Seminars

Undergraduate Seminars

22.011. Introduction to Nuclear Power

Instructor: Professor George E. Apostolakis
Tuesdays, 3-5pm, Fall 2009 | Room 24-402

Date Subject Lecturer
Sept. 15 Course Overview.
Nuclear Power in the United States
G. Apostolakis
Sept. 22 The Critical Reactor Reactor Types G. Apostolakis
Sept. 29 History of Nuclear Power G. Apostolakis
Oct. 6 Radiation and Cells J. Yanch
Oct. 13 No class  
Oct. 20 Reactor Energy Removal J. Buongiorno
Oct. 27 The Fuel Cycle
Nuclear Waste Disposal
C. Forsberg
Nov. 3 MIT Reactor Tour E. Lau
Nov. 10 Industrial Applications of Nuclear Science R. Lanza
Nov. 17 Managing the Risks from Nuclear Power G. Apostolakis
Nov. 24 Nuclear Proliferation M. Golay
Dec. 1 Nuclear Space Applications A. Kadak
Dec. 8 Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Systems B. Forget