Testing the Hydrogen Bomb: A Status Report by Emlyn Willard Hughes

Room: 202/204 Physics Bldg.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States performed 67 nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands, including the detonation of the largest US thermonuclear weapon (15 megatons), named Castle Bravo. Seventy years later, the impact of these tests on the Marshallese people is still apparent. The more recent challenge of rising sea levels, coupled with the remaining nuclear waste represents a particularly chilling problem. In this talk, we will discuss our recent work on this topic, as well as future plans.

 

Emlyn Willard Hughes, Columbia University

Host: Prof. Paul Souder, Contact: Yudaisy Salomon Sargenton - phyadmin@syr.edu