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This capstone course is a group design project involving integration of nuclear physics, particle transport, control, heat transfer, safety, instrumentation, materials, environmental impact, and economic optimization.

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166 years, 7 months

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6

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It provides opportunities to synthesize knowledge acquired in nuclear and non-nuclear subjects and apply this knowledge to practical problems of current interest in nuclear applications design. Each year, the class takes on a different design project; this year, the project is a power plant design that ties together the creation of emission-free electricity with carbon sequestration and fossil fuel displacement. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

This course is an elective subject in MIT’s undergraduate Energy Studies Minor . This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.

Course Currilcum

  • Core: Nonconventional (non-PWR/BWR) reactors Unlimited
  • Process Heat-Major Challenges Unlimited
  • Hydrogen and Biofuel Production; Design Process Unlimited
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD) And House Of quality Unlimited
  • Qualitative optimization of CaC2/acetylene block diagram Unlimited
  • Metals and cheeses: Unconventional pairings Unlimited