Fall 2024 Colloquium Series
The Development of SHINE Technology’s Used Nuclear Fuel (UNF) Recycling Program
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…
Read MoreA Brief History of Kinetics Methods and the Relationship with Molten Salt Reactor Development
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…
Read MoreAmerican Physical Society Leo Szilard Award Lecture: Why we have confidence that the design of nuclear power plants against earthquakes is adequate
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…
Read MoreGround-Satellite Communications Interferences from Nuclear Detonations
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…
Read MoreLet’s be an Awesome Future’s Past
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…
Read MoreAnalysis of small samples of spent nuclear materials for interpreting reactor operating history
SPEAKER: Brett Isselhardt Nuclear Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory DATE/TIME: MON, 09/16/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: Interpreting the operating history of a nuclear reactor is a key question in safeguards, non-proliferation, and studies of environmental contamination. It can help answer questions related to the amount and quality of Pu or…
Read MoreHere comes the sun: Harnessing inertial fusion energy
SPEAKER: Ellie Tubman Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering DATE/TIME: MON, 09/09/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: Fusion research is an ongoing, worldwide effort to meet the demand for clean energy resources with a ubiquitous fuel source. There are several paths being explored to achieve fusion, one of which…
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