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Paul Wilson

@gonuke.bsky.social
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Nuclear engr prof @ UW-Madison, S/W developer, energy analyst (he/him/his). My postings here are my own & do not necessarily represent my employer.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 27/08/2026
Today's @xkcd.com
It's a stickman holding a hammer, lifting up his leg, and saying:

"Listen up, leg. I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!"

It is captioned: tariffs
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.
The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. 

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If I was a good 80 year old, I'd be very nervous right now #badthingshappeninthrees
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
TFW you vote early (absentee) less than an hour before one of the candidates drops out of the race
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Thrilled to be helping with this effort in Wisconsin
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Paul Kelleher @paulkelleher.net · 03/01/2026
Tuesday when he has a chance to look at the news Mike Johnson is gonna so surprised
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Few things are more pleasing than hearing a variety of languages being spoken organically in my community - give me more neighbors who speak a different language please!!
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The interesting logical outcome of this for me is that now the major press agencies can ONLY report based on leaked/unofficial information, which is precisely what the Pentagon was trying to prevent 🤷‍♂️
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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Two extraordinary UW–Madison professors — nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe and atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza — have been named 2025 MacArthur "genius grant" fellows by @macfound.org. Congratulations and On, Wisconsin!
news.wisc.edu
Two UW–Madison professors named MacArthur Fellows
Atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza and nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe, professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, have been awarded 2025 MacArthur Fellowships.
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UW-Madison Dept of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics @uwmadisonneep.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Sébastien Philippe for being selected as a 2025 MacArthur Foundation Fellow. His contributions and creativity are only just beginning and we’re excited to have him as a colleague in NEEP. news.wisc.edu/two-uw-madis...
news.wisc.edu
Two UW–Madison professors named MacArthur Fellows
Atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza and nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe, professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, have been awarded 2025 MacArthur Fellowships.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Also congratulations to my new colleague Sébastien Philippe for his recognition as a MacArthur Fellow!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say
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ShellieWood is here!💄💋🇺🇸 @shelliesmith.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Wow! “Crazy Train” on the xylophone! That kinda shreds!😃🫶🏽 #resteasyozzy 💔
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Here's what WPR had to say about yesterday's hearing on nuclear energy in Wisconsin
wpr.org
'The nuclear renaissance': Wisconsin lawmakers discuss pro-nuclear energy bills
Wisconsin could become a leader in nuclear technology and should consider building new nuclear reactors, scientists and lawmakers say.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
It was great to share my thoughts and expertise with the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy today, who were discussing two bills offering support for nuclear energy in our state. Here is my testimony to the committee. (Link to video will come soon)
drive.google.com
2025-04-23-Wilson-Testimony-AB108-132
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
In case you are interested - tune in live to watch the hearing at the WI legislature on nuclear energy
wiseye.org
Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy - WisconsinEye
On April 23, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy will hold a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 108 Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final ...
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
TFW you find your WI self in NYC when the Brewers are in town for opening day at Yankee stadium (and don’t care)
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
It is taking all my concentration to not lay hands on the computer driving this workshop that has not maximized the Zoom screen for the remote presentations....
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
This captures things pretty succinctly...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Canadians Know Americans. They Don’t Want to Be One. (Gift Article)
Donald Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state. Canadians have a lot to say about that.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Maybe monoatomic graphite? Or monoatomic coal?
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“A Trump administration plan would end the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where similar oversight muzzling has led to nuclear disasters overseas” Profs. Huff, Corradini and I shared our concerns with @sciam.bsky.social about a dangerous Executive Order from last month
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Part 2 of a classic monologue 🍁🇨🇦 youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc?...
youtu.be
We Are Canadian
YouTube video by Jeff Douglas
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KootenayRubyGirl @kootenaygirl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Best Jersey ever. #Canpoli #Canada #Hockey
A hockey game where fans are sitting in the stands and we see them from the back. One guy is wearing a red jersey that says Never 51.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This is a great program and I'm excited to see my students participating to share their work more broadly
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
This headline should simply be “Less than 1% of fentanyl is smuggled across the Canadian border, despite Trump lies.” And maybe don’t bury the lede… www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
NYT headline that gives some credence to false Trump claims about fentanyl traffic from Canada, from linked article Quote from linked article providing evidence about how insignificant the smuggling of fentanyl from Canada is
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thanks to @nuclearkatie.com for teaching me so much about state-level approaches to safeguards and how our Cyclus software can support those needs. Her diverse interests and leadership drive are sure to translate into a career of leadership in nuclear science and technology.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
While an immediate funding freeze is a blunt instrument that impacts a wide swath of people from many backgrounds, I can’t help but wonder if the impacts are more concentrated in institutions/organizations and their workforces that are less aligned with the new administration - #itsafeaturenotabug
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
If you want to dissect the outcome of the last Presidential election, maybe start here 👇
