Nuclear Energy in a Low-Carbon Future NEC24

The 2024 short course “Nuclear Energy in a Low-Carbon Future: Key Facts and Issues” was held at MIT on July 23-25, 2024.  The goal of the course is to improve understanding of nuclear energy and its potential role as a tool for decarbonization and energy security. Forty-five participants and fifteen speakers attended in-person, with an additional twenty remote attendees. Participants included local, state and federal government decision makers, journalists, scholars, educators, members of NGOs, foundations, energy regulators and think tanks.