News and Events

Texas A&M’s NSSPI, with the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, held a hands-on training exercise in Disaster City focused on nuclear smuggling detection. Participants used realistic scenarios to practice identifying and responding to illicit radioactive materials, strengthening national security preparedness.

NSSPI hosted the IAEA School of Nuclear Knowledge Management, bringing together international nuclear professionals for a week of training, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. Participants engaged in lectures, case studies, and group projects focused on improving how nuclear expertise is preserved and transferred across organizations and generations.

A Texas A&M NSSPI student is advancing research on portable neutron detection systems aimed at improving nuclear security and emergency response. The work focuses on enhancing field-deployable detection tools to more accurately identify and characterize neutron radiation, supporting faster and more reliable responses to radiological threats.

The INMM Student Chapter and NSSPI at Texas A&M University are organizing a workshop focused on nuclear nonproliferation challenges related to pebble-bed and TRISO-fueled reactors. The event will bring together experts and students to discuss safeguards approaches and the security implications of these next-generation reactor technologies as they move toward deployment.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a Nuclear Forensics Research Award to a Texas A&M University NSSPI-led team. The project supports research to improve methods for analyzing nuclear materials and strengthens training opportunities for students in nuclear security and forensic science.

Texas A&M NSSPI Stanton Fellows presented their nuclear security research at an annual seminar in Washington, D.C., sharing policy-relevant work on topics such as proliferation risks and nuclear security challenges. The event brought together fellows, mentors, and experts to exchange ideas and receive feedback on ongoing research.

Texas A&M University has named Dr. Man-Sung Yim as the new director of the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI). A professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Yim brings extensive international experience in nuclear security, nonproliferation, and energy policy.

A Texas A&M graduate student is improving nuclear fuel burnup simulations by applying uncertainty quantification, helping make predictions of isotope compositions more accurate for nuclear security and safeguards.

Students and professionals from Texas A&M’s NSSPI and Argonne National Laboratory participated in an international program in South Korea, where they toured nuclear facilities and engaged with experts on safeguards and security.

A Texas A&M NSSPI student studied whether silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) could improve large radiation detectors used at ports and borders.