What can make a dent?
Given the enormous scale of worldwide energy use, there are limited options for achieving significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Learning the lessons of Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear meltdowns provide valuable lessons for the design of future nuclear powerplants.
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
Report: Storage for spent nuclear fuel more crucial than ever
Japanese nuclear crisis adds to the urgency of dealing with radioactive used fuel, and may raise cost of new plants, MIT study says
CANES symposium on 'Nuclear Energy in 2050'
Considering nuclear power research and development in the upcoming decades.
The nuclear crisis and Japan’s government
At MIT forum, experts analyze the country's response to the crisis, and give first-hand account of what it was like in Tokyo as the earthquake hit.
What we know, and don't know, about Japan's reactors
Panel of MIT nuclear engineers aims for clarity about the state of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
A step toward fusion power
MIT advance could help remove contaminants that slow fusion reactions, and may bring practical fusion power plants a bit closer to reality.
Gibson, Romano win Rickover Fellowships
Join two others from the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering who previously won awards.
Holdren sees opportunities in energy challenges
Presidential science adviser calls for increased energy R&D to create jobs and boost business; supports conclusions of MIT nuclear study.
3 Questions: George Shultz on nuclear disarmament
The former secretary of state (and former MIT professor) discusses his ongoing campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons.