Bruno Le Maire:

"Wenn wir erfolgreich im Kampf gegen Klimawandel sein wollen, brauchen wir eine Atomproduktion, Atomkraftwerke und mehr Investitionen in Atomenergie", sagte er.

(4. Oktober 2021, Cash News)

 Link: https://swiss.economicblogs.org/cash/2021/eu-minister-fordern-gemeinsames-vorgehen-wegen-steigender-energiepreise

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has two vacant postdoctoral positions in the European Research Council-funded project Living with Radiation: The Role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the History of Radiation Protection, headed by Professor Maria Rentetzi, Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies.

Two postdoctoral fellowships "ERC project Living with Radiation"

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Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen (Deutschland)
01.01.2022 - 31.12.2023
Bewerbungsschluss: 04.11.2021

The two scholars will carry out research on the history of standardization and the implementation of standards in the field of radiation protection and will be based at the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies.

The first postdoctoral fellow will be in charge of the project’s case study 3a: Standardization. The IAEA, functioning historically as a global metrological and regulatory institution, created standards on radiation protection as part of a complex global network of nuclear science, political activities, rules, and hierarchies [...] The second postdoctoral fellow will be in charge of the project’s case study 3b: Implementation of standards. The standardization process requires a tremendous amount of human labor since this includes not only the creation but also the implementation of standards. Thus, it is difficult to ignore, for example, the gender profile of those at work.

Qualification requirements:
- PhD or equivalent academic qualifications with a specialization in areas such as history and philosophy of science and technology, science and technology studies, gender science studies (or other related fields)
- Excellent English writing skills and good English oral communications skills
- Demonstrated experience in conducting archival research and interviews
- Personal suitability and motivation for the position
- Prior experience of working in a team

The starting date is 1 January 2022
Link: https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-113204

„Gerechtigkeit in der Katastrophe? ‚Schuld‘ und Schulden nach den Fluten in Ost-Japan 2011 und Westdeutschland 2021“
Vortrag von Julius Weitzdörfer (FernUniversität Hagen)
OAG 6.10.2021

Zoom-Link:
Wann? Mittwoch, 6.10.2021 (Beginn: 18.30 Uhr/Japan; 11.30 Uhr/Deutschland)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83030774617?pwd=WWRzVTkrdGREOWFMLzZoaStXTkU4Zz09

Meeting ID: 830 3077 4617
Passcode: 524446

Link: https://oag.jp/events/prof-dr-julius-weitzdoerfer-gerechtigkeit-in-der-katastrophe-schuld-und-schulden-nach-den-fluten-in-ost-japan-2011-und-westdeutschland-2021/

"In December 2020 the DOE announced initial $30 million funding under the ARDP for five US-based teams developing affordable reactor technologies to be deployed over 10-14 years: Kairos Power for the Hermes Reduced-Scale Test Reactor, a scaled-down version of its fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactor (KP-FHR); Westinghouse for the eVinci microreactor; BWXT Advanced Technologies for the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR); Holtec for its SMR-160; and Southern Company for its Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment, a 300 kWt reactor project to provide data to inform the design of a demonstration molten chloride fast reactor (MCFR) using TerraPower's technology."

"In 2020 the IAEA published an update of its SMR book, Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments, with contributions from developers covering over 70 designs."

Link: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-power-reactors/small-nuclear-power-reactors.aspx

"Ohne Zweifel ist der Hauptnachteil der Kernenergie die Möglichkeit von nuklearen Unfällen. Trotz der Sicherheit von Kernkraftwerken und der Tatsache, dass Atomkatastrophen nicht häufig sind, können die Folgen äußerst schwerwiegend sein. Darüber hinaus ist es wichtig zu wissen, dass nicht alle nuklearen Unfälle in Kernkraftwerken passieren (...)."

Verfasser: Oriol Planas
Industrial Technical Engineer, Spezialist für Mechanik 

Link: https://kernenergie.technology/nukleare-unfalle/fukushima