Archive for December 2023
Karl van Bibber to lead research group awarded $3.7M to build new dark matter experiment
Last fall, a coalition of the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the John F. Templeton Foundation and the Gordon & Betty Moore foundation pledged a fund of $30M total for a ‘tabletop experiments’ solicitation. It was just announced that a team of researchers led by UCBNE faculty Karl van Bibber will be awarded…
Read MoreNRC Commission Issues Construction Permit for Hermes Demonstration Reactor
Logo courtesy of Kairos Power The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a construction permit to Kairos Power for the Hermes non-power demonstration reactor to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The demonstrator reactor is intended to provide operational data to support the development of a larger version for commercial power targeted in the early…
Read MorePer Peterson Reappointed to Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee
Governor Gavin Newson has reappointed UCBNE faculty Per Peterson to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee (DCISC), a position Peterson has held since 2008. First created in 1990, the DCISC is a 3-person committee tasked with reviewing and making recommendations regarding the safety of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant located in San Luis Obispo County. …
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