The Development of SHINE Technology’s Used Nuclear Fuel (UNF) Recycling Program

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SPEAKER: Ross Radel, PhD, PE DATE/TIME: MON, 10/28/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE) is leading a venture to address the nation’s UNF disposal challenge by developing a game-changing set of interlinked technologies that reduce the environmental impact of nuclear energy generation through the recycling and transmutation of…

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A Brief History of Kinetics Methods and the Relationship with Molten Salt Reactor Development

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SPEAKER: Zander Mausolff Manager, Nuclear Safety & Deputy Project Engineer on MCRE DATE/TIME: MON, 10/21/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: The understanding of the time-dependent behavior many reactor systems has been surprisingly well predicted by a compact set of equations referred to as the point kinetics. The theory of the point…

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American Physical Society Leo Szilard Award Lecture: Why we have confidence that the design of nuclear power plants against earthquakes is adequate

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SPEAKER: Robert J. Budnitz Staff Scientist (retired), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory DATE/TIME: MON, 10/14/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: Concerning seismic safety, the nuclear-engineering community has confidence that, if a large nuclear power plant (NPP) is designed and operated using approaches that have been recognized internationally as acceptable, then the NPP…

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Kai Vetter Receives LBNL Director’s Award for Lifetime Achievement

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Professor Kai Vetter has been named a recipient of the LBNL Director’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his “career-spanning achievements in radiation detection and imaging, his impact on science and society, and his commitment to developing the next generation of scientific leaders.” Read more about the award and the other 2024 Laureates here.…

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Peter Hosemann Delivers 2024 Naval Nuclear Laboratory Annual Distinguished Lecture at University of Pittsburgh

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Professor Peter Hosemann gave the 2024 Naval Nuclear Laboratory annual distinguished lecture at the University of Pittsburgh. His talk “Materials Design in Nuclear Systems and Additive Manufacturing to Overcome Design Challenges” was well received. The University of Pittsburgh Mechanical Engineering, Material Science and Nuclear Engineering Department honored his achievements and long contribution to the nuclear…

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Ground-Satellite Communications Interferences from Nuclear Detonations

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SPEAKER: David Hooper Senior R&D Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Group Leader of the Incident Modeling and Computational Sciences Group of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division DATE/TIME: MON, 09/30/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: As new methods are being developed for quantum communications links between satellites and ground…

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From Berkeley to Trinity via Manhattan: Lecture and Q&A with Eric B. Norman

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UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering professor Eric B. Norman will give a talk titled “Oppenheimer – From Berkeley to Trinity via Manhattan” as part of the College of Engineering’s On the Same Page fall program about Oppenheimer. Robert Oppenheimer successfully directed the Manhattan Project that led to the creation of the world’s first nuclear weapons. However,…

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Let’s be an Awesome Future’s Past

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SPEAKER: Ross Koningstein Engineer, Director Emeritus, Google Research DATE/TIME: MON, 09/23/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: When it comes to climate change and human development, what few things can make our future dramatically different and better than today? Why are these important, yet challenging to approach? Then, focusing on forms of nuclear…

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