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Molten-Salt and Salt-Cooled Nuclear Reactors: The Opportunities and Challenges Faced in Providing a Global Solution to Clean Energy
October 3, 2019
Seminar Recording: https://youtu.be/8JDHuY0HMCM /*-->*/ Abstract: The motivation to develop nuclear energy waned in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Parallel power play: building nuclear cooperation in Argentina and Brazil
December 19, 2017
Abstract: In the fifty years following World War II, Argentina and Brazil constructed advanced nuclear energy programs that far outpaced those of other countries in Latin America.
A new perspective on nuclear waste management: facing the technical and social challenges of a complex science-policy issue
August 31, 2017
Abstract: Continuing social concerns over nuclear energy technologies still limit the application of long-term solutions to nuclear waste management in most countries.
Thorium reactors: silver bullet or proliferation hazard?
January 26, 2017
Abstract: Since their conception in the 1950s, thorium reactors have been promoted as a promising technology for nuclear energy generation, though they have not yet been successfully commercialized...
Rethinking the Nuclear Age: The View from Africa and Its Implications for Policy
April 29, 2015
Abstract: Today’s international relations are plagued by anxieties about the nuclear state and the state of being nuclear.
Radioactive waste disposal in European clay formations: science, safety and society
October 6, 2014
About the Topic: Large scientific and technological advances in many European countries and the establishment of the European technology platform IGD-TP have increased our understanding of how to...
China's Nuclear Energy Program - Development and Prospects
January 13, 2014
About the Topic: This presentation includes a review of significant trends in the development of nuclear energy in China, from the mid1980's until the present, and related future prospects.
A Look at South Korea’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Options
May 29, 2013
South Korea’s impressive nuclear power industry has quickly reached world class status on par with leaders like France, Japan and the United States.
Radiological Terrorism: A Risk Based Perspective
May 6, 2013
Dr. Connell will give an overview of radiological terrorism, focused on high activity radiation sources in the US and the risk they pose for malevolent use.
Peaceful Fusion? - The Use of Fusion Power and the Nuclear Order in the 21st Century
April 1, 2013
Fusion reactors have the potential to be used for military purposes.
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Roundtable Discussion
March 14, 2013
The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to defy UN Security Council resolutions calling for an end to its uranium enrichment program.
Can Nuclear Power Evolve Beyond Light Water? An Examination of the US and China
February 25, 2013
The United States commercial nuclear industry started just a few years following the conclusion of the second world war with the start of operation of the Shippingport reactor.
Globalizing Nuclear Emergency Response: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities
January 10, 2013
Sonja Schmid is an assistant professor in the Department of Science and Technology in Society at Virginia Tech.
South Korea and Global Nuclear Governance
December 3, 2012
South Korea has become a major player in the world of nuclear energy and nuclear security, having hosted the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and inked the largest nuclear power plant export deal...
Dealing with Kazakhstan’s Soviet nuclear legacy
October 15, 2012
When the Soviet Union dissolved at the end of 1991, the independent Republic of Kazakhstan was left with the world’s fourth largest nuclear arsenal and a huge nuclear infrastructure, including lots...
Global Health Impacts of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
October 1, 2012
This study quantifies worldwide health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident on 11 March 2011.
Regulatory Implications of Fukushima for Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S.
May 22, 2012
About the Topic: Japan’s March 2011 Great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami led to core damage in three reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station.
Managing Uncertainties in the Regulation of Nuclear Facilities and Materials
May 21, 2012
This presentation will describe the NRC’s mission, the traditional approach to regulation of nuclear power facilities, and the NRC’s more recent use of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) in...
Nuclear Reactor Technology Transfers: A Review of Experiences in the Republic of Korea and China
April 18, 2012
There are currently 60 nuclear reactors under construction worldwide with nearly half of these projects being built in China.
"In My Lifetime" and post-film discussion with the director
February 29, 2012
The Film's Mission This film is meant to be a wakeup call for humanity, to help develop an understanding of the realities of the nuclear weapon, to explore ways of presenting the answers for “a way...
Perspectives of Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Risks for External Events
December 12, 2011
The events of this year alone have highlighted the impact that natural phenomena (so called external events) can have on critical infrastructure and commercial nuclear power plants in particular....
Nuclear Fuel Banks: Are They a Reality?
November 14, 2011
Much study has been put into the concept of a multinational or international “nuclear fuel bank,” and in 2010 two such banks became a reality according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Nuclear Power Plant Exporters' Principles of Conduct: Evolution, Status, and Prospects
November 7, 2011
The Nuclear Power Plant Exporters' Principles of Conduct are an industry code of conduct resulting from a three-year initiative to develop norms of corporate self-management in the exportation of...
The Politics of Nuclear Development: China as a Case Study
October 10, 2011
Nuclear energy is politically sensitive.
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