Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
The Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems was established in September 2000 by the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the MIT Energy Laboratory (now the MIT Energy Initiative) to create through research a better understanding of nuclear energy systems that promise more favorable economics, safety, proliferation resistance and environmental impact. The Center’s programs involve the development and application of methods for the design, operation, and regulation of current and advanced nuclear reactors and fuel cycles. This requires advances in knowledge about traditional scientific and technical disciplines, modern methods of systems reliability, probabilistic safety analysis and decision analysis, together with human interactions and management science."
