Overview
What you will study
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 learning objectives of the Nuclear Plant Safety course offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are:
- Assessing new developments in nuclear plant safety, such as risk-informed operations, extended life operation, and high performance fuel.
- Examining advanced reactors, and their safety characteristics.
- Describing the issues of fuel storage and licensing of spent fuel repository.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- 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
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 8 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Occupational Health and Safety Nuclear EngineeringWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The Nuclear Plant Safety course is intended for degree-holding engineers and scientists who have some knowledge of nuclear facility technology and who are or will be participating directly in the design, construction, operation, or regulatory safety review of nuclear installations such as large or small modular power reactors.
- It will be of particular interest to technically trained representatives of the electrical power industry from utilities and vendors, Nuclear Regulatory commissions, Department of Energy facilities, reactor or reactor component fabricators, safety evaluators, and other technically trained personnel interested in obtaining an overall view of reactor safety.
Technological requirements
- Laptops (or tablets) with the ability to display PDF files are required for this course, as well as a web-enabled camera and microphone.
Tuition Fee
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International
4000 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4000 USD for the full programme during 8 days. -
National
4000 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4000 USD for the full programme during 8 days.