Posts by Berkeley Engineering
Chemical separation processes for advanced nuclear fuel cycles: Challenges and possibilities
SPEAKER: MIKAEL NILSSON DATE/TIME: MON, 03/14/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: In the world today, nuclear energy comprises ~15% of the total electricity mix. This power source produces no CO2 during the operation of the plants and can provide bulk power to industry and households 24/7. Concerns about CO2 emissions…
Read MoreTrivalent Actinide and Lanthanide Interactions with Phosphate Materials
SPEAKER: KIEL HOLLIDAY DATE/TIME: WED, 03/09/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: The incorporation of Eu and Cm into the LaPO4 monazite structure is presented as a model phosphate system, relevant as a nuclear waste form. Site selective time resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy of Eu and Cm was used as a…
Read MoreDelayed Gamma Assay for Nuclear Safeguards
SPEAKER: VLADIMIR MOZIN DATE/TIME: MON, 03/07/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: The UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory participates in the US DOE Next Generation Safeguards Initiative with a focus on developing advanced instruments and methods in nuclear material…
Read MoreAn Innovative Neutron Transport Method for Whole Reactor Core Criticality Analysis
SPEAKER: FARZAD RAHNEMA DATE/TIME: MON, 02/28/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: A new coarse-mesh radiation transport (COMET) method for modeling and simulation of realistic reactor cores (e.g., operating water reactors) is presented at this colloquium. This innovative method has Monte Carlo accuracy while having computational efficiency that is several orders…
Read MoreReduced-Order Physics Models For Computationally Efficient Charged Particle Transport
SPEAKER: ANIL PRINJA DATE/TIME: MON, 02/14/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: High-energy charged particles (electrons, light and heavy ions, from 10’s keV to GeV and above) are ubiquitous in nuclear science and engineering, medical physics, space science, and advanced materials applications, but the computational complexity associated with the transport of…
Read MoreIncreased usage of Nuclear Power – Advantages and Challenges – Worldwide
SPEAKER: EDWARD L. QUINN DATE/TIME: MON, 02/07/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: This presentation provides an overview of the Background, World Outlook, U.S. Outlook and challenges facing nuclear energy in its expansion worldwide. Major issues include demand for new energy sources and international prospects for nuclear, the path forward in…
Read MoreInteractions of Colloids with Radionuclides in Geosphere
SPEAKER: SHINYA NAGASAKI DATE/TIME: MON, 01/31/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: Radioactive waste disposal is an inevitable issue in all countries where pursue the sustainable use of not only nuclear energy but also radioisotopes in industries and medical services. From the engineering point of view, it is important to improve…
Read MoreEconomics and Nuclear Power Plants
SPEAKER: RADEK SKODA DATE/TIME: MON, 01/24/2011 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2011 Colloquium Series Abstract: It is the economics of any power plant which determines if the plant will be built and operated in the end. Comparison of cost structures for different base load and renewable energy sources underlines the specifics of nuclear power…
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