Denis Beller (Harry Reid Center) conducted a presentation titled "Atomic Time Machines: Back to the Future of Nuclear Power Part II" at the 2012 Community Environmental Monitoring Program Annual Symposium held at the Desert Research Institute in July. He also served as a panelist for a discussion of the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan, "17 Months after Fukushima." In September he gave an oral presentation: "Nuclear Engineering for GREATS," at the GREATS (Gravity and Radiation Environment Aerial Trans-Small Satellite Surveyors) Workshop at UNLV. That month he also gave two oral presentations on cybersecurity for nuclear safety systems including fire alarm, emergency shutoff, and nuclear criticality alarm systems, "Cybersecurity in the Nuclear Safety Engineering Program," at the Cybersecurity Collaborations Symposium at UNLV. Additionally, he has been appointed to the Facility Subcommittee of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy. The subcommittee analyzes capabilities of facilities that support the research missions of the agency, including U.S. universities and national laboratories, and produces reports on facility-related research strengths and deficiencies.
