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ARCH, a conceptual design for an onboard fusion device capable of generating ammonia fuel for ship engines “There is no lone genius who solves all the problems.” Dennis Whyte, Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), is reflecting on a...

Researchers evaluate the role and value of long-duration energy storage technologies in securing a carbon-free electric grid.

“To address climate change and the enormous increase in energy demand likely in coming decades, we need the resource of nuclear power,” says Ashley Finan ’07, ScM ’07, PhD ’12 in nuclear science and engineering. “Now is the critical moment for making...

NSE’s Rose Lecture focuses on evolving role of nuclear technologies in meeting grand challenges, including the climate crisis The race is on to steer the world’s energy systems away from carbon, and “new nuclear technologies may point the way,” said William D....

Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.

Since publication of the first edition in 1989, Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals, by Neil Todreas and Mujid Kazimi, has provided an unparalleled resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate study in nuclear power focused on the design and analysis of...

In a September 2020 essay in Nature Energy, three scientists posed several “grand challenges” — one of which was to find suitable materials for thermal energy storage devices that could be used in concert with solar energy systems. Fortuitously, Mingda Li —...

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This year’s virtual event was held on Friday, March 19, 2021. The two best poster winners are: Judges’ Selection: Isabel Naranjo De Candido — Flexible Siting Criteria and Staff Minimization for Micro-Reactors: Staff minimization strategy. Advisor: Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno Attendees’ Selection: Guoqing Wang...

Notional rendering of a Nuclear Battery, including (from left to right) the instrumentation and control module, the reactor, shielding and heat transfer module, and the power module. In the midst of an economic downturn and unfolding climate crisis, Jacopo Buongiorno, TEPCO Professor...