Writing
Over the course of my academic career, I have published more than 50 scientific articles, book chapters, and opinion pieces — ninety percent as first author and collaborating with more than 30 different co-authors.
Opinion, Reporting & Feature Stories
Introduction: Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacies, tensions, and risks. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March 7, 2024.
Putin threatens again: An updated timeline on potential nuclear escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 29, 2024. With Susan D’Agostino.
Texas wildfires force major nuclear weapons facility to briefly pause operations. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 28, 2024. With Jessica McKenzie.
US intelligence warns about Russia wanting nuclear weapons in space. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 15, 2024.
The nuclear year in review: A renewed interest in nuclear weapons—for and against. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 27, 2023.
Nuclear expert Mycle Schneider on the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear energy production: ‘Trumpism enters energy policy’. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 18, 2023.
Physicists and other experts react to ‘Oppenheimer’. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 28, 2023.
What would happen if a military group took over Russia’s nuclear arsenal? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 26, 2023.
Ukrainian dam is destroyed; nuclear plant lives in a ‘grace period’. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 6, 2023.
Russia suspends New START and is ready to resume nuclear testing. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 21, 2023.
UN Secretary-General: “the Doomsday Clock is a global alarm clock”. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 6, 2023.
The 2022 nuclear year in review: A global nuclear order in shambles. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 26, 2022.
Russia says Ukraine is preparing a “dirty bomb.” Is it true, and what does it mean? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 27, 2022. With Dan Drollette.
Nowhere to hide: How a nuclear war would kill you—and almost everyone else. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 20, 2022. With Thomas Gaulkin.
“Not a bluff:” Losing ground in Ukraine, Putin raises nuclear threats. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 21, 2022.
IAEA arrives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for its riskiest mission in history. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 2, 2022.
Experts weigh in on the risk of disaster at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 19, 2022.
NPT Review Conference: Will it rise to the proliferation challenges? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 3, 2022.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine invalidates key international relations assumptions. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 27, 2022.
eLetter on ED “A fresh look at nuclear energy” by Parsons et al. (Science 363, 105–105; 2019). Science, 10 March, 2019.
Atomic Homefront: a film about struggling to live with Manhattan Project radioactive waste. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 11, 2018.
Fukushima: Consequences of Systemic Problems in Nuclear Plant Design. Economic & Political Weekly (Mumbai), 46(13): 10–12. 26 March, 2011.
Papers in Academic Journals
Vidal R., S. Olivella, M.W. Saaltink, and F. Diaz-Maurin (2022). Heat storage efficiency, ground surface uplift and thermo-hydro-mechanical phenomena for high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage. Geothermal Energy, 10(1), 23.
Diaz-Maurin F., J. Yu, and R.C. Ewing (2021). Socio-technical multi-criteria evaluation of long-term spent nuclear fuel management strategies: A framework and method. Science of the Total Environment, 777(C), 146086.
Diaz-Maurin F. and R.C. Ewing (2020). Integration of the Back-end of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: An Overview. MRS Advances, 5 (5-6), 253-264.
Diaz-Maurin F. and R.C. Ewing (2019). Probabilistic Performance Assessment vs. the Safety Case Approach. MRS Advances, 4 (17–18), 987–992.
Diaz-Maurin F., H.C. Sun, J. Yu, and R.C. Ewing (2019). Evolution and Structure of the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management. MRS Advances, 4 (17–18), 959–964.
Diaz-Maurin F. and R.C. Ewing (2018). Mission Impossible? Socio-technical Integration of Nuclear Waste Geological Disposal Systems. Sustainability, 10(12): 4390.
Diaz-Maurin F. (2018). Chronic long-term risk of low-level radiation exposure: Bridging the lay/expert divide. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 74(5): 335–339.
Diaz-Maurin F., Z. Chiguvare and G. Gope (2018). Scarcity in abundance: the challenges of promoting energy access in the Southern African region. Energy Policy, 120: 110–120.
Kiravu C., F. Diaz-Maurin, M. Giampietro, A.C. Brent, S.G.F. Bukkens, Z. Chiguvare, A.M. Gasennelwe-Jeffrey, G. Gope, Z. Kovacic, L. Magole, J.K. Musango, U. Ruiz-Rivas Hernando, S. Smith, A. Vázquez Barquero, and F. Yunta Mezquita (2017). Proposing a Master’s Programme on Participatory Integrated Assessment of Energy Systems to Promote Energy Access and Energy Efficiency in Southern Africa. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 19(3): 622-641.
Diaz-Maurin F. (2016). Power capacity: A key element in sustainability assessment. Ecological Indicators, 66(C): 467–480.
Diaz-Maurin F. and Z. Kovacic (2015). The unresolved controversy over nuclear power: A new approach from complexity theory. Global Environmental Change, 31(C): 207–216.
Diaz-Maurin F. and M. Giampietro (2013). A “Grammar” for assessing the performance of power-supply systems: Comparing nuclear energy to fossil energy. Energy, 49(1): 162-177.
Book Chapters
Bruno J., Duro L. and F. Diaz-Maurin (2020). “Spent fuel storage and disposal”. Chapter 13. In: Piro M. (Ed.). Advances in Nuclear Fuel Chemistry (pp. 527–553). Woodhead Publishing.
Giampietro M. and F. Diaz-Maurin (2014). “The Energy Grammar”. Chapter 8. In: Giampietro M., Aspinall R.J., Ramos-Martín J. and Bukkens S.G.F. (Eds.) (2014). Resource Accounting for Sustainability: The Nexus between Energy, Food, Water and Land Use (pp. 90–115). London: Routledge.
Serrano-Tovar T., J. Cadillo Benalcazar, F. Diaz-Maurin, Z. Kovacic, C. Madrid, M. Giampietro, R.J. Aspinall, J. Ramos-Martin, and S.G.F. Bukkens (2014). “The Republic of Mauritius”. Chapter 12. In: Giampietro M., Aspinall R.J., Ramos-Martín J. and Bukkens S.G.F. (Eds.) (2014). Resource Accounting for Sustainability: The Nexus between Energy, Food, Water and Land Use (pp. 163–180). London: Routledge.
Madrid-Lopez C., J. Cadillo-Benalcazar, F. Diaz-Maurin, Z. Kovacic, T. Serrano-Tovar, T. Gomiero, M. Giampietro, R.J. Aspinall, J. Ramos-Martin, and S.G.F. Bukkens (2014). “Punjab State, India”. Chapter 13. In: Giampietro M., Aspinall R.J., Ramos-Martín J. and Bukkens S.G.F. (Eds.) (2014). Resource Accounting for Sustainability: The Nexus between Energy, Food, Water and Land Use (pp. 181–193). London: Routledge.
Diaz-Maurin F., J. Cadillo Benalcazar, Z. Kovacic, C. Madrid, T. Serrano-Tovar, M. Giampietro, R.J. Aspinall, and J. Ramos-Martin (2014). “The Republic of South Africa”. Chapter 14. In: Giampietro M., Aspinall R.J., Ramos-Martín J. and Bukkens S.G.F. (Eds.) (2014). Resource Accounting for Sustainability: The Nexus between Energy, Food, Water and Land Use (pp. 194–213). London: Routledge.
Diaz-Maurin F. and Giampietro, M. (2013). Complex Systems and Energy. In: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier.
Updated in April 2024.
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