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Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips is a member of the National Science Board and other science and science policy advisory bodies. She has led or served on numerous studies of the need for research reactors and the challenges to converting them to run on low enriched uranium fuel. She previously served as vice president of research at Sandia National Laboratories.


Articles by Julia Phillips

Applying radiochemistry to nuclear energy and medicine. Jasmine Hatcher's work in Brookhaven's Medical Isotope Research and Production Program focuses on extracting Actinium-225, a rare radioactive element that can be used in cancer radiation therapy. Photo accessed via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

How to make sure neutrons save lives instead of end them

By Julia Phillips, Miles A. Pomper, William Tobey | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons