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The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in support of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, are pleased to announce a one-week, tuition-free, intensive course on international nuclear safeguards policy and up to five paid summer internships.

The International Nuclear Safeguards Policy and Information Analysis Course will be held in Monterey from June 3- 7, 2019. The course is tuition free and open to all nationalities. Some stipends will be available to non-local applicants to partially cover transportation and housing costs. Course applicants who are U.S. citizens may also apply for a ten-week paid internship (June 10 to August 16, 2019) at LLNL in Livermore, CA. The internships pay $6,000 total which is paid in two installments of $3,000. Successful completion of the course is a prerequisite for the internships.

Application forms and more information are available at http://www.nonproliferation.org/education/courses/international-nuclear-safeguards/

The Nuclear Science and Security Consortium was featured in the National Nuclear Security Administration News. Read more about our recent efforts, including the NSSC Los Alamos National Laboratory Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program, The George Washington University NSSC Boot Camp on Nuclear Security Policy, and the NSSC Workshop at Sandia National Laboratories.

Read “Academic consortium takes learning about nuclear science on the road” here. 

Congratulations to NSSC Director, Prof. Jasmina Vujic, for her election to rank of Fellow within the American Nuclear Society (ANS). ANS recognizes Prof. Vujic’s contributions to the advancement of nuclear science and technology. The rank of Fellow is the highest membership grade within the society. Prof. Vujic was officially recognized at the ANS Winter Meeting.