Dr. Alonso is currently a Professor and Deputy-Director at Technical University of Madrid, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (ETSIAE/UPM). He lectures at graduate and post-graduate levels on various topics such as Air Transport Management and Aerospace Engineering. He is also involved in the organization and management of different courses and seminars and a visiting professor at several Universities. He was granted a Sc. D. in Physics, M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering and B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico. He is member of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. His research interests are the development and application of nodal finite element methods to the nuclear reactor physics and engineering. Dr. del Valle is a senior professor and scientist at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal papers, and has supervised over 25 graduate students. He is graduated as Doctor in Nuclear Sciences from Autonomous University in State of Mexico, Mexico, M. Sc. And B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He is member of the Mexican Nuclear Society and former member of American Nuclear Society. His main interest in research is the nuclear reactor physics and the fuel cycle of nuclear reactors, as well as economic aspects of electricity generation. Dr. Ramirez is a senior scientist at the National Institute for Nuclear Research in Mexico having more than 30 year of experience working in the field of nuclear sciences.

• 1. Introduction2. Nuclear reactors3. Desalination Plants4. Coupling of nuclear reactors and desalination plants5. Optimization Methods6. Thermo-economic analysis7. Competitiveness and sustainability8. Safety and Licensing

Dr. Alonso is currently a Professor and Deputy-Director at Technical University of Madrid, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (ETSIAE/UPM). He lectures at graduate and post-graduate levels on various topics such as Air Transport Management and Aerospace Engineering. He is also involved in the organization and management of different courses and seminars and a visiting professor at several Universities. He was granted a Sc. D. in Physics, M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering and B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico. He is member of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. His research interests are the development and application of nodal finite element methods to the nuclear reactor physics and engineering. Dr. del Valle is a senior professor and scientist at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal papers, and has supervised over 25 graduate students. He is graduated as Doctor in Nuclear Sciences from Autonomous University in State of Mexico, Mexico, M. Sc. And B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He is member of the Mexican Nuclear Society and former member of American Nuclear Society. His main interest in research is the nuclear reactor physics and the fuel cycle of nuclear reactors, as well as economic aspects of electricity generation. Dr. Ramirez is a senior scientist at the National Institute for Nuclear Research in Mexico having more than 30 year of experience working in the field of nuclear sciences.

• 1. Introduction2. Nuclear reactors3. Desalination Plants4. Coupling of nuclear reactors and desalination plants5. Optimization Methods6. Thermo-economic analysis7. Competitiveness and sustainability8. Safety and Licensing

Dr. Alonso is currently a Professor and Deputy-Director at Technical University of Madrid, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (ETSIAE/UPM). He lectures at graduate and post-graduate levels on various topics such as Air Transport Management and Aerospace Engineering. He is also involved in the organization and management of different courses and seminars and a visiting professor at several Universities. He was granted a Sc. D. in Physics, M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering and B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico. He is member of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. His research interests are the development and application of nodal finite element methods to the nuclear reactor physics and engineering. Dr. del Valle is a senior professor and scientist at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal papers, and has supervised over 25 graduate students. He is graduated as Doctor in Nuclear Sciences from Autonomous University in State of Mexico, Mexico, M. Sc. And B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He is member of the Mexican Nuclear Society and former member of American Nuclear Society. His main interest in research is the nuclear reactor physics and the fuel cycle of nuclear reactors, as well as economic aspects of electricity generation. Dr. Ramirez is a senior scientist at the National Institute for Nuclear Research in Mexico having more than 30 year of experience working in the field of nuclear sciences.

• 1. Introduction2. Nuclear reactors3. Desalination Plants4. Coupling of nuclear reactors and desalination plants5. Optimization Methods6. Thermo-economic analysis7. Competitiveness and sustainability8. Safety and Licensing