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One of the department’s biggest projects is the renovation of the Ford Nuclear Reactor building. The reactor shut down in 2003 and has since been decommissioned. The pit where the reactor was once housed is perfect for NERS lab space since the thick walls keep radiation from escaping the building. Above the labs, we plan to build faculty offices.
The department is presently at capacity with regards to both students and faculty, so the project will give NERS more room to grow. The cost of the renovation is estimated at about $11 million, $5 million of which was generously donated by Dr. J. Robert Beyster. Efforts to raise the remaining $6 million are ongoing, with help from donors like you.
Professor Sara Pozzi's Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Group develops new ways to identify and characterize nuclear material.
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences