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Diverse Applications of Nuclear Technology
March 8, 2007
Ian Hutchinson dept of nuclear science & engineering, MIT
Jeffrey Coderre dept of nuclear science & engineering, MIT
Alan Jasanoff McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Dwight Williams visiting professor, dept nuclear sci & eng, MIT
David Kaiser professor, strategy & policy, Naval War College

Ian Hutchinson and experts doing work a variety of areas of nuclear technology from MIT and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research discuss the wide range of applications represented by their research.

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