Preparing for a Nuclear Disaster with Radiation & Bionanotech Expert Gayle Woloschak

Breaking Boundaries: A podcast from Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

Health and environmental risks surrounding disasters at nuclear power plants have become all the more urgent over the past year as Russia’s war in Ukraine persists and the threat of nuclear disaster looms at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine. In this episode, radiation expert Gayle Woloschak, PhD, shares insight on the impact of past nuclear disasters, how Russia's war on Ukraine brings to the surface the threat of more nuclear disasters, and how emerging technologies can help us combat these threats.