Campus reactors need rescue

Campus reactors need rescue

Cornell University's 500-kW research reactor is scheduled to be shut down because the nuclear engineering program ended in 1996. Other university reactors are also at risk, including ones at top-ranked nuclear negineering programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE spectrum 2001-11, Vol.38 (11), p.53
1. Verfasser: Amber, David P
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Colleges & universities
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear reactors
Reactors
Shutdowns
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Zusammenfassung:Cornell University's 500-kW research reactor is scheduled to be shut down because the nuclear engineering program ended in 1996. Other university reactors are also at risk, including ones at top-ranked nuclear negineering programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan. Since 1988, 12 university reactors have closed, leaving 29 still in operation. Nuclear engineering departments fear that closing more will set oof a domino effect among the rest.
ISSN:0018-9235
1939-9340