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Surprise! The media just discovered Bidenomics works.
Trump is getting a strong economy. If only the media had explained the Biden economic achievements.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
As an engineering professor, I agree with all of this. We may need more engineers, but we need a lot more folks educated to think critically with other ways of knowing the world! In the best case, they all know and value each other’s ways of knowing the world than many do today.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
FAFO
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
In Wisconsin, we have @lawfwd.bsky.social doing some of this work, in case you’re someone who wants to help provide the “mountain of cash” to some of “the best lawyers” for this strategy!
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Your regular reminder that the overabundance of guns is not the cause, but a symptom of a society that has normalized the use of guns as an acceptable means of conflict resolution at all levels. c.f. Harris campaign interview
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UW-Madison Dept of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics @uwmadisonneep.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Nuclear energy is going to have to fit into a more flexible energy market in the future, and our faculty and students are exploring how to optimize that complexity
sciencedirect.com
Co-optimization of nuclear reactor flexible power operation and maintenance scheduling
As flexible power operation of nuclear power plants becomes more attractive due to the reduction in fossil-fueled dispatchable generation on energy gr…
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U.S. Fusion Energy @usfusionenergy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A new Research Opportunities for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Plasma Physics, Plasma Astrophysics, and Fusion at Columbia University bringing together the capabilities of both the Applied Physics and Astronomy/Astrophysics departments at Columbia University. #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward
plasma.apam.columbia.edu
REU Site | Columbia Plasma Physics Lab
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Thirty-five years ago today, I was an 18 year old 2nd year engineering student 550 km away from École Polytechnique. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89c... 1/7
Memorial for the women victims of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre
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UW-Madison Dept of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics @uwmadisonneep.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We’re thrilled to home to honoree Ben Lindley & alma mater to 4 others
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UW-Madison Dept of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics @uwmadisonneep.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It’s great to see this kind of progress in developing HALEU fuel for commercial reactors, but reactor.engr.wisc.edu has been doing critical experiments with HALEU for 15 years (as have many other research reactors around the country)
world-nuclear-news.org
LANL researchers complete HALEU criticality experiment
The Deimos experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory is the first criticality experiment using high assay low-enriched uranium fuel to be carried out in the USA in more than 20 years...
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Malte Göttsche @mgoettsche.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
🚨 4️⃣ positions to be filled! Join us in Frankfurt/Darmstadt for exciting work in #nuclear arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament at the crossroads of #science and policy! DLs mid-December and later, vary per position. Working language English. And we move into new fancy office spaces! 🚨
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
With so much attention on brain injuries in football, why do they always bang their heads together as a form of celebration?
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
On my way to #ANSWinter2024 - does that get a response here yet?
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Am I the only one having trouble with web access to BlueSky?
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World Nuclear News @worldnuclearnews.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
UK SMR negotiations begin with GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse - Great British Nuclear says that all four technology providers are "viable options for development" as it prepares to make its choice(s). www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/uk-...
world-nuclear-news.org
UK SMR negotiations begin with GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse
Great British Nuclear says that all four remaining technology providers are "viable options for development" as it prepares to make its choice for the UK's official small modular re...
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World Nuclear News @worldnuclearnews.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The US nuclear power plant developer Oklo has announced letters of intent from two data centre providers to deliver up to 750 MW (it says it now has a customer pipeline of 2100 MW for its Aurora powerhouse reactors) www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/okl...
world-nuclear-news.org
Oklo says it has secured 750 MW data centre agreements
The US nuclear power plant developer Oklo says it has letters of intent from two data centre providers to deliver up to 750 MW. ;
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Great thread exorcising demons from the history of nuclear technology - or at least from one man's view of it
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
I had a great time covering a variety of topics in my visit to the Titans of Nuclear podcast. Thanks for inviting me to talk about my own journey, my research, and my outreach interests. www.lastenergy.com/titansofnucl...
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #686,472! It certainly felt pretty quiet back then... I hope we can go up by another 10x soon...
BlueSky-generated badge showing that I was user number 686,472, and in the first 10% of current users, joining in August 2023
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21/08/2024
While we watch Obama, Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden wholeheartedly endorse Kamala Harris, it's worth remembering that the following people didn't even go to the RNC this year because they were clearly not welcome: Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Dick Cheney, and George W Bush.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
6 days, 2096 miles of driving (45 hours), $283 in tolls, $317 in gas, 5 return trips across the GW Bridge, 1 meal with my sister/nephew in central Indiana... Operation Move Moira is complete without incident
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
We're pleased to share our new publication about contrastive machine learning to enable the identification of radioactive material transfers using signals from environmental radiation detectors www.mdpi.com/2913658
mdpi.com
Contrastive Machine Learning with Gamma Spectroscopy Data Augmentations for Detecting Shielded Radiological Material Transfers
Data analysis techniques can be powerful tools for rapidly analyzing data and extracting information that can be used in a latent space for categorizing observations between classes of data. Machine l...
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