The American Nuclear Society At UTK

We are a student-run organization dedicated to the promotion of Nuclear Science and Engineering on our Campus and in the East Tennessee Community.

Putin’s Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly: Need for Fear?

By Luke Seifert
On March 1st, 2018, Russian president Vladimir Putin gave his presidential address to the Russian Federal Assembly. The speech was focused on two main topics: the development of Russia and its people, and Russian national security. Specifically, Putin spent much of his speech.. →

Remnants of the Space Race: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

By John Taylor
The idea of using nuclear fission to propel a ship through space dates to the Cold War, when both the United States and the Soviet Union conducted studies related to nuclear propulsion. At the time, none of these rockets ever entered space due to budget shortcomings, interests.. →