Join leading MIT faculty to explore safety and regulatory issues of operating and maintaining planned reactors in the U.S. and other countries. Alongside a group of accomplished peers, you’ll assess current developments in nuclear plant safety, such as risk-informed operations, extended life operation, high-performance fuel, spent fuel storage management, PWR and BWR materials issues, cybersecurity, operating reactor safety and licensing, and seismic safety.
The reactor safety course (one of MIT Professional Education’s longest-running summer programs) addresses from a practical point of view the safety and regulatory issues of operating and planned reactors in the U.S. and other countries.
Emphasis will be on current developments such as:
- Operating reactor safety and licensing
- Life extension of operating reactors to 80 years
- New reactor safety and licensing
- International perspectives on reactor safety
- Risk-informed operations
- High performance fuel
- Spent fuel storage management
- PWR and BWR materials issues
- Cybersecurity
- Seismic safety
A review of recent developments focusing on safety issues in the operating plants and the near-term deployment of new plants will be among the topics of discussion to be emphasized. At the end of each day, there will be a panel discussion consisting of that day’s lecturers to answer questions.
Certificate of Completion from MIT Professional Education
The type of content you will learn in this course, whether it's a foundational understanding of the subject, the hottest trends and developments in the field, or suggested practical applications for industry.
- Latest Developments: Recent advances and future trends - 50%
- Industry Applications: Linking theory and real-world - 50%
How the course is taught, from traditional classroom lectures and riveting discussions to group projects to engaging and interactive simulations and exercises with your peers.
- Lecture: Delivery of material in a lecture format - 80%
- Discussion or Groupwork: Participatory learning - 20%
What level of expertise and familiarity the material in this course assumes you have. The greater the amount of introductory material taught in the course, the less you will need to be familiar with when you attend.
- Introductory: Appropriate for a general audience - 40%
- Specialized: Assumes experience in practice area or field - 40%
- Advanced: In-depth explorations at the graduate level - 20%