Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Military Technological College, Sultanate of Oman
University of South Carolina
Iowa State University
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Nonlinear Dynamics Of Carbon Steel Corrosion Under Gamma Radiation,
2020
The University of Western Ontario
Nonlinear Dynamics Of Carbon Steel Corrosion Under Gamma Radiation, Youn Gyeong Shin
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Corrosion of materials is still an unresolved problem affecting a multitude of industries. One of the grand challenges facing the corrosion community is the development of high-fidelity models for corrosion in actual service environments. The difficulties arise since corrosion involves transfer of metal atoms between the solid and solution phases thus making the system non-adiabatic. Interfacial transfer of atoms increases the chance of establishing systemic feedback between chemical reactions and transport processes, which results in chemical oscillation and periodic patterns on the corroding surfaces. These oscillating behavior in electrochemical measurements and pattern formation on corroding surfaces have been reported in ...
Characterization Of Partial Charge Collection Induced By Neutron Damage In High-Purity Germanium Detectors,
2020
University of New Mexico
Characterization Of Partial Charge Collection Induced By Neutron Damage In High-Purity Germanium Detectors, James W. Evans
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
This paper investigates the correlation of damage induced by neutron interactions and degradation in the spectra of HPGe detectors. As neutrons kinetically interact with germanium crystals, they create interstitial and vacancy defects within the lattice. These defects then interfere with the charge migration of electron-hole pairs and reduce resolution in the observed energy spectrum. The partial charge collection produces observable spectral changes by increasing the peak width and reducing resolution (full width half maximum). A detailed characterization using various check sources was performed before and after iterations of neutron exposure in order to observe the effects of the neutron damage ...
Eusectra: European Nuclear Security Training Centre Providing Hands-On Training And Education In Nuclear Security And Safeguards,
2020
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Eusectra: European Nuclear Security Training Centre Providing Hands-On Training And Education In Nuclear Security And Safeguards, Willem Janssens, Veronique Berthou, Abbas Kamel, Jean Galy, Klaus Luetzenkirchen, Klaus Mayer, Stefan Nonneman
International Journal of Nuclear Security
The European Nuclear Security Training Centre (EUSECTRA) inaugurated under this global name about 10 years ago and operated by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), located both on the Karlsruhe (Germany) and Ispra (Italy) sites, includes a large variety of capacity building and professional development activities which span from the hands-on training for nuclear security and safeguards actors (e.g. respectively border guards or customs and nuclear inspectors) to educational efforts in both nuclear security and safeguards. Whereas the first ones, which gave rise to the new name, focus mainly on detection, on-site assistance, crime-scene management, technical reach-back and ...
Promoting Nuclear Security Education And Training Activities At Amity University, India,
2020
Amity University Uttar Pradesh
Promoting Nuclear Security Education And Training Activities At Amity University, India, Arpita Datta, Dr. Alpana Goel
International Journal of Nuclear Security
In the present era of global nuclear governance, it is the responsibility of every individual not only the security personals to be accountable for the security of nuclear materials, facilities and radioactive materials. Amity university and other universities of India are the largest educational networks for young professionals who will enter the nuclear programme in India and will be involved in the management of nuclear and other radioactive materials in a wide variety of applications such as hospitals, industrial applications and nuclear facilities. Amity University Uttar Pradesh is taking leading part to sensitize the importance of nuclear security amongst the ...
Parking Garage Measurements Indicating A Gamma Spectrometer-Neutron Counter Background Correlation,
2020
Texas A & M University - College Station
Parking Garage Measurements Indicating A Gamma Spectrometer-Neutron Counter Background Correlation, Jackson N. Wagner, Craig Marianno, Thomas Mccullough
International Journal of Nuclear Security
Gamma spectroscopy and gross neutron counting systems are commonly employed together during nuclear security operations, particularly mobile searches. The data from these systems are typically analyzed independently; however, operational data suggest a relationship between the background signals from both systems. This relationship appears to occur between the neutron count rate and the high energy (greater than 3 MeV) gamma spectrometer count rate for background conditions. To verify the presence of this correlation, high energy gamma ray and neutron count rates were measured in five parking garages on the Texas A&M University campus. These measurements employed one 4” x 4 ...
Consideration Of Administrative Monetary Penalties In Nuclear Safety And Security,
2020
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Consideration Of Administrative Monetary Penalties In Nuclear Safety And Security, Jelena Vucicevic, Edward Waller
International Journal of Nuclear Security
An Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) is a penalty imposed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), without court involvement for a violation of a regulatory requirement. An AMP can be applied against any individual or corporation subject to the Nuclear Safety Control Act, which regulates the development, production and use of nuclear energy and the production, possession and use of nuclear and radioactive material. However, AMPs are not the same as criminal offences. They are civil sanctions which try to secure compliance through the application of monetary penalties for non-compliance with regulatory requirements. The AMP program was introduced in 2013 ...
