Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship for Undergraduate Summer Research
There is an opportunity for Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or Chemistry sophomores and juniors to come to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) this summer and conduct research related to nuclear applications with a $10,000 summer stipend. The summer research program will begin on June 20 and last until August 12, 2016.
Deadline: May 1, 2016 for priority review, applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis for space available after that date.
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Low-Energy Experimental Nuclear Physics at LLNL
The Nuclear and Particle Physics Group at LLNL has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to play a major role in extending the surrogate nuclear reaction technique to isotopes further than 1-2 nucleons from stability by performing experiments in "inverse kinematics".
To apply for this position, or for additional information, please go to posting #100905 at: https://careers.llnl.gov/. Any questions regarding the position should be directed to Nicholas Scielzo at scielzo1@llnl.gov or 925-422-4172. We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible. Review of applications will begin on May 9th and will continue until the position is filled.
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National Nuclear Security Administration Graduate Fellowship Program
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) is a career launchpad for exceptional graduate-level students committed to the nuclear security mission. Fellows are placed in year-long, salaried (plus benefits) positions at NNSA locations nationwide. Working alongside NNSA experts and leading researchers, Fellows receive specialized training, career development, and professional networking while directly supporting NNSA's critical nuclear security missions in positions that span the technical and policy realm.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens eligible for a high-level security clearance and be accepted into, enrolled in, or graduating from a master's or Ph.D. program during the year of application. A combined policy and technical background is highly desirable. Knowledge of a foreign language is a plus. Students with backgrounds in safety and health, infrastructure and operations management, or finance/accounting are also encouraged to apply.
Applications for fellowships beginning in June 2017 are accepted from March 1, 2016 through the deadline of October 3, 2016.
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Unilateral or Bilateral Reductions?
Michael Krepon, Arms Control Wonk
The next US president faces lots of questions relating to nuclear weapons and nuclear threat reduction. Here's one: Should the United States unilaterally reduce strategic forces deemed to be in excess of the Pentagon's needs, or wait instead for an agreement to proceed in parallel with the Russian Federation?
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Clinton Overstates Nuclear Achievement
Eugene Kiely, FactCheck.org
April 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton overstates the impact of a 2011 nuclear agreement with Russia in a TV ad that says she was responsible for "securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons."
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Sandia Dial-a-Fire Test Complex Ignites Huge Blaze
Sandia National Laboratories, Phys.org
April 29, 2016
Though researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories Thermal Test Complex study a variety of fires, they focus on those that rotate rather than burn in place. Whirls generate much higher heat fluxes than non-rotational fires.
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MOX Gets Mixed Grades from Energy Department
Walter C. Jones, The Augusta Chronicle
April 28, 2016
The Department of Energy gave the consortium building the mixed-oxide fuel processing facility at Savannah River Site an overall grade of 49 percent in its most recent annual review. That grade earned it a $4.3 million fee, just less than half of the $8.9 million that could have been awarded for flawless work.
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U.S. Torpedoing the Nuclear Deal Will Reaffirm Iran's Distrust
Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Sina Toossi, The Huffington Post
The nuclear deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 world powers last summer, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was predicated on a basic give-and-take.
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LOOKING BACK AT CHERNOBYL
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Why the Chernobyl Nuclear Ruins Are a 20th-Century Pompeii
Kristin Romey, National Geographic
An archaeologist explains why he's studying the radioactive remains of an abandoned Soviet nuclear city.
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Lockheed Still Supporting Portable Nuclear Generator
Aaron Mehta, Defense News
Lockheed Martin continues to invest in its portable nuclear fusion generator, with that investment recently entering a more advanced stage, according to the head of the company's Skunk Works division.
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Fukushima at Sea? China Wants a Fleet of Floating Nuclear Power Plants
China is planning to build nuclear reactors that will take to the sea to provide power in remote locations, possibly including the controversial man-made islands in the contested waters of the South China Sea.
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