What is life going to be like after fossil fuels?
Professor David MacKay, chief scientific adviser to the Department of Climate Change in the United Kingdom, takes a pro-arithmetic view of the future of sustainable energy in this very interesting and informative talk.
His message: Stop shouting, start talking, get building.
Hint: 1000 W/m2 is an important number.
ORISE reports uptick in nuclear engineering master’s degrees
An increase in the number of master’s degrees awarded in the United States in 2019 pushed the total number of nuclear engineering degrees to its highest level since 2016, according to a...
Exelon Generation’s workforce development and knowledge transfer strategy
The landscape of Exelon Generation’s nuclear business has continued to evolve—even before the complications of a pandemic—but people will always remain the core focus. Our employees and...
U.K., Japan to research remote D&D, fusion systems
Britain and Japan have signed a research and technology deployment collaboration to help automate nuclear decommissioning and aspects of fusion energy production. According to the U.K....
U.K. launches study into nuclear-powered space exploration
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New year brings into force a new U.K.-EU nuclear pact
Along with the wider Trade and Cooperation Agreement it signed late last month with the European Union to address post-Brexit realities, the U.K. government concluded a stand-alone Nuclear...
John Gilligan: NEUP in support of university nuclear R&D
John Gilligan has been the director of the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) since its creation in 2009 by the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE). NEUP...
Nuclear Education and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States on a wide basis in March of this year, and life as we knew it changed. “Social distancing” and “essential workers” entered the jargon and...
You know the old saying that those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach? Well, I say anyone thinking that way should be kept far away from students!In my time at Argonne National...
U.S. university programs: Lighting the way to a brighter nuclear future
We have dedicated this month’s edition of Nuclear News to university programs and their contributions in advancing the field of applied nuclear science and technology and readying the next...
U.K. sets plans for clean energy and green jobs by 2050
A 170-page energy white paper, Powering Our Net Zero Future, issued by the United Kingdom government on December 14 sets big goals for cleaning up the U.K.’s energy system. According to the...