Risk

SPEAKER: BRUCE T. GOODWIN, PH.D. DATE/TIME: MON, 02/03/2014 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3110 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2014 Colloquium Series Abstract: As the U.S. considers potential paths towards nuclear arms reduction, key considerations are asymmetry (the state of the US nuclear stockpile deterrent and variations in international nuclear capabilities) and risk (degree of transparency/trust and ability to verify…

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