April 24-25: WSU Tri-Cities Parker Lectures focuses on Hanford radiation, chemicals
Inhalation toxicology expert Roger O. McClellan will speak about the radiation and chemicals used at the Hanford Site.
nuclear energy
New capability supports U.S. energy, security needs
PULLMAN, Wash. – A first-of-its-kind-worldwide research capability will help unravel the mysteries of material behavior at extreme conditions and short time scales in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s vital national security missions.
March 25: Reception, lecture by emeritus award winner
PULLMAN, Wash. – The free, public Legacy of Excellence Reception – including a lecture by 2015 Washington State University Emeritus Society Legacy of Excellence Award winner George W. Hinman – will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in Todd Hall 125. Hinman will talk about nuclear energy issues in Washington state.
Axing a lot of nuclear power plants
Energy is the lifeblood of modern economies and there’s no more amazingly useful form of energy than electricity. That’s why I initially was startled to read the recent news that the last of Japan’s 54 nuclear power plants has been shut down, a turn of events that makes Japan the first major economy of this century […]