Berkeley Nuclear Research Center

“The Nuclear Science and Security Consortium: Overview and Research Highlights" by Prof. Jasmina Vujic

Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.
112 Walker Building, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Jasmina Vujic
Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley

The Nuclear Science and Security Consortium: Overview and Research Highlights

Dr. Vujic’s bio is included.

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Radioactive waste leaking from six tanks at Washington state nuclear site

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Six underground storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River in Washington state were recently found to be leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to human health, state and federal officials said on Friday.

The seeping waste adds to decades of soil contamination caused by leaking storage tanks at Hanford in the past and threatens to further taint groundwater below the site but poses no near-term danger of polluting the Columbia River, officials said. READ MORE

Prof. Jasmina Vujic: The Latest State of the Art in Nuclear Power

IEEE Meeting Announcement - Joint Meeting
Oakland/East Bay Section, Life Members Affinity Group
Power & Energy Society Chapter
Title: The Latest State of the Art in Nuclear Power
Speaker: Prof. Jasmina Vujic
Department of Nuclear Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Dinner is served at 6:30 PM
The talk begins at 7:00 PM
Place: Willow Tree Restaurant
6513 Regional St
Dublin, CA 94568
Cost: $15.00 per person, includes buffet dinner

RSVP: Reservations are required no later than Noon, Tuesday, March 19, at
http://ieee4life.org.

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BNRC co-director David McCallen new UCOP associate vice president

We are pleased to announce the appointment of David McCallen as the associate vice president, Laboratory Programs, in the Lab Management Office. David will lead the university’s oversight of the scientific and mission programs at Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National laboratories, as well as other contractual responsibilities to the Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). David will be joining the university in his new role on January 16.

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First Spring School in DSP for Radiation Detection (March 4-8) in Etcheverry Hall

An one-week school represents an outstanding opportunity to learn about DSP and realtime modifications and implementations using digital MCA developed by Valentin Jordanov.
Please see the attached program.