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Heat Loss Characterization of NIST-1's Containment Vessel

Creator:: Yoshiura, Ramon K.
Abstract:: NuScale Power has designed a small modular reactor using natural circulation cooling dependent systems for both steady-state and transient operations. The NuScale Integral Test System (NIST-1) facility was built to supply test data to NuScale Power to verify and validate computer codes for the NuScale Power Mod- ule (NPM) with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ramon K. Yoshiura for the

A Permanent-Magnet Linear Generator Wave Energy Converter for Low Power Ocean Sensors

Creator:: Miles, Lillian F.
Abstract:: Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly important due to their low environmental impact and limitless nature. This thesis explores the design of a 250 mW permanent magnet linear generator wave energy converter to power ocean sensors. While many wave energy converters exist, this is a unique application because the wave...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Moum Brian K. Bay Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly important due to

Controlling the Co-Precipitation of Colloidal PbSe Quantum Dots and Their Device Performance in a Diode Architecture

Creator:: McCrea, Tyler D.
Abstract:: In this work, colloidal PbSe quantum dots (QDs) are shown to be synthesized in a controlled manner by changing the growth time and reaction temperature in a microwave synthesis method. It is explained why quantum dots make such a unique material to create electronic devices and the specific benefits that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Tyler D. McCrea for the degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

Advancing the understanding of bulk metallic glasses as structural materials through exploration of mechanical properties

Creator:: Naleway, Steven E.
Abstract:: Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) offer a great deal of potential through their near-theoretical strength, potentially high toughness and unique forming and molding traits. However, there are still a number of outstanding issues that bar their widespread use. This thesis describes the investigation of three research questions each designed to further...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Cost-Benefit Analysis : Proposed Safety Upgrades to Currently Operating Nuclear Power Plants

Creator:: Jordahl, Jonathan T.
Abstract:: In the wake of nuclear accidents such as Three Mile Island Unit 2 and Fukushima, the nuclear power industry’s safety record is scrutinized. Today the main concerns lies with hydrogen production in a nuclear reactor core when the zirconium fuel cladding reacts with the water coolant during an accident, creating...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ..................................................................................... 28 Figure 4: Weibull Distribution with L=5 and k=1.2

Steady State Modeling of the Minimum Critical Core of the Transient Reactor Test Facility

Creator:: Alberti, Anthony L.
Abstract:: With the advent of next generation reactor systems and new fuel designs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has identified the need for the resumption of transient testing of nuclear fuels. The DOE has decided that the Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is best suited...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: homogenization APD at 293 K, 400 K, 600 K, and 800 K. . . . . . . . . . . 33 3.3 Full homogeneous APD for Pn

Predicting Thermal Conductivity in Nuclear Fuels using Rattlesnake-Based Deterministic Phonon Transport Simulations

Creator:: Harter, Jackson R.
Abstract:: The Boltzmann transport equation derived in the Self-Adjoint Angular Flux (SAAF) formulation is applied to simulate phonon transport. The neutron transport code Rattlesnake is leveraged in this fashion, slightly modi ed to accept input from variables consistent with phonon transport simulations. Several benchmark problems are modeled to assess the potential...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: transport. The 1-D, SAAF formulation of the Boltzmann transport equation for phonons is derived along with

Feasibility study on a soluble boron-free small modular reactor

Creator:: Mart, Justin R.
Abstract:: The elimination of soluble boron creates several advantages for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) operation. Most of these advantages are realized through significant core simplification (removal of pipes, pumping, and purification systems), the removal of the corrosive effects of soluble boron, and from improved safety effects. However, removing soluble boron creates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: strategy for containing power peaks in a boron-free SMR. Studsvik's CASMO-4E was employed to solve 2-D

Synthesis and testing of a novel soft donor organic extractant molecule for targeted soft metal extraction from aqueous phases

Creator:: Gullekson, Brian J.
Abstract:: Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) resultant from the generation of nuclear power is a chemically and radiologically diverse system which is advantageous to chemically process prior to geologic disposal. Hydrometallurgy is the primary technology for chemical processing for light water reactor spent fuels, where spent fuel is dissolved in an acid...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ……………………………...70 Appendix D: Rhodium Extraction Spectrophotometry……………………………………78 LIST OF FIGURES

Scaling study of the depressurized conduction cooldown event in the high temperature test facility using RELAP5-3D/ATHENA

Creator:: Aldridge, Robert J.
Abstract:: In 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NCR) decided that the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) would be the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR). In support of the licensing and validation effort of the VHTR, Oregon State University was tasked with designing, building, and operating a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Critical Heat Flux COL Combined Operating License DCC Depressurized Conduction Cooldown D-LOFC

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Heat Loss Characterization of NIST-1's Containment Vessel

A Permanent-Magnet Linear Generator Wave Energy Converter for Low Power Ocean Sensors

Controlling the Co-Precipitation of Colloidal PbSe Quantum Dots and Their Device Performance in a Diode Architecture

Advancing the understanding of bulk metallic glasses as structural materials through exploration of mechanical properties

Cost-Benefit Analysis : Proposed Safety Upgrades to Currently Operating Nuclear Power Plants

Steady State Modeling of the Minimum Critical Core of the Transient Reactor Test Facility

Predicting Thermal Conductivity in Nuclear Fuels using Rattlesnake-Based Deterministic Phonon Transport Simulations

Feasibility study on a soluble boron-free small modular reactor

Synthesis and testing of a novel soft donor organic extractant molecule for targeted soft metal extraction from aqueous phases

Scaling study of the depressurized conduction cooldown event in the high temperature test facility using RELAP5-3D/ATHENA

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