In late 2019, the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (MIT-NRL) awarded WSC a project to develop a replica simulator model for the MIT Research Reactor (MITR). With the support of MITR staff, WSC developed the replica simulator model and due to the pandemic, delivered it in 2021. The 3KEYMASTER and embedded RELAP5 models simulate all aspects of plant and reactor dynamics, logic and control systems, and Human Machine Interfaces (HMI). The simulator provides numerous advantages, such as:
- Expanded training capabilities for reactor operators for license qualification/requalification
- Hands-on simulator training modules in MIT?s undergraduate/graduate/professional courses and public outreach activities