From December 10 to 12, the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) partnered with the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN) and the University of Sao Paulo (USP) to organize an international workshop in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The workshop, titled “Career Opportunities for Graduates in Nuclear Safety and Security,” was focused on […]
NSSPI Conducts Nuclear Security Workshop for South African Utility
In November, Dr. Craig Marianno and Dr. Jeremy Osborn from the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI), along with Fred Marcussen of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, travelled to Cape Town, South Africa to conduct a nuclear security workshop at ESKOM, the South African electricity utility that operates the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. […]
NSSPI signs MOA with PDPU for Nuclear Security Research and Education Collaboration
In September, Professor Chaitanyamoy Ganguly, professor of nuclear engineering, and Mr. Abhinav Kapadia, chief financial officer, from Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) in Gandhinagar, India visited Texas A&M University to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between PDPU and the Texas A&M College of Engineering, specifically the Department of Nuclear Engineering, the Center for Nuclear […]
NSSPI Student Evaluates Options for Effective Border Monitoring
Preventing terrorists from smuggling nuclear and radiological material across our borders has been a priority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) since the beginning of this century. Radiation detection portal monitors are currently the primary means by which the CBP scans cargo and vehicles at ports […]
Detecting Environmental Radiation at Tailgates
By Savanna Hoover | It’s gameday in College Station, late September. Maroon and white tents cover the campus. There’s an electric spirit in the air, an energy beginning to build momentum. Standing next to the A.I. Engineering building’s yellow brick walls, underneath a line of concrete carved cattle heads, 10 nuclear engineering students split into […]