Enhancing Nuclear Plant Economics and Safety Through Online Monitoring and Prognostics

SPEAKER: JAMIE COBLE DATE/TIME: MON, 04/29/2019 at 4:00PM – 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Enhancing Nuclear Plant Economics and Safety through Online Monitoring and Prognostics Abstract: The current approach to operations and maintenance (O&M) relies primarily on periodic inspection and maintenance activities scheduled to preclude in-service degradation and failure; however, this…

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21st Century Nuclear Energy

SPEAKER: TODD ALLEN DATE/TIME: MON, 04/22/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: An interesting new narrative has arisen around the need for nuclear energy and how an emerging set of privately funded companies are attempting to take a new set of nuclear energy products to commercialization. This presentation will describe…

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Hastening Innovation in Materials for Energy

SPEAKER: DR. MICHAEL P. SHORT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MIT DATE/TIME: MON, 04/15/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Energy production and availability is the root driving force behind economic development and prosperity. The energy sector employs 5% of all Americans, with 7% of new job growth attributed…

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Berkeley Students Win Awards at 2019 ANS Conference

Berkeley Students Win Awards at 2019 ANS Conference Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 Undergraduate students Andrew Dong and Emily Vu won awards for their presentations at the American Nuclear Society Conference this past week, April 4-6, held in Richmond, Virginia. Andrew Dong was awarded Best Presentation in Materials Science and Technology. While Emily Vu took home Best Presentation in…

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Isotopic Feedback and Stability in Fission Waves

SPEAKER: ANDREW OSBORNE DATE/TIME: MON, 04/08/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Under the right conditions, self sustaining fission waves can form in fertile nuclear materials.  These waves result from the transport and absorption of neutrons and the resulting production of fissile and fissionable isotopes.  When these fission, additional neutrons…

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Multi-physics Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Reactor Concepts Using MOOSE: A Cohesive Computational Framework

SPEAKER: DR. RICHARD MARTINEAU DIRECTOR NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY’S (NS&T) MODELING AND SIMULATION DATE/TIME: MON, 04/01/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: In 2008, Dr. Martineau’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project enabled the development of INL’s Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE) computational framework. The development of INL’s Multiphysics Object-Oriented…

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