Science

WCI scientists conduct research in a broad range of disciplines as part of our primary mission to make sure that the nation's nuclear stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without nuclear testing. The links below are to articles published in Science and Technology Review associated with the Stockpile Stewardship Program

Plasmas and Lasers

• A Significant Achievement on the Path to Ignition
• NIF Experiments Track Weapon Effects to Improve Nuclear Forensics
• A Flexible Foundation for High-Energy-Density Science
• Targeting Ignition
• A Stellar Performance—Recent Experiments at NIF

Shock Waves

• The Shot Heard 'Round the Complex
• Ten Times More Data for Shock-Physics Experiments
• A Simple Way to Better Protect Soldiers against Head Trauma
• New Routes to High Temperatures and Pressures

Materials Science Experiments and Simulations

• Radiochemistry Renaissance
• A Transparent Success: "Megatons to Megawatts" Program
• Plutonium at 150 Years: Going Strong and Aging Gracefully
• A Home for Energetic Materials and their Experts
• Materials by Design
• Plutonium Hitches a Ride on Subsurface Particles
• Enhancing Confidence in the Nation's Nuclear Stockpile

Leading-Edge Computing

• Reaching for New Computational Heights with Sequoia
• Venturing into the Heart of High-Performance Computing Simulations
• A Comprehensive Resource for Modeling, Simulation, and Experiments
• A New Application for a Weapons Code
• Predicting the Bizarre Properties of Plutonium

Weapons Engineering

• Enterprise Modeling Leads to Smarter Decisions
• Advanced Engineering Delivers More Exact Weapons Performance
• Simulation and Precision Engineering Lead to Extraordinary Results in Experiment
• Extending the Life of an Aging Weapon
• Weapons Diagnostics Technology Revolutionizes Cancer Treatment
• A Beamline to National Security

Hydrodynamics

• Ramrods Shepherd Hydrodynamic Tests
• A Laboratory to Probe a Planet's Deep Interior
• Ramrods Key to Extraordinary Record
• An Accelerated Collaboration Meets with Beaming Success

Astrophysics

• Averting Impact: Modeling Simulations to Prevent Asteroid Collisions
• Bringing the Big Bang into View
• Too Close for Comfort
• Ring around a Stellar Shell: A Tale of Scientific Serendipity