Understanding the Fukushima Reactor Meltdown from a Physics Perspective | [Download]
Rapid response public lecture, Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 PM, KITP Kohn Hall, UCSB
English Version: http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/plecture/bmonreal11/
Assistant Professor Benjamin Monreal, UCSB Department of Physics, will give an overview of radioactivity and reactors, radiation health and safety, and the ultimate fate of the materials coming out of the stricken reactors in Fukushima.
Why is it worse than Three Mile Island? Why is it (probably) not as bad as Chernobyl? How worried are scientists? How worried should you be?
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session with a panel including Theo Theofanous, Professor of Nuclear Engineering in the UCSB Department of Chemical Engineering.
Seating is *limited* and first-come-first-served. Due to the late notice, we are not taking RSVPs. Once the hall is full people will be turned away.
Wednesday, March 16
6:30 PM
KITP Kohn Hall
UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA
Directions and parking: http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/visitors/during-your-visit/ucsb