News Article, December 7, 2023 • “I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was young. I didn’t get too far into school before I realized that there’s only one Indiana Jones, so I turned to my second love — rocks,” Greg Roselle said about his entry into the field of geology. While Greg may have...
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News Article, April 7, 2021 • Have you ever started a new job and spent a lot of time figuring out everything from how to get paper for the printer to whether an important customer prefers quick phone calls to emails? In this photo taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic at Sandia National Laboratories’ boiling water...
Sandia contributes nuclear science expertise to the International Youth Nuclear Congress
News Article, November 14, 2022 • Sylvia Saltzstein, Sandia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technologies Senior Manager, will travel to Japan to participate in the upcoming International Youth Nuclear Congress November 27 through December 2. The conference presents an opportunity for young nuclear science professionals to discuss research, collaborate, network, and learn from senior leaders who share their...
Sandia provides knowledge management and technical expertise to Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
News Article, April 4, 2024 • Sandia’s extensive experience in geologic disposal of nuclear waste is making global impacts. December 2023: KINS and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) participants traveled from Korea to Albuquerque, New Mexico to have a weeklong technical exchange. Sandia is providing technical support to the Korea Institute of Nuclear...
Sandia to put nuclear waste storage canisters to the test
News Article, January 13, 2021 • Sandia National Laboratories is outfitting three 22.5-ton, 16.5-feet-long stainless-steel storage canisters with heaters and instrumentation to simulate nuclear waste so researchers can study their durability. The three canisters, which arrived in mid-November and have never contained any nuclear materials, will be used to study how much salt gathers on canisters...
Science serving others
News Article, March 19, 2024 • Engineer employs computer code to mitigate climate change and nuclear energy risks Dave Luxat is the epitome of “science serving others.” He is a second-generation engineer who is empathetic that change is hard, cares greatly about climate change mitigation and is passionate about building on the long-standing heritage of engineers...