One of these two positions will entail field work in Belgium French proficiency is required, Dutch is a plus. It's a great project that has the potential to lead to important new insights about Belgium's relationship with nuclear technologies So, to my Belgian colleagues, please spread the word!

Looking back at a great @shothisttech.bsky.social conference in Esch-sur-Alzette last week! 🏭 On a very eye-catching campus, a former steelworks 🧑‍🔬 Had a great panel on "expertise" (look how happy we were afterwards) ⚛️ Presented my work on the history of nuclear expertise & engineering education

it was a pleasure to share info on Robert O. Anderson that I & especially @odinnmelsted.bsky.social have collected w/ @roycerk2.bsky.social & glad that info proved useful in deflating one of the conspiracy theories in this apparently "mid" & misleading book:

I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities! Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December. Applications are welcome until 24 October. #envhum #envhist #energyhistory

@eseh.bsky.social in Uppsala felt very much like coming home, not only because it was in Sweden🇸🇪 🌍One word dominated the conference: Anthropocene ☢️& lots of nuclear history! Had the pleasure of presenting ongoing work on Belgian (anti-)nuclear history 💧+ I was part of two exciting water panels!

excited to share the call for the workshop EXTRACTIVE NATURES / NATURES OF EXTRACTION happening at @uobrisceh.bsky.social on 6-7 Nov 2025, 
made possible by the @britishacademy.bsky.social deadline: 10 September! full call below ⤵ #envhist #envhum

@siegfriedevens.bsky.social scattered nuclear landscape in Belgium, with little national regulation until late 1980s/1990s. Local and transborder anti-nuclear protests, interantional influences really important, but success not entirely clear in face of corporate decisions to drop nuclear plans.

"Creating #Chernobyl" article out now! #envhist #nuclearwaters #nuclear link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Technocratic Culture Behind Chernobyl’s Disaster Recently my new article about nuclear Ukraine was published. In this article, I am using a technocratic culture perspective to analyse what was going on at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant before that fateful night in April 1986, when reactor block…

Look what came in the mail today! I was thrilled to contribute a chapter to this volume by @perhogselius.bsky.social and @siegfriedevens.bsky.social, based on a fantastic conference in Stockholm.

2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?

Today's episode of the @theguardian.com Today in Focus podcast, which I usually love, was about nuclear power. Unfortunately, nuclear scientist Tim Gregory was allowed to flood the episode with historical inaccuracies. How this passed without any factcheck is beyond me. A selection:

Check out The Nuclear-Water Nexus! Here you have a foundational volume about the hydrological turn in #nuclear energy history - all in open-access! Props go out to @siegfriedevens.bsky.social and @perhogselius.bsky.social for editing! I contributed chapter 4! direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

If you are interested in #nuclear power this is the most important book of the year #NuclearPower #climate

In "The Nuclear-Water Nexus," @perhogselius.bsky.social & Siegfried Evens bring together contributors from around the world to take a deep dive into the complex interactions between nuclear energy and water. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255228...

Delighted to have a chapter in 'The Nuclear-Water Nexus' edited by @perhogselius.bsky.social & @siegfriedevens.bsky.social Kate Brown and I trace the legacies of #Chornobyl through the proposed E40 waterway, exploring historical/contemporary attempts to engineer the #Prypiat River

It's finally here! Our edited volume is out with @mitpress! And it could not be more timely! As the heatwave and water shortages across Europe are severely affecting nuclear power plants, the nuclear-water nexus is more important than ever Read all about it here mitpress.mit.edu/978026255228...

Special question for #histtech and #envhist nerds: I am looking for work on the history of corrosion protection and/or maintenance work in piping systems. Any tips would be greatly appreciated 🤓

Hans Blix: 'I knew the truth on WMDs in Iraq – now I fear a repeat in #Iran.' inews.co.uk/news/world/h...

To assess Iran's remaining nuclear capability, we need to know several things that aren't publicly known: (1) Where is the HEU? Canisters broken and UF6 dispersed? In canisters that can be recovered (or not)? Or removed and hidden? 1/n

EU nuclear projects come with €241 billion price tag The Commission’s estimates rely on two conditions: that project won’t face delays, and that part of the existing fleet remains in operation for longer. www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

thanks @siegfriedevens.bsky.social for the note yesterday about the Belgian state archives' extensive holdings related to business history - what a treasure trove!

Welcome @siegfriedevens.bsky.social In his dissertation Siegfried does the heavy lifting to de-exceptionalize nuclear power by reconnecting the tech to is hydraulic roots. Nothing new under the sun. #Nukesky

Way too late in moving to Bluesky, but better late than never So refreshing though to finally see again the posts of the people I want to follow, snowed in on Twitter by the most random stuff Looking forward to connecting with everyone again. And some big announcements are coming up so stay tuned!