The low-energy nuclear reaction could see through heavy containers hiding materials that could be turned into nuclear weapons.
Security and Defense
Nuclear nonproliferation: gamma-ray vision for ports and border crossings
University alliance receives $51.5M in funding from Defense Threat Reduction Agency
The overall goals of the alliance are rooted in shaping the future of national security.
NERS Professor Sara A. Pozzi named IEEE Fellow
Professor Sara A. Pozzi recognized for contributions to neutron detection techniques and neutron transport Monte Carlo methods.
Titans of Nuclear interviews NERS faculty
Titans of Nuclear, a podcast featuring interviews with experts on nuclear energy, has interviews available with NERS professors James Duderstadt, Zhong He, Sara Pozzi and Alec Thomas.
Major research initiatives fuel national discussions
Three major initiatives led by NERS faculty are shaping the future of nuclear energy, including safety, security and treaty verification.
U-M hosts annual DOE UPR meeting and NNSA Administrator visits NERS labs
The University of Michigan (UM) hosted the annual Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (DNN R&D) University Program Review (UPR) meeting at the Sheraton Ann Arbor, June 5–7, 2018.
Sara Pozzi featured in nuclear nonproliferation podcast
By Kate McAlpine Oregon State University’s “Engineering Out Loud” podcast tackles nuclear nonproliferation, discussing work funded through the $25 million Consortium for Verification Technology. Sara Pozzi, a professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences and leader of that consortium, was interviewed about methods and technologies used to make sure that nuclear material earmarked for energy […]
