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Newswise: ‘Doubly magic’ rare isotope oxygen-28 can’t overcome its neutron-rich instability
Released: 6-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
‘Doubly magic’ rare isotope oxygen-28 can’t overcome its neutron-rich instability
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Isotopes — atoms of a particular element that have different numbers of neutrons — can be used for a variety of tasks, from tracking climate change to conducting medical research.Investigating rare isotopes, which have extreme neutron-to-proton imbalances and are often created in accelerator facilities, provides scientists with opportunities to test their theories of nuclear structure and to learn more about isotopes that have yet to be utilized in application.

25-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Nuclear weapons tests are unappreciated source of radioactivity in German wild boars
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Scientists hypothesized that radioactive cesium contamination in some German wild boars stemmed from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Newswise:Video Embedded a-brave-and-daring-poem-by-the-idream-team
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Released: 29-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
A Brave and Daring Poem by the IDREAM Team
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOE Basic Energy Sciences 2023 “Poetry of Science Art Contest” aims to educate and inspire; voting for the People’s Choice Award closes September 15.

Newswise: Calculations Predict Surprising Quark Diffusion in Hot Nuclear Matter
Released: 25-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Calculations Predict Surprising Quark Diffusion in Hot Nuclear Matter
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Tracking how high energy jets of quarks travel through the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) can reveal information about the QGP’s properties. Recent theoretical calculations that include non-local quantum interactions in the QGP predict a super-diffusive process that deflects energetic particles faster than previously assumed. The discovery might help explain why the QGP flows like a nearly perfect liquid.

Newswise: A FORCE to be reckoned with: Computer modeling for optimal energy partnerships
Released: 21-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A FORCE to be reckoned with: Computer modeling for optimal energy partnerships
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Integrating nuclear power into broader energy systems, including renewable energy sources and heat-intensive industries, could improve flexibility and unlock revenue streams for nuclear power producers.

Newswise: Argonne researchers power up: Co-awarded 9 nuclear projects from Department of Energy
Released: 17-Aug-2023 11:20 AM EDT
Argonne researchers power up: Co-awarded 9 nuclear projects from Department of Energy
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers obtain nine awards from the U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Program and Integrated Research projects, propelling innovation and advancing nuclear technology.

Newswise: Watching Trends: How INL Helps the NRC Model Risk and Reliability
Released: 14-Aug-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Watching Trends: How INL Helps the NRC Model Risk and Reliability
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Supporters of nuclear energy tout the safety and reliability of nuclear power, and data supports their claims.

Released: 2-Aug-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Power Plant Failure Will Immobilize Electric Vehicles and Medical Services Will Collapse, Warns Dr. Leslie Norins
OpEdist LLC

The often-ignored downside to having all vehicles become electric-powered is that medical services will collapse if the central power plant becomes inoperative.

   
Newswise: New Tech Brings Resilience To Small-Town Hydropower
Released: 21-Jul-2023 2:30 PM EDT
New Tech Brings Resilience To Small-Town Hydropower
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) celebrated the ribbon-cutting of its new Microgrid in a Box, which was deployed in partnership with the Fall River Electric Cooperative at its hydropower plant in rural Idaho.

Newswise: Curious compound: Tin selenide may hold the key for thermoelectric solutions
Released: 10-Jul-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Curious compound: Tin selenide may hold the key for thermoelectric solutions
Florida State University

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory discovered that atomic-level structural changes occur when the compound tin selenide heats up — changes that help it to conduct electricity but not heat.

Newswise: Global Learning Collaboration: International Researchers, Visitors Connect At INL
Released: 10-Jul-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Global Learning Collaboration: International Researchers, Visitors Connect At INL
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Idaho National Laboratory’s International Researcher and Visitor Program drives cross-cultural exchange and promotes collaboration with worldwide scientists and academia inspiring creativity within INL’s scientific community.

Released: 26-Jun-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Headlines involving the fascinating (and perilous) world of oceanography and marine biology can be viewed on the Marine Science channel
Newswise

The recent tragic loss of the Titan submersible in the depths of the North Atlantic has brought the fascinating (and very dangerous) world of Oceanography and Marine Science to the forefront. Below are some recent stories that have been added to the Marine Science channel on Newswise, including expert commentary on the Titan submersible.

       
Newswise: Gearhart named director of ORNL’s Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Gearhart named director of ORNL’s Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

John Gearhart has been named director of the Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective June 19.

Newswise: Chula’s Department of Nuclear Engineering Offers In-depth Radiation Measurement and Explains the Dangers Associated with Caesium-137
Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Chula’s Department of Nuclear Engineering Offers In-depth Radiation Measurement and Explains the Dangers Associated with Caesium-137
Chulalongkorn University

Lecturers of the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chulalongkorn University have found no contamination or spreading of Caesium-137 to the environment in the area of Prachin Buri Province as reported in the news. The Department aims to provide academic services and radiation measurements by a team of experts with in-depth measurement equipment.

Newswise: Early career scientist wins prestigious Hungarian physics award
Released: 1-Jun-2023 12:25 PM EDT
Early career scientist wins prestigious Hungarian physics award
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Laszlo Horvath, an early career physicist at PPPL, is the winner of the 2022 Károly Simonyi Memorial Plaque from the Hungarian Nuclear Society.

Newswise: Overcoming nuke stigma through critical thinking
Released: 23-May-2023 11:05 PM EDT
Overcoming nuke stigma through critical thinking
Kyoto University

The food contamination that followed the Fukushima nuclear plant incident in 2011 caused widespread fear, both within Japan and internationally.

   
Newswise: Liz Laudadio is developing durable materials for clean energy
Released: 23-May-2023 1:10 PM EDT
Liz Laudadio is developing durable materials for clean energy
Argonne National Laboratory

Liz Laudadio, a Walter Massey Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, describes their research aimed at coatings to prevent corrosion of materials in settings like nuclear reactors.

Newswise: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant to Map Potential Path of Proposed Wastewater Release from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Released: 17-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant to Map Potential Path of Proposed Wastewater Release from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant has been recommended for rapid response funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Program to study the pathways of circulation in Cape Cod Bay. This study is designed to shed light on the possible fate of 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which the plant’s owner, Holtec, has proposed to release into Cape Cod Bay.

Newswise: New Study Examines US Markets for Microreactors
Released: 15-May-2023 4:05 PM EDT
New Study Examines US Markets for Microreactors
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Developers seeking to deploy advanced nuclear reactors can find high market potential in states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws, and widespread social acceptance – factors outlined in a new report by researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).



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