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Spotlight

CANES Publications

CANES publishes 10-15 reports per year. Abstracts are available online, full reports are available for purchase.

CANES: Systems-oriented knowledge helps integrate fission beyond the grid

While fission reactors are among the most intricate systems in the world, engineering them to run reliably and economically is only a starting point. Fission technology must integrate not only with the energy grid, but with society as a whole, meeting stringent safety, security, and environmental expectations with oversight from well-versed managers and policymakers.

First International Forum on Education of Environment and Energy Science

Three NSE students along with Professor Ron Ballinger participated in the First International Education Forum on Environment and Energy Science, held 14-18 December 2012 in Waikoloa Hawaii and sponsored by the Tokyo Institute of Technology. NSE graduate student Alex Mieloszyk received a Best Presentation Award.

Recent Reports

MIT-ANP-TR-147	C. Forsberg; Lwen Hu; P.F. Peterson; K. Sridharan, Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactors (FHRs) for Base-Load and Peak Electricity, Grid Stabilization, and Process Heat (January 2013).
MIT-ANP-TR-146	T. Fei; E. Shwageraus; M.J. Driscoll, Innovative Design of Uranium Startup Fast Reactors (Nov 2012).
MIT-ANP-TR-145	K. Shirvan; M.S. Kazimi, Development of Optimized Core Design and Analysis Methods for High Power Density BWRs (November 2012).
MIT-ANP-TR-144	G.L. DeWitt; T. McKrell; J. Buongiorno; Lwen Hu, Investigation of Downward, Facing Critical Heat Flux, with Water-Based, Nanofluids for In-Vessel, Retention Applications (2012).

About CANES

The Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES) develops concepts for technology systems that promise more favorable economics, safety, proliferation resistance, and environmental impact. The Center has over twenty affiliated faculty and research scientists, and more than sixty graduate students. Its research programs focus on the design, operation, and regulation of current and advanced nuclear reactors and fuel cycles.

These efforts require advances in knowledge about scientiffic and engineering disciplines, such as reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, and reactor dynamics, as well as modern methods of systems reliability, probabilistic safety analysis, and decision analysis. With a proliffic output of reports and symposia proceedings, along with an ongoing professional educational program, the Center serves as an incubator for emerging ideas in nuclear energy.

In recent years, the Center has established partnerships and collaborations with industry, national laboratories, and leading international organizations. Within MIT, the Center is an integral part of the Institutewide initiative to develop environmentally friendly and economically viable solutions to the global energy crisis.