Institute of Nuclear Materials Management - Texas A&M Student Chapter

Dr. Charlton is back in Aggieland and kicking off this morning’s session at the Advanced Reactor Safeguards Workshop.

Advanced Reactor Safeguards Workshop is kicking off right now!

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President - Mario Mendoza
Vice President - Athena Sagadevan
Secretary - Alexis Maldonado
Treasurer - Jackson Wagner
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Undergraduate Liaison - Alexander Perry
Social Chair - Yanuar Ady Setiawan

Howdy!

INMM in combination with the Institute for National Security & Cyber-Security Education & Research (INSCER), the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI), and the Bush School of Government & Public Service will host a panel on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review.

The event will be on Wednesday, 28 March 2018 at the Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center (MSC 1400) from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/560038604352752/

Howdy!

Last week, the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) and the Texas A&M Student Chapter of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management hosted the first-ever Panel on Interdisciplinary Nuclear Security (PINS). If you would like to view the event, there is a link below that will take you to the recording of the live stream.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/nsspi/videos/1888033958107830/

NSSPI and INMM Sponsor Panel on North Korea On February 8th, the TEES Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI), along with the Texas A&M Student Chapter of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), sponsored the first Panel on Interdisciplinary Nuclear Security (PINS).

We had a great round table discussion today with our guest, Disney Maren, about the NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP).

Be sure to come out this evening at 5:00 pm in AI 111 to hear her presentation on the NGFP and enjoy Layne's Chicken.

INMM is about to kick off the new semester with our first meeting on Wednesday, September 6th. Come learn about the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP). The meeting starts at 5 pm in AI M111 and we are serving Layne's chicken.

Additionally, our guest speaker will host a round table discussion at 12:00 pm on Wednesday the 6th at AI M304. This is a great chance to discuss the NGFP in a more informal setting. RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your lunch and one of 8 seats at the table.

We hope y'all will join us for the start of a great semester with INMM!

Howdy, hopefully everyone's semester is off to a great start! Tomorrow there will be a meeting at the AI Engineering Building Room 111 at 4:00 pm featuring Dr. Moyer from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he will be giving a presentation on the progress in separation of minor actinides for used nuclear fuel recycle. If you haven't paid your dues, tomorrow would be a great time to do so, it's $20. As always, refreshments and food will be served. Hope to see you all there!

Howdy everyone, there will be a general meeting on Monday, October 10 at 5:30 PM in the ANIN Auditorium. It will feature Professor Mac Namee from the Bush School who will be giving a presentation on nuclear terrorism. Also, if you haven't paid your dues, then Monday would be a great time to that. Hope to see everyone there!

Here is something that we are excited to present to the INMM members this year!

Howdy all,

As mentioned at the INMM meeting this Wednesday evening, the INMM Southwest Chapter of which the TAMU Student Chapter is a member of is attempting to facilitate a mentor program where students are placed in contact with a professional in the nuclear security & safeguards fields. Will all INMM members who have paid their dues or plan to pay dues to become a TAMU INMM Chapter member with an interest in the mentor program please email me the following information:

Name
Classification: Graduate/Undergraduate & Year
Professional interests
Whether you are interested in:
A lab (& Name of specific laboratory if you have a preference)
Private Organization (& Specific Name)
Non-Governmental Organization/Think Tank
DOE/NNSA/DHS/NRC
International Atomic Energy Agency
Other (& Please Specify)

We will work to put you in contact with an individual from one of these types of organizations or with relevant experience.


Best,
Steven Horowitz
[email protected]

Thank y'all for coming out!

The Texas A&M student chapter had a full house last night to listen to Ms. Maren Disney, a recruiter from the National Nuclear Security Administration, who gave a presentation on the NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program.

Institute of Nuclear Materials Management - Texas A&M Student Chapter

From our Student Chapter President:

Howdy!

It is my pleasure to invite you all to the first meeting of the semester for the Texas A&M Student Chapter of the Institute of Nuclear Material Management this Wednesday, September 7th at 5:30-7 PM in AIEN 111. Layne's Chicken will be provided! Ms. Maren Disney, a recruiter from the National Nuclear Security Administration, will be presenting on the NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program. There will also be a general overview of the club's objectives and purpose. Immediately following the meeting there will be a social at The Corner where you can interact with INMM members and get to know more about the club.

We are trying to get more involvement in the club this year so keep an eye out for announcements about the talks that will be scheduled throughout the semester. With membership you are provided with an INMM T-shirt and the first 10 people to pay their club dues will also be given a very nice INMM polo!

Hope to see you there!
Steven


Steven Horowitz
[email protected]

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It’s not just the name of Superman’s home planet. Actually, the element krypton was discovered on Earth 118 years ago today and is one of the rarest gases present in the atmosphere.

In 1898 two chemists, William Ramsay and his assistant Morris Travers, observed an unusual greenish-yellow light in a spectrometer when analysing one of their samples. The glow turned out to be from krypton residue left behind after liquefied air was boiled away.

This noble gas still has a number of applications in nuclear science today. Krypton plays a crucial role in the krypton fluoride laser, an important device in the nuclear fusion energy research community. It can be used to generate intense pulses of ultraviolet light to initiate nuclear fusion reactions by targeting a pellet containing a mixture of deuterium and tritium. The isotope krypton-83 also has applications in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess certain lung diseases, for example. Since the gas is also a byproduct of using nuclear reactors, it’s proportion in the atmosphere can be analysed to monitor nuclear activities around the world.

http://nsspi.tamu.edu/news/2016/05/inmm-student-chapter-hosts-safeguards-culture-workshop

INMM Student Chapter Hosts Safeguards Culture Workshop The Texas A&M Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) Student Chapter, with guidance and support from the INMM International Safeguards Technical Division and the Southwest Regional Chapter, hosted a Safeguards and Organizational Culture Workshop on April 26-27, 2016 on the Texas A&M Univer...

NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program: Home The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) is a full-time, salaried fellowship program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy for highly motivated graduate-level students interested in a career in nuclear security.

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INMM A&M Chapter - Home INMM is an international organization that is dedicated to improving the management of nuclear related materials. The INMM student chapter at TAMU provides support for those engaged in nuclear materials management and safeguards through meetings and pr...