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Berkeley Welcomes Igor Jovanovic

The Nuclear Engineering Department at UC Berkeley is thrilled to announce that Professor Igor Jovanovic…

January 14, 2026

NSSC awarded $25M renewal grant!

The Nuclear Science and Security Consortium (NSSC) was awarded a $25M, 5-year grant from the…

January 13, 2026

University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering Awards Tenure to Dr. Bethany Goldblum

Prof. Goldblum received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2007 studying the validity of the surrogate ratio…

January 13, 2026
ANS Student Conference Announcement

BIG NEWS! Our student section has officially been selected to host the 2027 Student Conference!

Huge congratulations to the entire ANS team for their outstanding work in making this happen.

December 5, 2025
The CUORE detector has 19 copper-framed “towers” that each house a matrix of 52 cube-shaped crystals.

CUORE Breaks New Ground

UC Berkeley and LBNL researchers just published new Science results from the coldest cubic meter…

October 27, 2025
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Daniel Siefman is a coPI of the Center for Advancing the Radiation Resilience of Electronics (CARRE) Predictive Simulation Center

NNSA today announced the selection of the new PSAAP Centers. National Nuclear Security Administration September…

October 6, 2025
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Peter Hosemann Joins Journal of Nuclear Materials Editorial Board

Prof. Peter Hosemann has joined the Journal of Nuclear Materials editorial board as an Associate Editor. He will serve the…

October 1, 2025

First Metal Prints at UC Berkeley – A New Era of Advanced Manufacturing Begins

We are thrilled to announce a major milestone for UC Berkeley and the Department of…

August 18, 2025
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Advanced Fuels Campaign Holds 2024 Annual Review Meeting at UC Berkeley

The Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) held its FY24 Annual Review Meeting at UC Berkeley December…

December 16, 2024

UC Berkeley Awarded DOE Grant for Radioactive Waste Management

In partnership with Florida International University, UC Berkeley has been awarded a grant totaling $3,599,445…

March 27, 2024