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Nuclear safety and security
March 14th, 2012
Siegfried Hecker provides testimony to Congress on governance of nuclear security
in the newsSiegfried Hecker provides testimony to the House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Arms Services Committee of the House on governance, oversight and management of the nation's nuclear security enterprise. Hecker says the current system of management is no longer "deliberate, innovative and successful," due primarily to the demands of Congress for greater accountability.
March 13th, 2012
Sidney Drell honored by National Nuclear Security Administration
in the newsSidney Drell, co-founder and former co-director of CISAC, was honored with the NNSA Administrator's Gold Medal of Excellence for Distinguished Service, the highest honorary award granted by the National Nuclear Security Administration for his lifetime commitment to nuclear issues.
March 12th, 2012
Stanford experts look at lessons learned from Japan crisis
in the newsMarch 11 marked the one-year anniversary of Japan's 9.0 earthquake and the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. CISAC's experts examine what Japan and the world have learned from these catastrophic events.
- » Ed Blandford: The events at Fukushima Daiichi were due to a series of failures
- » Rodney Ewing: We need to know more about what happens when hot seawater hits nuclear fuel
March 8th, 2012
Rodney Ewing in Science magazine reviews irradiated nuclear fuel on Fukushima anniversary
in the news: Science on March 9, 2012On anniversary of Japan's nuclear disaster, CISAC affiliate Rodney Ewing reviews in Science magazine the various nuclear fuel interactions after a meltdown.
March 5th, 2012
OpEd: Former Stanford honors student calls North Korea's new leader a "Corleone"
Op-ed: The New York Times on March 4, 2012Former CISAC honors student Sheena Chestnut Greitens writes in an OpEd in The New York Times that North Korea's young new leader is a "Corleone" who now must be both head of state and mafia don. Chestnut Greitens' piece builds on her honors thesis about the state-sanctioned crime syndicate that permeates society in the isolated country.
January 12th, 2012
Stanford scholars weigh in on Iran's nuclear program
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsWith tension rising over Iran’s nuclear program, we asked three prominent nuclear experts to discuss what U.S. policymakers should bear in mind as they consider their range of options. Read more »
December 13th, 2011
Scott Sagan discusses President Obama's bid to reduce the nuclear threat
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsAt the Lowy Institute in Australia, Scott Sagan examines U.S. nuclear strategy, and argues that the Obama administration is "right to declare often and loudly that the U.S. should remain committed to work in good faith toward a world without nuclear weapons." 
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