Nuclear Sleuths: University of Florida To Lead $25 Million National Consortium on Nuclear Forensics (UF News)

Nuclear Sleuths: University of Florida To Lead $25 Million National Consortium on Nuclear Forensics

L to R: Assel Aitkaliyeva, Juan Claudio Nino, Ryan Houim, Jim Baciak, Kyle Hartig, Nathalie Wall

The University of Florida will lead a $25 million, 16-university team of 31 scientists and engineers in the development of new techniques and the training of future specialists in nuclear forensics, which identifies and tracks nuclear materials to support global safety.​​ 

​​​The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), aims to prepare 135 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to help federal laboratories throughout the United States address current and future needs in nuclear forensics, and to replace an aging workforce.​​ 

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