The University of Rhode Island has formalized a research and education partnership with Australia’s Flinders University that advances AUKUS, a security partnership signed by the governments of the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. URI’s agreement with Flinders will bolster Australia’s efforts to produce the skilled workforce it needs to deliver on the AUKUS security pact, which includes a phased approach to build Australia’s undersea capability through the acquisition of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
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Was That Explosion Chemical or Nuclear?
New PNNL research makes it easier to differentiate between chemical and nuclear explosions.
UTEP Receives $5M Department of Energy Grant to Train Next Generation Nuclear Security Workforce
The University of Texas at El Paso in partnership with the University of New Mexico and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will prepare the next generation of nuclear security enterprise talent to develop electronics for extreme environments through a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
GW Expert Available to Discuss U.S. Protection of Nuclear Secrets
WASHINGTON (Aug. 15, 2022)— When the FBI executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate it has been reported that among the records searched for were classified documents relating to nuclear weapons. Both Donald Trump and his…
George Miller selected for John S. Foster Medal for contributions to national security
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Emeritus George Miller has been named the 2021 recipient of the John S. Foster Medal for his contributions to U.S. national security.
Students of nuclear security have a problem. Here’s how to help them.
Sandia National Laboratories is teaming up with the University of New Mexico to create a new approach to teaching nuclear security.
LLNL welcomes “Ruby” supercomputer for national nuclear security mission & COVID-19 research
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), along with partners Intel, Supermicro and Cornelis Networks, have deployed “Ruby,” a high performance computing (HPC) cluster that will perform functions for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and support the Laboratory’s COVID-19 research.
Livermore, university researchers describe how antineutrino detectors could aid nuclear nonproliferation efforts
A tiny, invisible particle, antineutrinos, could offer help for a big problem – the threat of nuclear proliferation. With advances, researchers are moving closer to the day when they can deploy technology to remotely monitor these particles from nuclear power plants at long distances.