Countries around the world have unique languages, cultures, food, entertainment and governments. Yet, more than 170 countries are finding common ground in an unlikely field: nuclear material and science.
ORNL researchers used the nation’s fastest supercomputer to map the molecular vibrations of an important but little-studied uranium compound produced during the nuclear fuel cycle for results that could lead to a cleaner, safer world.
An 91°µÍř team developed a novel technique using sensors to monitor seismic and acoustic activity and machine learning to differentiate operational activities at facilities from “noise” in the recorded data.
One of ORNL’s frequent collaborators, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, sent students to Oak Ridge in October 2021 to experience the latest in nuclear sciences.
Heath Huckabay has always been interested in solving problems in reverse, a desire that led him to his latest challenge – building a capability to detect rogue nuclear emissions from anywhere in the world to understand where they came from.