Simple Flexible Molten Salt Reactor,
2020
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Simple Flexible Molten Salt Reactor, Luke Seifert, Alex Boettinger, Jackson Breakell, Patrick Wooden
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Remote Radiation Sensing Using Robotic Platforms,
2020
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Remote Radiation Sensing Using Robotic Platforms, Monia Kazemeini
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Remote sensing of ionizing radiation has a significant role in waste management, nuclear material management and nonproliferation, radiation safety, and accident response in situations such as the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Robotic platforms are able to surpass the number of tasks that could be achieved by humans. With the use of robots, the operator’s radiation exposure can be considerably decreased. Remote sensing allows for the evaluation and monitoring of radiological contamination in hazardous and hard to reach areas and locating radiation sources. In this work, gamma-ray and neutron sensors were integrated onto the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) making ...
Gen-Foam Multiphysics Model Development For Molten Salt Reactors,
2020
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Gen-Foam Multiphysics Model Development For Molten Salt Reactors, Jeffrey Stewart
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
In thermal neutron spectrum Molten Salt Reactors (MSR), a graphite moderator contributes a positive reactivity value to the overall temperature reactivity coefficient of the core. When irradiated in the core, graphite undergoes dimensional changes which depend on the neutron spectrum. The graphite lifespan is a limiting parameter in MSR designs; it correlates strongly with the graphite’s dimensional changes. Multi-physics modeling is necessary to evaluate the graphite thermal and mechanical responses to the MSR core conditions. To assess graphite dimensional changes associated with irradiation, a computational model was developed upon the foundation of the multi-physics solver, GeN-Foam. Irradiated graphite dimensional ...
A Forward Analytic Model Of Neutron Time-Of-Flight Signals With Single Elastic Scattering And Beamline Attenuation For Inferring Ion Temperatures From Maglif Experiments,
2020
University of New Mexico
A Forward Analytic Model Of Neutron Time-Of-Flight Signals With Single Elastic Scattering And Beamline Attenuation For Inferring Ion Temperatures From Maglif Experiments, Colin A. Weaver
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
A forward analytic model is required to rapidly simulate the neutron time-of-flight (nToF) signals that result from magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) experiments at Sandia’s Z Pulsed Power Facility. Various experimental parameters, such as the burn-weighted fuel-ion temperature and liner areal density, determine the shape of the nToF signal and are important for characterizing any given MagLIF experiment. Extracting these parameters from measured nToF signals requires an appropriate analytic model that includes the primary DD neutron peak, once-scattered neutrons in the beryllium liner of the MagLIF target, and direct beamline attenuation. Mathematical expressions for this model were derived from ...
Modeling And Simulation Of Stochastic Neutron And Cumulative Deposited Fission Energy Distributions,
2020
Doctoral Student, Nuclear Engineering
Modeling And Simulation Of Stochastic Neutron And Cumulative Deposited Fission Energy Distributions, Patrick O'Rourke
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
Methods of stochastic neutron transport are investigated and applied to novel formulations for the neutron number distribution and the cumulative fission energy deposition distribution. We utilize two Monte Carlo algorithms: the event-based Monte Carlo (EBMC) method and the Stochastic Simulation Algorithm (SSA) to benchmark and analyze systems. We show that the SSA outperforms the EBMC for the parameter space we are interested in. We then utilize the SSA to analyze systems composed of multiple spherical regions with fast and thermal neutrons with time-dependent reactivity insertions and determine whether group-dependent number distributions approach a gamma distribution. We develop two methods for ...
Space And Defense – Volume Eleven – Number One – Spring 2019,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Eleven – Number One – Spring 2019, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
No abstract provided.
Space And Defense – Volume Nine – Number One – Spring 2016,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Nine – Number One – Spring 2016, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
No abstract provided.
Space And Defense – Volume Eight – Number One – Spring 2015,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Eight – Number One – Spring 2015, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
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Space And Defense – Volume Seven – Number One – Winter 2014,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Seven – Number One – Winter 2014, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
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Space And Defense – Volume Six – Number One – Fall 2012,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Six – Number One – Fall 2012, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
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Space And Defense – Volume Five – Number One – Summer 2011,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Five – Number One – Summer 2011, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
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Space And Defense – Volume Four – Number Two – Summer 2010,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Four – Number Two – Summer 2010, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
No abstract provided.
Space And Defense – Volume Four – Number One – Winter 2010,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Four – Number One – Winter 2010, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
No abstract provided.
Space And Defense – Volume Three – Number Two – Fall 2009,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Space And Defense – Volume Three – Number Two – Fall 2009, Space And Defense Journal
Space and Defense
No abstract provided.
