U.S. energy policy and its effects on domestic and international political priorities, national security, the economy and global climate. Proposal for a revenue-neutral tax on carbon. Results of low-carbon energy research at U.S. universities. Making nuclear power safer globally, both in terms of accidents and nuclear weapons proliferation.
Fossil & Nuclear Energy: Nuclear
At Stanford, researchers are focused on key economic, environmental and national security issues surrounding nuclear energy. For example: developing statistical tools for modeling the reliability of nuclear power plants and nuclear waste repositories; managing the global expansion of nuclear power while avoiding the proliferation of nuclear weapons; monitoring the economic and environmental impact of large-scale nuclear accidents; and analyzing the feasibility of integrating small modular reactors in the energy system..
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Hoover Task Force on Energy Policy, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Precourt Institute
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Probabilistic and statistical tools for modeling the reliability of nuclear power plants and nuclear waste repositories.
Geological & Environmental Sciences
The back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, mainly nuclear materials and the geochemistry of radionuclides with application to permanent geologic disposal. The long-term behavior of materials, such as those used in radioactive waste disposal.
Chemistry
Materials for the reversible sequestration of pollutants and for electro- and photo-catalytic conversions relevant for clean energy. Capturing atmospheric CO2 using organic-inorganic hybrid materials.
