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Policy and Climate

Fastest Path to Zero InitiativeJanuary 20, 2023

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A Prequel to “A Step-by-Step Guide to Nuclear Innovation Policy.”

Sara NormanAugust 9, 2022

Q&A with River Bennett

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An interest in clean energy brought River to the graduate programs at NERS and ISD.

Sara NormanJune 21, 2022

NERS faculty receive $5.1M in DOE funding awards

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The awards will support our research in compact heat exchangers, SPn transport in advanced reactors, and irradiation creep mechanisms.

Sara NormanMay 20, 2022

Todd Allen, John Lee, and Kristine Svinicki supporting National Academies Studies

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The studies are centered around advanced nuclear, fuel, and threats.

Sara NormanMarch 2, 2022

NEA Appoints Aditi Verma to Global Forum Working Groups

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The groups are in support of NEA’s Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology, and Policy.

Sara NormanFebruary 16, 2022

Aditi Verma receives Catalyst Grant from Graham Sustainability Institute

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Verma and her team are developing a participatory approach to nuclear energy infrastructure design.

Sara NormanNovember 11, 2021

Aditi Verma guest edits special humanities issue of Nuclear Technology

The special issue examines the intersection of nuclear technology and social sciences.

Sara NormanNovember 5, 2021

Kristine Svinicki given Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award from ANS and NEI

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The award recognizes outstanding service in developing and guiding the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Sara NormanAugust 30, 2021

Denia Djokić and Aditi Verma join NERS and Fastest Path

Djokić joined the team as an Assistant Research Scientist and Verma as an Assistant Research Scientist, and as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022.

Sara NormanApril 22, 2021

Global climate efforts require nuclear energy—and the US is positioned to lead

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This year, the U.S. will set new Nationally Determined Contributions toward mitigating climate change, building on the Paris climate agreement. As promises for greenhouse gas reductions become more ambitious, international forecasts projecting that nuclear may contribute at most 10 percent of the global energy supply by 2050 are not ambitious enough. 

Sara NormanMarch 8, 2021

Q&A with Kristine Svinicki

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Suzanne Baker recently chatted with Svinicki about her new adjunct professor role at NERS.

Sara NormanMarch 8, 2021

Kristine Svinicki joins NERS as adjunct professor

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The NERS alumna served as Chairman and Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for over a decade.

Sara NormanJanuary 19, 2021

NERS Alum Kristine Svinicki is stepping down as Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Svinicki’s role at the top of the NRC spanned three U.S. presidencies.

Sara NormanJune 8, 2020

NERS Chair Todd Allen elected chair of NEDHO

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Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization is an alliance between U.S. nuclear engineering programs.

Sara NormanApril 15, 2020

Nuclear Grand Challenge engages student ideas for waste revenue

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Inaugural competition appealed to climate-conscience students and promoted interdisciplinary collaborations.

Sara NormanMarch 11, 2020

Earth Day Q+A with NERS PhD Candidate Kelsy Green

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Kelsy talks about her passion for the environment and for zero-carbon energy sources like nuclear.

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