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Long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel
To design reliable and safe geological repositories it is critical to understand how the characteristics of spent nuclear fuel evolve with time, and how this affects the storage en
May 07, 2021
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Katlyn Turner graduates
Katlyn Turner graduates with her PhD in Geological Sciences. Her thesis is entitled, "The high-pressure structural response of uranyl peroxides, uranyl nano-cages, and Ln2B2O7 pyro
June 19, 2017
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June 16, 2017
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Alex Lubkin graduates from the International Security Studies
Alex Lubkin graduated in the Interschool Honors Program in International Security Studies. His work won the William Perry Prize for policy relevant research.
June 16, 2017
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Rodney Ewing Awarded Campbell, Roebling and IMA Medals
Rod has been honored with three prestigious awards in the geological and mineralogical sciences. He is being recognized for his groundbreaking research on nuclear materials and his
November 06, 2015
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Rod Ewing Awarded 2015 Medal of Excellence
Rod has been awarded the 2015 Medal of Excellence by the International Mineralogical Association for his contribution to our understanding of mineralogical solutions to the safe di
July 14, 2015
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Rod Ewing Awarded Roebling Medal
Rod will be awarded the 2015 Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Baltimore. There will also be a s
May 05, 2015
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Redox response of actinide materials to highly ionizing radiation
As advanced nuclear fuels and wasteforms are developed, fundamental understanding of the processes controlling radiation damage accumulation is necessary. Here we report oxidation
April 30, 2015
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Reset of U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Strategy and Policy
The United States’ strategy for the storage and disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste is at a stalemate: spent nuclear fuel accumulates at nuclear power plants, yet there is
April 28, 2015
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Earth scientist and nuclear waste expert Rod Ewing joins Stanford
Rod Ewing, a mineralogist and materials scientist who is an expert on nuclear waste management and policy, will join Stanford University to focus on sustainable energy, security an
March 31, 2015