From October 21-25, Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) Director and Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering Dr. Sunil Chirayath served as a non-staff expert for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Faculty Development Course on Nuclear Security conducted at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. […]
NSSPI and Argonne National Laboratory Lead International Nuclear Facilities Experience in Europe
From June 15 – 22, the TEES Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives coordinated with Argonne National Laboratory to provide an International Nuclear Facilities Experience (INFE) that allowed graduate-level engineering and policy students from US universities and early career professionals from US national laboratories to visit nuclear facilities in foreign countries. This year […]
NSSPI Participates in International Nuclear Security Conference
In December, TEES Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI) Instructional Designer Kelley Ragusa traveled to Vienna, Austria to participate in the IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions. Ragusa delivered a presentation titled “Preparing the Next Generation of Nuclear Security Professionals-The Technology/Policy Nexus,” which discussed nuclear security training and education being carried […]
Ambassador Dengo of Costa Rica Visits with NSSPI Faculty and Students
The week of March 23, NSSPI hosted Ambassador Ana Teresa Dengo Benavides of Costa Rica. Ambassador Dengo served an extensive term as Costa Rica’s Ambassador to Austria and its Permanent Representative to the United Nations starting in August 2006. She concurrently served as the Chairperson of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission […]
NSSPI Represents Texas A&M at IAEA Safeguards Symposium
Nuclear Security Science & Policy Institute (NSSPI) staff members, Dr. Sunil Chirayath and Claudio Gariazzo, along with nuclear engineering graduate student Royal Elmore, traveled to Vienna, Austria to participate in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) symposium on “International Safeguards: Linking Strategy, Implementation and People” held October 20-24. The symposium provided an opportunity for participants […]