Hadron Therapy–Current Progress and Research Issues

SPEAKER:DR. ELEANOR A. BLAKELY LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME:MON, 11/26/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PMLOCATION:3105 ETCHEVERRY HALLFall 2018 Colloquium SeriesAbstract: Hadron radiotherapy for cancer treatment with protons or carbon ions was originally developed at the Berkeley Laboratory. Today the United States has more than 25 proton treatment facilities nation wide, but no carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) facility. Currently, approximately…

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Laser-driven Pulsed Neutron Sources as a potential Pool-side Characterization Tool for Nuclear Fuels

SPEAKER: SVEN C. VOGEL TECHNICAL STAFF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 11/19/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The unique advantages of neutrons for characterization of nuclear fuel materials are applied at the pulsed spallation neutron source at LANSCE to accelerate the development and ultimately…

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NE Advisory Board Member Rita Baranwal, nominated for Assistant Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy

NE Advisory Board Member Rita Baranwal, nominated for Assistant Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy FRIDAY, NOV 9TH 2018 Rita Baranwal has been nominated to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy. As Assistant Secretary of Energy, if confirmed by the Senate, Ms Baranwal will be heading the powerful Office of Nuclear…

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NSSC Director and UCB NE Professor Jasmina Vujic elected ANS Fellow

NSSC Director and UCB NE Professor Jasmina Vujic elected ANS Fellow FRIDAY, NOV 9TH 2018 Congratulations to our very own Prof. Jasmina Vujic, for her election to the highest rank of Fellow within the American Nuclear Society (ANS). ANS recognizes Prof. Vujic’s contributions to the advancement of nuclear science and technology. Professor Vujic will be officially…

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Production of the Transplutonium Elements

SPEAKER: SUSAN HOGLE NUCLEAR ENGINEER DATE/TIME: MON, 11/05/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The transplutonium elements were discovered beginning in the 1940s and 50s, with many synthesized for the first time at UC Berkeley. Since that time, large scale reactor production programs have taken place at the Savannah River Site,…

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