Educational Courses

Nuclear Plant Safety

MIT’s longest running summer program has been revamped into an intensive one-week course that focuses on new developments in safety and regulatory issues of operating and planned reactors in the US and abroard. Topics include:

  • Power uprates
  • Risk-informed operations
  • Causes of plant outages
  • High performance fuel
  • Waste management
  • Advanced Reactors

This course is intended for degree-holding engineers and scientists with some knowledge of nuclear facility technology, who are or will be participating in the design, construction, operation, or regulatory safety review of large nuclear installations. It will be of particular interest to technically-trained representatives of the electrical power utility industry, Department of Energy facilities, reactor or reactor component fabricators, safety evaluators, and other personnel interested in obtaining an overall view of reactor safety.

The instructors are among the most knowledgeable experts in nuclear technology, and are closely associated with current reactor and/or fuel facility safety issues. They are prominent authorities from industry, government and universities, and can provide authoritative answers in their technical fields. Lecturers will provide their own viewpoints and will not necessarily present the official views of any group with which they may be associated.

The course is held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT is a leader in education and research in all aspects of nuclear engineering. Program capacity is limited.

A review of recent developments focusing on safety issues in the near-term deployment of new plants, the Generation-IV nuclear systems program, and the advanced fuel cycle initiative will be among the topics of discussion. A panel discussion will close each day.

Discounts

Combined rate for both courses: $4600.

If a participant registers for both CANES-sponsored educational courses (Nuclear Plant Safety and Risk-Informed Operational Decision Management), the combined rate for both courses is $4700.

Scholarships for teaching faculty

A limited number of 1/2-tuition scholarships are available for teaching faculty (rank of instructor or higher) of other US educational institutions.

Group rates

Fifteen or more participants from a single company are eligible for a refund of 15% per person, to be paid at the end of the last course. This refund would override any other discount.

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