Nuclear Matters

Liz Williams

From cancer treatments that save lives to energy solutions dividing the nation, Nuclear Matters explores Australia's nuclear past, present, and future with the help of experts actively working on these issues.Nuclear Matters is a production of the Australian National University (ANU) College of Systems and Society. Its creator, host and lead producer is Liz Williams, Nuclear Systems Discipline Lead for the ANU School of Engineering.

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Nuclear Matters

Episodes (9)

Nov 25, 2025 Citizen science and nuclear technologies, with Michiel Van Oudheusden
Oct 29, 2025 Exploring nuclear safeguards cultures, with Prof Trevor Findlay
Sep 30, 2025 How does plutonium behave in marine environments? - with Madison Williams-Hoffman

Nuclear Matters

Nov 25, 2025
52 minutes
51 MB

What roles can citizen science play in the governance of nuclear technologies? In this episode, I explore this topic with Michiel Van Oudheusden, Associate Professor of Public Participation in Science and Democracy at VU Amsterdam. Michiel previously worked at the Nuclear Research Centre in Belgium, and had the opportunity to study citizen science initiatives focused on managing nuclear technologies in both Japan and the European Union. We explore what he found in this work, and discuss how these lessons might apply to the Australian context – particularly given the growth in our involvement with nuclear technology due to AUKUS. ...

Nuclear Matters

Citizen science and nuclear technologies, with Michiel Van Oudheusden

Liz Williams

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