19 Events

The St. Anthony uranium mine in northwest New Mexico, as seen in 2007.

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Seminar - Open to the Public

Living with Uranium: The Impact of Uranium Mining on Indigenous Communities

Thu., Dec. 10, 2020 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Online

On Dec. 10, the Project on Managing the Atom hosted a panel discussion on the impact of uranium mining on indigenous communities as part of its ongoing series on Diversity and Inclusion in the Nuclear Field. A full recording of the event is viewable at the link below.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Seminar - Open to the Public

A Nuclear Role in Decarbonization?

Wed., Apr. 25, 2018 | 10:00am - 11:30am

Littauer Building - Fainsod Room, 324

Speaker: Michael Ford, French Environmental Fellow, Harvard University Center for the Environment.

In this seminar, we will briefly examine the history of the U.S. Department of Energy in advanced nuclear research and development and propose an alternative path that is better suited to the market and technical realities of advanced nuclear concepts. We will also examine broader issues of institutional capacity that may impact the wider deployment of nuclear power to meet carbon mitigation goals.

Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Reactors

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Seminar - Open to the Public

Can we break the link between nuclear energy and nuclear weapons?

Wed., Mar. 28, 2018 | 10:00am - 11:30am

One Brattle Square - Room 350

Speaker: AMB Laura S. H. Holgate

Advanced nuclear reactors offer enormous promise as carbon-free solutions for a range of energy and development challenges due to their potentially lower cost, flexibility, and enhanced safety. To meaningfully influence climate change, these reactors will need to be widely deployed, including in countries without extensive nuclear experience and in designs using novel fuel cycles. And policymakers, regulators, and civil society will need to have confidence that these reactors are designed not only with safety and cost in mind but also with due consideration to whether terrorists, insiders, or even governments can sabotage a facility or acquire or divert nuclear material that could be used for weapons. Meeting these challenges requires more than a slogan of “proliferation resistance” and relates to security- and safeguards-by-design as well as fuel cycle characteristics. Reactors that incorporate security- and safeguards-by-design could become more attractive exports, maximizing economic and national security benefits for the United States.

Seminar - Open to the Public

India's Nuclear Energy Policy and Climate Change

Tue., Sep. 30, 2014 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Taubman Building - Kalb Seminar Room, Room 275

Minister Jairam Ramesh is a Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project and a leader in international climate negotiations. A Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh, Ramesh was chief negotiator for India at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 to 18 December 2009. He has been a leading figure in international climate diplomacy for years. In this Project on Managing the Atom Seminar, Ramesh will examine India's Nuclear Energy Policy and Climate Change.

Seminar - Open to the Public

Turkey’s Energy Future: What Role for Nuclear Power?

Tue., Nov. 12, 2013 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Memduh Karakullukçu is the Vice-Chairman and President of the Global Relations Forum and the Founding Partner of the online legal informatics enterprise, kanunum.com. He will present a joint MTA/ENRP seminar titled "Turkey’s Energy Future: What Role for Nuclear Power?"

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.