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My Nuclear Life

By: Shelly Lesher
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  • On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in everything from culture to medicine. This podcast explores how nuclear science has impacted and changed our world in both beneficial and destructive ways. We explore the intersection of nuclear science and society using interviews with historians, policymakers, experts in their fields, and first-hand accounts to weave a picture of your nuclear life.
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Episodes
  • The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy

    The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy
    Apr 30 2024
    Our team returns to the Soviet Union to take data on the Slava. We hear about the spectroscopy of a nuclear weapon and the legacy of the Black Sea Experiment.
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    42 mins
  • Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: Soviet Scientists Reach Out

    Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: Soviet Scientists Reach Out
    Apr 30 2024
    This episode sets the stage for the Black Sea Experiment. We are introduced to Tom Cochran and Frank von Hippel, two people who had a hand in changing the way the US viewed arms control verification. This episode introduces seismic verification, used to verify nuclear tests for decades.
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    38 mins
  • Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2

    Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2
    Mar 27 2024
    Shelly continues her stay in Tbilisi, Georgia and speaks to two Physicists, Giorgia Japaridz (Illia State Univ.) and Revaz Shanidze (Tbilisi State Univ). They discuss what life as a physicist was like under Soviet rule and after Georgian independence. Along the way we learn about scientists who protected nuclear material when security fled, why the Institute’s reactor was unique, and find out how to survive in post-Soviet times. This podcast is in collaboration with The Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
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    53 mins
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