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Ethan Peterson: Smart handling of neutrons is crucial to fusion power success

Faculty member Curtis Smith leaning on a glass whiteboard with writing inside and office with a window in the background, MIT

Curtis Smith: Applying risk and reliability analysis Across industries

Graduate student, Liam Hines, seated outdoors with concrete architectural columns in the background and to the right

Liam Hines: Aligning economic and regulatory frameworks for today’s nuclear reactor technology

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Isabel Naranjo De Candido: Optimizing construction and operation of nuclear energy facilities

Graduate student, Thomas Varnish, in the middle of a research facility, PUFFIN at MIT's PSFC

Thomas Varnish: Studying astrophysically relevant plasma physics

Jill Rahon in Army fatigues seated on a swivel chair in a lab with instuments and lab equipment behind her, and our of focus to the front left, MIT

Jill Rahon: Soaring high in the Army — and in research

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Can a nuclear energy challenge stall decarbonization goals?

Computer generated image of the AP100 nuclear reactor

Koroush Shirvan on updated costs for the AP1000 nuclear reactor and the role it will likely play in a decarbonized economy

Faculty member Aren Danagoulian inside a lab

Areg Danagoulian elected 2024 American Physical Society Fellow

Headshots of three 40 under 40 winners

Three from NSE named to Nuclear News 40 under 40 list for 2024

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