The paper should contain at least 4 "normal" pages of text (excluding figures and references). Please make sure to write all the text yourselves. It should be a clear explanation of a subject related to the curriculum of our class. Examples of themes are (I am open to suggestions from the students):

It is ok to look at the site http://physics.aps.org/browse for themes related to radiation.

Nuclear reactors: past or future?

National Ignition Facility: http://physics.aps.org/articles/v7/13

Nuclear astrophysics: grab some recent paper and explain it in your own terms. For example, see this http://physics.aps.org/articles/v7/30

Precision experiments, neutron lifetime: http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.222501

Neutrinos and nucleus; Look under http://physics.aps.org/browse

FRIB: the future facility for Radioactive Ion Beams.

The future of particle accelerators.

Point-contact Germanium detectors and their use for studying neutrinos.

Cleanup of radioactive waste at Hanford.

The Fukujima nuclear reactor accident.

Storage rings for muons and their use for searching for new physics.