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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 · 09/11/2025
I was thinking the same thing (although I have no connection to Ohio)…. The joke may be that everything gets celebrated with beer in Wisconsin, regardless of where the beer may be from
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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 · 07/05/2025
Did you tell students that you’d be issuing your take home final on BlueSky?!? Will they be submitting their responses here, too?
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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 · 24/04/2025
Here’s the video with all who spoke: wiseye.org/2025/04/23/a...
wiseye.org
Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy - WisconsinEye
On April 23, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 108 Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final actio...
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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 · 18/04/2025
Reminds me of the time I made an input file template for modeling a fuel assembly with a variable “ass_gap” to give to students
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I do this too - but I have a grading rubric for the concepts I want to see and it really shows who understands vs who is just scanning for formulae to do homework
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I didn’t see “wrong answers only” in the instructions??
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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 · 10/03/2025
Looks like the Steelers?
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I know it’s not the point, but I literally thought that Noah & Putnam were making hot dish while conducting the interview until I scrolled to the photos 🤣
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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 · 07/03/2025
Monoatomic graphite? 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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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Might also need to improve delivery time of bags at many airports… folks aren’t used to waiting for their bags anymore
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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 · 19/02/2025
Good to keep those electoral muscles limber!
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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
Two alumni and two currently working towards becoming alumni
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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 · 29/01/2025
Concerning to see that some of our WI representative support this as a “responsible move”
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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 · 07/01/2025
Agreed - I hadn't done the math for this level of exposure, but the broader point is that we do not have a strong basis for chronic low dose radiation exposure - but this is NOT that.
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Maybe it’s doesn’t need much adaptation and we just don’t know how much radiation dose we can all withstand?
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Paul Wilson @gonuke.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
You could simply ask why there is no social taboo against threatening violence
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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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