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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...

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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...

Associate Professor Michael Short's innovative approach can be seen in the two nuclear science and engineering courses he’s transformed.

January 12 & 13, 2021 NSE Nuclear Winter School Goes Virtual The Nuclear Winter School is an opportunity for current undergraduate students to explore the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department and MIT. This initiative seeks to promote the value of graduate education...

Koroush Shirvan, Ben Forget and other MIT researchers show that deep reinforcement learning can be used to design more efficient nuclear reactors.

Lucio Milanese anlong with three others from MIT will pursue master’s degrees in global affairs and leadership training at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

22.63 ARC-H fusion design for producing carbon-free fuel December 10, 2020 1:00 PM EDT ARC-H : conceptual design of a high-field fusion device for producing hydrogen and ammonia fuel for maritime shipping 22.033 Nuclear Systems Design Project December 9, 2020 11:00 AM...

Well before arriving on campus, Peninah (Nina) Levine knew what she wanted from her undergraduate education: “I came to MIT to be in an environment that would push me beyond my comfortable limits,” says Levine, a senior majoring in nuclear science and...

The reusable mask would include a heated copper mesh that’s powered by a battery and surrounded by insulating neoprene.