[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Energy Advocates See Bright Future

[Stabin, Michael]

As a followup, we heard a nice lecture last night here at Vanderbilt by
J. W. Rogers, Jr. of Idaho National Laboratory on Generation IV reactor
designs. Here's a web site http://nuclear.inl.gov/gen4/   He focussed on
the VHTRs, which have interesting operating safety and waste
minimization features. They are envisioned to be used in hydrogen
production as well, for possible use as a replacement for gasoline in
autos, and other applications. Some good changes appear to be at hand. 

We are going to need a lot more trained nuclear engineers and health
physicists, though. I just got the announcement about next year's
Fellowship and Scholarship programs for nuclear engineering and health
physics. See www.musc.edu/specialprograms  The deadline for applications
is Jan 31, 2006. Graduate stipends pay $1700-2100/month plus all tuition
and fees. Vanderbilt has an active health physics program
(http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/physics/graduate/healthphysmasters) and
welcomes applications for graduate study.

Timbuk 3 sez....
"I study nuclear science, I love my classes
I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses
Things are going great, and they're only getting better 
I'm doin' all right, getting good grades
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades"


Mike

Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 
Vanderbilt University 
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-2675 
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