Advanced Reactor Design, Nonproliferation, and Fuel Cycle Monitoring
2025 ETI Summer School on Advanced Reactor Design, Nonproliferation, and Fuel Cycle Monitoring will be held in-person at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, August 4 – 8, 2025. Students and researchers of all academic levels are invited to participate.
In this summer school, cross-cutting technologies across core disciplines will be explored to train the next-generation of nuclear innovators, including safeguards, global security, new reactors and new challenges, 3D printing to rapid prototyping, and machine learning for nonproliferation. Comprehensive lab demonstrations, hands-on activities, and tours are also going to be conducted, including travel to ORNL.
Financial support from the ETI consortium will be available, including lunch, hotel, and travel to Georgia Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The registration is open now. Join us!
Registration
Please register here or scan the QR code by July 7, 2025. Eligibility requirement: U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Please contact us for any questions: Kierra Payne (kierra.payne@me.gatech.edu), or Dr. Yuguo Tao (yuguo.tao@gatech.edu).
Syllabus
The detailed syllabus of this summer school will be available soon.
Join us! Here’s what you’ll learn:
(1) Lecture Topics:
- The introduction to advanced reactor designs
- Nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards for bulk fuel systems
- Radiation detection technologies for fuel cycle monitoring
- Machine learning in reactor monitoring and safeguards
- 3D printing for nuclear applications
(2) Hands-on Activities:
- Assembly and testing of radiation detectors
- Data acquisition and analysis
- Machine learning workshop for training anomaly detection
- 3D printing lab for designing and fabricating components
- Group-based reactor monitoring simulation
(3) In addition, participants will join a various of teams to maximize interdisciplinary collaboration. Lab demonstrations and tours are also going to be conducted, including travel to ORNL.