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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · 1d

I visited Fukushima this summer. Here are some thoughts on how ongoing decontamination efforts there consider humans and nature, and strike a balance between memory, safety, and revival.
It was such a meaningful visit and I hope to return to help in some way.

Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 14d

In Fukushima, the disaster never truly ended. Radiation lingers in soil and trees, abandoned schools stand as memorials, and families balance memory, safety, and renewal.

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Postcards From Fukushima

In Fukushima, the disaster never truly ended. Radiation lingers in soil and trees, abandoned schools stand as memorials, and families balance memory, safety, and renewal.

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Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · Jun 22

To assess Iran's remaining nuclear capability, we need to know several things that aren't publicly known:
(1) Where is the HEU? Canisters broken and UF6 dispersed? In canisters that can be recovered (or not)? Or removed and hidden? 1/n

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Jun 21

The discourse on the Israel-Iran war is starting to feel almost as dystopian as the war itself

Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Jun 18

Watching Andor and why do their reactors have lenses and why does Kalkite coat them? Is there fan fic on the physics in Star Wars (Andor in particular)?

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Apr 12

Fellow academics and/or people with insufferably long CVs: do you have an overleaf template you like? If so, would you mind pointing me to it?

#nuclearsky #nukesky

Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Apr 2

For context, these are painted in soft pastels.
I am also very interested in the plants, trees, grasses around nuclear sites so more close up pictures of those would also be appreciated! (Will likely paint these with oil pastels or watercolors)

#nukesky #nuclearsky

Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Mar 31

It appears I have a new hobby. #nuclearsky / #nukesky please send me your pictures of nuclear plants and infrastructure to paint from?
Pictures - Shimane nuclear plant (Japan), Bhabha Atomic Research Center (India), and Dounreay Fast Reactor (Scotland)

Shimane nuclear plant, Japan. A nuclear plant by the ocean surrounded by foliage

Bhabha Atomic Research Center. A nuclear research center by the ocean, surrounded by greenery.

Thurso decommissioned nuclear reactor in northern Scotland

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you so much for sharing this photo! I look forward to painting it

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Mar 31

It appears I have a new hobby. #nuclearsky / #nukesky please send me your pictures of nuclear plants and infrastructure to paint from?
Pictures - Shimane nuclear plant (Japan), Bhabha Atomic Research Center (India), and Dounreay Fast Reactor (Scotland)

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Mar 26

#Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this @umich.edu course: buff.ly/O2MkiuK
By @repeatedroots.bsky.social and Katie Snyder #uncommoncourses

Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course

Students explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality and learn about the ethical dimensions of nuclear technology in a University of Michigan course.

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Nick Touran @whatisnuclear.com · Mar 13

I don't know who needs to hear this, but: there will be zero AI data centers powered by new nuclear plants if the new nuclear plants and their fuel are not cost-competitive with other electricity sources.

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Feb 20

We do!!

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · Feb 20

"US nuclear waste policy is at a critical turning point."

"SCOTUS goes nuclear: Justices' decision could seal spent fuel storage options for decades," by Riley Fisher, Muhammad Abdussami, and Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social.

SCOTUS goes nuclear: Justices' decision could seal spent fuel storage options for decades

Whatever the Supreme Court decides, the legal fallout from NRC v. Texas will still leave US spent fuel management up in the air.

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Jan 29

Academics: how are we functioning not knowing whether grants may be a thing of the past

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Aditi Verma @repeatedroots.bsky.social · Jan 29

Hello friend

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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi #NukeSky - we're still taking photojournalism pitches at @inkstickmedia.bsky.social for our call for nuclear weapons industry images.

We'd love to see your pitches from places in the US like Pantex or the Savannah River Site or Promontory. And lots of others!

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