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URL:http://physics.bu.edu/internal/events/show/989
SUMMARY:Future Prospects for Nuclear Power after Fukushima
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Jacopo Buongiorno\, MIT\nHosted by: Ed Kearns\nPoster
	: http://physics.bu.edu/posters/2013_Spring/03_Buongiorno.pdf\n\nPart of th
	e Physics Department Colloquia Series.\n\nNuclear is a high-intensity energ
	y source with a practically unlimited fuel availability and a long record o
	f excellent safety. However\, the 3/11/11 accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi
	 nuclear power plant in Japan has changed the perception of nuclear as a sa
	fe energy source. In this presentation we will (a) provide a brief descript
	ion of the accident\, (b) review the lessons learned from the accident\, an
	d (c) discuss their regulatory/design implications on the current reactor f
	leet as well as the next generation of Light Water Reactors. We will also d
	iscuss the future prospects of nuclear power\, in particular a new paradigm
	 in which nuclear energy can be used to displace large amounts of fossil fu
	els (and their related CO2 emissions) from the transportation sector\, thus
	 helping to combat climate change and curb the growth of energy product imp
	orts.
LOCATION:SCI 109\, 590 Commonwealth Avenue\, 02215
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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