# Nuclear Systems Design Project

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. Michael Short
- Term: Fall 2011
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Engineering, Earth and environment, Economics, Business and management, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This capstone course is a group design project involving integration of nuclear physics, particle transport, control, heat transfer, safety, instrumentation, materials, environmental impact, and economic optimization. It provides opportunities to synthesize knowledge acquired in nuclear and non-nuclear subjects and apply this knowledge to practical problems of current interest in nuclear applications design. Each year, the class takes on a different design project; this year, the project is a power plant design that ties together the creation of emission-free electricity with carbon sequestration and fossil fuel displacement. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

This course is an elective subject in MIT’s undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.

## Lectures

1. [Core Sub-task Presentation II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/b399de7e6651), 30 min (Video)
2. [Hydrogen Sub-task Presentation II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/38392b3d4cd9), 31 min (Video)
3. [Biofuels Sub-task Presentation II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/c87ac9ee7b35), 44 min (Video)
4. [Final Project Presentation for 22.033, Fall 2011](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/22-033-nuclear-systems-design-project-fall-2011/5cabd7270090), 1 h 30 min (Video)