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RadLab
The RadLab at The University of Texas at Austin focuses on research using radiation and radioactivity to improve security and quality of life.
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Reactor
The NETL reactor, designed by General Atomics, is a TRIGA Mark II nuclear research reactor. The NETL is the newest of the current fleet of U.S. university reactors.
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Robotics
The Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group is an interdisciplinary research group whose mission is to develop and deploy advanced robotics in hazardous environments in order to minimize risk for the human operator.
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News
Dr. Dale Klein addresses the realities of the nuclear renaissance
Dr. Dale Klein, UT Austin Professor and former Commissioner of the NRC, spoke during a plenary at the 21st International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM 2025), in San Antonio, Texas last July. He cautioned us all not to repeat past mistakes, to consider the role of an independent regulator "sacrosanct," and develop an integrated, "long-term approach between industry and government, both here and internationally, if we want nuclear to scale to what the global economy now demands." Read more of his speech in this issue of Nuclear Newswire.
ANS and Nuclear Niche Present: TerraPower- A Leading Company in Energy and Healthcare
This Nuclear Niche event will be co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. We will be welcoming Dr. Jon McWhirter, Chief Engineer at TerraPower to speak on the intersection of nuclear power and healthcare.
đź“… When: Thursday, November 6th, 5:00 PM
đź“Ť Where: ETC 3.112
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Jon McWhirter, Chief Engineer at TerraPower
Event: Dr. Derek Haas speaking at the Texas Energy Summit
Come see Dr. Derek Haas speak on nuclear power in Texas at the 2025 Texas Energy Summit in downtown Austin at the Capitol. Student registration is free.
đź“… When: Thursday, November 6th, 1:30 PM
đź“Ť Where: Texas State Capitol
đź“ť Registration Link: Here
NuFor 2025
Dr. Sheldon Landsberger gave a presentation at the NuFor 2025 (Nuclear Forensics) conference in London, England at the Institute of Physics on October 8. More than 100 people attended mainly undergoing nuclear forensics research. Presentation co-authored by Derek Haas gave an overview of their nuclear forensics research conducted at the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab over the last 23 years.
New Report: Cultivating Homegrown Nuclear Talent in Texas
Texas has a 3–5 year window to staff more than 10,000 advanced nuclear jobs tied to announced power projects in the state. This demand for talent—concentrated in construction trades, nuclear technicians, operational staff, and four-year technical graduates—far exceeds the capacity of current in-state education and training pipelines and requires years to develop. Without targeted interventions, workforce constraints will become a bottleneck for deployment timelines and economic opportunity. To meet the speed and scale of the near-term demand for talent for these projects:
- Employers will have to move beyond advisory roles and directly invest in nuclear talent development.
- State agencies will need to send clear policy signals regarding nuclear workforce priorities, and
- Labor and Education will need to expand their pipelines, capacity, and programs.
The Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at UT Austin held the Texas Nuclear Workforce Development Workshop to align these stakeholders on actionable recommendations designed to complement recent state nuclear workforce development legislation.
