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22.812J | Spring 2004 | Graduate

# Managing Nuclear Technology

#### Course Description

An examination of current economic and policy issues in the electric power industry, focusing on nuclear power and its fuel cycle. Introduces techniques for analyzing private and public policy alternatives, including discounted cash flow methods and other techniques in engineering economics. Application to specific …
An examination of current economic and policy issues in the electric power industry, focusing on nuclear power and its fuel cycle. Introduces techniques for analyzing private and public policy alternatives, including discounted cash flow methods and other techniques in engineering economics. Application to specific problem areas, including nuclear waste management and weapons proliferation. Other topics include deregulation and restructuring in the electric power industry.

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Richard Lester

##### Departments

- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Engineering Systems Division

##### Topics

- Business
  - Management
- Energy
  - Electricity
  - Nuclear
- Engineering
  - Nuclear Engineering
    - Nuclear Systems, Policy, and Economics
- Social Science
  - Public Administration
    - Science and Technology Policy

##### Learning Resource Types

notes Lecture Notes
assignment Problem Sets
Problem Set Solutions
Cutaway of an emplacement drift with three types of waste packages, as planned for the Yucca Mountain Project. (Illustration courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy.)

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