Technetium-99m, a daughter of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), is the most popular radioisotope and is used in over 40 million medical procedures every year for diagnosing everything from heart disease to cancer. Because the US currently imports all of its Mo-99 from aging reactors overseas, the supply chain for this critical radioisotope is vulnerable to transportation problems […]
NSSPI Co-Organizes Meeting on Human Reliability Program for Indian Industries of National Importance
From October 14 through 16, the Texas A&M University Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) in Bengaluru, India jointly conducted a virtual meeting of their Core Group on Human Reliability Program in Industries of National Importance for India, including nuclear industry. Human Reliability Programs help ensure […]
NSSPI Student Working on New Tools for Nuclear Forensics
In 2010, Congress passed the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, which created initiatives to support research into determining the source of nuclear or radiological material that has been either confiscated or recovered from a detonated weapon. This allows authorities to identify the origin of the material and piece together how it was obtained and who […]
NSSPI Conducts Workshop on Nuclear Safeguards at INMM Annual Meeting
This summer, the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University conducted an online workshop on the Policy and Technical Fundamentals of International Nuclear Safeguards in conjunction with the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM). The workshop was intended to provide a comprehensive overview of […]
NSSPI Welcomes Jenner as Stanton Fellow
The Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) welcomes Dr. Edward Jenner as its 2020-2021 Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow. The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program supports young scholars to pursue policy-relevant technical research in nuclear security for a twelve-month period at Texas A&M University under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Fellowships are […]