GEMSTAR: A Nuclear Energy Paradigm Shift

Dr. Bruce Vogelaar

Department of Physics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

The presumption that nuclear reactors will retain their role in global energy production is constantly being challenged - even more so following recent events at Fukushima. Nuclear energy, despite being "green," has inexorably been coupled in the public mind with three paramount concerns: safety, weapons proliferation, and waste (and then ultimately cost). This talk will show that by asking, and answering, “what would an accelerator-driven civilian nuclear energy program look like," ADNA Corporation's GEM*STAR design directly addresses all three fundamental concerns: safety, proliferation, and waste - and also the final hurdle: cost.



 

Refreshments will be served in CP 179 at 3:15 PM