The Nuclear Noodle

Our Mission

The Nuclear Noodle Newsletter is a student-run e-newsletter that covers news pertaining to the U.S. and global nuclear industries. Our objectives include: 

  • Giving students interested in nuclear science and engineering a platform to express their views

  • Informing the student body and greater Knoxville community about events in the nuclear industry

  • Providing students and members of the nuclear industry with context for how technological advancements in the nuclear industry affect society, as well as how public opinion influences the growth of the nuclear industry

  • Ensuring that students have opportunities to get involved in ANS from day one of their freshman year

  • Promoting nuclear science and technology 

 

Scientists Develop Diamond Battery that Runs on Radiation
2018-02-01 11:52 Scientists Develop Diamond Battery that Runs on Radiation   By Devon Drey   In December of 2016, physicists and chemists at the University of Bristol Cabot Institute in the United Kingdom posted...
Making Nuclear Power Economical: Congress Passes Tax Benefits for New Nuclear
2018-02-01 11:51 Making Nuclear Power Economical: Congress Passes Tax Benefits for New Nuclear   By: John Wagner   Previously untapped oil and natural gas reserves have revved up a fossil-fuel boom recently, as ...
Professor Files Lawsuit Against Academic Critic : Why You Should Care
2018-02-01 11:51 Professor Files Lawsuit Against Academic Critic : Why You Should Care     By: Matthew Herald   In 2015, Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson published a paper claiming the United States can transi...
Keeping Up with the Heat: Accident Tolerant Fuel and Cladding
2018-02-01 11:49 Keeping Up with the Heat: Accident Tolerant Fuel and Cladding   By: John Taylor   Almost seven years ago, disaster struck the nuclear industry when a tsunami severely damaged the Fukushima-Daiic...