Argonne National Laboratory
Nuclear Engineering Division
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Welcome to Nuclear Engineering

The Nuclear Engineering (NE) Division is one of the divisions within the Energy Sciences and Engineering Directorate of Argonne National Laboratory. Our mission is to advance the design and operation of nuclear energy systems and to apply our nuclear energy-related expertise to current and emerging programs of national and international significance.

The NE Division participates in key DOE Nuclear Energy programs such as the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, the Generation IV Initiative, and the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative.  We also have major roles in national security and non-proliferation programs conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and other agencies.

Division personnel additionally contribute to improving the operation of existing nuclear energy systems and to resolving issues related to their performance and safety. We have a key role in advancing major Laboratory initiatives in such diverse areas as transportation, hydrogen generation and computational science. Finally, we contribute engineering expertise to the design, operation and decommissioning of major facilities at Argonne and elsewhere.

Nuclear Engineering Activities

In the News

Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle R&DADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE R&D
Read the statement of Mark T. Peters before the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, June 17, 2009...
:: Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research and Development -- Argonne  News
:: New Fuel Source: Nuclear Waste? --
Forbes Magazine (Jul. 22, 2009)

The Journal of Physical SecurityNEW ISSUE: The Journal of Physical Security
The first issue of The Journal of Physical Security (JPS) hosted by Argonne National Laboratory is there! This issue contains an eclectic mixture of topics. The first two papers are about the emerging issue of Open Sourcing for physical security. Open Sourcing has long been a common practice for software, but is relatively rare for security hardware. The remaining papers discuss a design basis threat approach to protecting a radiological source in a hospital, when and how to disclose physical security vulnerabilities, and a discussion about business confidentiality and protecting sensitive information...
:: Journal of Physical Security

[News Archive]

 

Recent Events
RERTR 2009

RERTR 2009 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
Nov. 1-5, 2009,  Beijing, China

RERTR 2009The U.S. Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Global Threat Reduction in cooperation with the China Atomic Energy Authority and International Atomic Energy Agency hosted the “RERTR 2009 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors.” The meeting was organized by Argonne National Laboratory, China Institute of Atomic Energy and Idaho National Laboratory and was held in Beijing, China from November 1-5, 2009. This was the 31st annual meeting in a series on the same general subject regarding the conversion of reactors within the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI). For more information visit the RERTR-2009 website.
Upcoming Events
Courses

Nov. 16-19, 2009
Facility Decommissioning Training Course (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
Online registration CLOSED for this session.

Mar. 22-25, 2010
Facility Decommissioning Training Course (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
Online registration OPEN for this session. Classes: Mar. 22-24. Nevada Test Site Tour: Mar. 25, 2010.
Please follow the link above for updates and details.

[Past Courses]
Meetings

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Conferences

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[Past Conferences]

 

NE's Educational Website
Nuclear Energy Resources for Home and School

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FEATURING...

Putting the new in nuclear

Argonne works to design a more resourceful and cleaner type of nuclear reactor to improve the efficiency and safety of nuclear power. NE’s director Hussein Khalil and manager of Nuclear Systems Analysis Dept. Robert Hill interviewed by Argonne Now magazine.

For details:

Putting the new in nuclear -- Argonne  Now magazine (Fall 2009)

NE Mission Statement

"The Mission of NE is to apply the expertise gained for Argonne’s historic charge of developing advanced nuclear reactor systems to problems of national and international significance."

Our Goals
  • Design and build the next-generation nuclear reactor system.
  • Improve the operation and safety and extend the lifetime of current generation reactor plants.
  • Reduce risks from proliferation of nuclear weapons capabilities.
  • Be recognized and utilized as the world's experts on the nuclear fuel cycle.
  •  Apply expertise in nuclear technologies and related areas to advancing national priorities and Argonne initiatives.
  • Ensure the highest levels of quality, safety, security, and environmental protection in advancing these goals.

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