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Nuclear Matinee: NASA Artificial Intelligence Unit on Fission vs. Fusion

Fans of the popular games Portal and Portal II will get a kick out of this one—or just fans of evil and corrupt artificial intelligences—or just fans of nuclear fission, fusion, and astronomy. As part...

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Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards Education at Universities

By Lenka Kollar I recently attended a Safeguards Education Roundtable at the Argonne National Laboratory sponsored by the Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI).  University professors and...

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Nuclear Science Symposium Kicks Off in Seattle

The 5th annual Nuclear Science Week was launched with a public symposium on October 16 and 17 at the Pacific Science Center at the foot of the Space Needle in Seattle. Nuclear Science Week is an...

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“Get to Know Nuclear”– National Nuclear Science Week 2014, Day One

Monday, October 20, marks the first official day of National Nuclear Science Week—a week long, annual coordinated educational event that promotes nuclear science and technology. Five years ago the...

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“Careers in Nuclear”– National Nuclear Science Week, Day 2 (October 21)

The second day of National Nuclear Science Week promotes the knowledge of careers in nuclear-related fields. For most people, the idea of a career in a nuclear-related field might evoke images of the...

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“Nuclear Energy”– National Nuclear Science Week, Day 3 (October 22)

The third day of National Nuclear Science Week is focused upon the production of energy by nuclear means—and that means energy that can do work for man. Electric power, steam for heating businesses and...

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“Nuclear Safety”– National Nuclear Science Week, Day 4 (October 23)

Day 4 of the annual National Nuclear Science week is all about Nuclear Safety. The use of either fission of atoms, or decay of radioisotopes to benefit man (whether that benefit derives from the...

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“Nuclear Medicine”– National Nuclear Science Week, Day 5 (October 24)

The fifth and final day of Nuclear Science Week is all about Nuclear Medicine. Have you ever experienced a procedure at a hospital that employed radiation? Did you know that there are actually many...

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National Nuclear Science Week 2015 – Nuclear Energy

Wednesday during National Nuclear Science Week is devoted to the topic of Nuclear Energy.  Do you know how we use the energy obtained by splitting the atom to produce the electricity that charges up...

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Get to Know Nuclear with Nuclear Science Week 2016!

October brings many wonderful things each year, but of special interest to us is the annual National Nuclear Science Week (#NuclearSciWeek on social media) event which is intended to help everyone...

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Navigating Nuclear with Bob Fine and Dr. Eric Loewen

By Douglas Hardtmayer On Episode 12 of RadioNuclear, we discuss how fear-mongering stories about nuclear power plants in the path of a hurricane are irrelevant, the Oyster Creek Shutdown, and lastly,...

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National Nuclear Science Week 2018 Kicks Off

This week is National Nuclear Science Week – an exciting week of learning, teaching and interacting on all things nuclear-related.  (You can read about the history of National Nuclear Science Week, or...

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Today in History: Einstein Presented World with Famous Equation in Physics

By Vedant Mehta Albert Einstein is one of the most well-known physicists throughout history. Among other things, he is also known for formulating the world-famous equation E=mc2, the equation that...

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Listen: ANS Member Dr. Christopher Morrison on Space Radiation & More

ANS member Dr. Christopher Morrison was a recent guest on The Space Show. Dr. Morrison covered space radiation, lifetime radiation limitations, legal limits, rodent GCR and radiation experimentation,...

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Show Engineering Love During EWeek, February 17-23

By Janice Lindegard Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, Engineers Week (EWeek), is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by...

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