We went to the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory last Friday. It was a great trip. It’s my first time there. I think it’s a great opportunity for us to get an experience about what the real nuclear reactor lab is. The MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (MIT-NRL) is an interdepartmental center that operates a high performance 6 MW research reactor known as the MITR-II. It is the second largest university research reactor in the U.S. and the only one located on the campus of a major research university. During its long and distinguished history, the NRL has supported educational training and cutting-edge research in the areas of nuclear fission engineering, material science, radiation effects in biology and medicine, neutron physics, geochemistry, and environmental studies.

At beginning, the professor from MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory gave us an lecture about the basic information of the lab. How they work and what they work. After that we had a tour and i noticed that the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory is quite large. The Professor who worked at there talked us how every equipment work. I learned a lot. It was a great trip!