Nuclear Power

NSE’s Mike Short is one of eight faculty members granted tenure in five departments across the School of Engineering.

Separation of 85Kr from Spent Nuclear Fuel by a Highly Selective Metal Organic Framework. Nuclear energy provides about 20 percent of the US electricity supply, and over half of its carbon-free generating capacity. Operations of commercial nuclear reactors produce small quantities of...

In the following letter to NSE faculty Dean of MIT School of Engineering, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, announced the appointment of Anne White as the School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Anne White has...

Prof Mike Short and collaborators finds that in certain alloys, exposure to proton irradiation can extend the material’s lifetime, study finds.

In mid-March, when the Covid-19 pandemic darkened MIT classrooms and labs, lights switched on for undergraduate research taking place remotely. Zooming in from times zones often distant from Cambridge, many students were able to take continue undergraduate research opportunities (UROPs) made possible...

Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno talks with host Laur Hesse Fisher about how nuclear power works, why even some climate advocates don’t agree on using it, and what role it can play in our clean energy future.

Researchers have devised a practical solution for preventing corrosive buildup in nuclear systems. Image shows specimens of a standard reactor zirconium alloy with and without our crud-resistant coating. The uncoated specimens at left are covered with crud in our flowing reactor experiment,...

New accident tolerant fuel design, capable of providing additional layer of containment while packing 3 to 4 times the fuel mass per volume as compared to competing fuel forms with similar safety characteristics. The initial uranium based fabrication is documented in the...

MIT teams to explore novel solutions to reductions in operations and maintenance costs of advanced nuclear reactors Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source that is vital to decreasing carbon emissions. A critical factor in its continued viability as a future energy...

The MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering hosted a virtual Graduate Student Expo this year. The annual event showcased posters on groundbreaking research by current NSE doctoral and masters. This year’s virtual Expo provided a unique opportunity for a wider audience...