Fukushima Accident, Six years on – How an antimatter physicist reacted to the Fukushima Accident

SPEAKER: RYUGO HAYANO EMERITUS PROFESSOR  UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO DATE/TIME: MON, 10/30/2017 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2017 Colloquium Series Abstract: I will first discuss briefly why an “antimatter physicist” started to work actively in Fukushima.  I will then focus on the present situation in Fukushima from the radiological protection view point, and discuss what…

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Working with Journalists for Better Reporting on Radiation Incidents

SPEAKER: CAROLYN MACKENZIE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,  ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY DATE/TIME: MON, 10/23/2017 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2017 Colloquium Series Abstract: Working with Journalists for Better Reporting on Radiation Incidents In the event of a radiation incident such as the use of a dirty bomb or nuclear reactor incident, accurate and swift…

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Transport Methods for Nuclear Nonproliferation Applications: Deterministic Cost Optimization and Monte Carlo Interface Perturbation Theory

SPEAKER: BRIAN KIEDROWSKI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DATE/TIME: MON, 10/16/2017 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2017 Colloquium Series Abstract: Two different particle transport methods currently being developed for the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities will be presented. The first involves using deterministic calculations to estimate variances and computational times for optimizing variance reduction parameters with a…

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Space Radiation and its Impact on Human Exploration of the Solar System

SPEAKER: JACK MILLER, PH.D. GUEST SCIENTIST, MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS AND INTEGRATED BIOIMAGING DIVISION, LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY           CONSULTANT, NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER CO-EDITOR FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH DATE/TIME: MON, 10/09/2017 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2017 Colloquium Series Abstract: Ionizing radiation is known to lead to health effects including cancer, cataracts and…

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