Microstructure and mechanical properties of tungsten neutron irradiated with a mixed energy spectrum

SPEAKER: XUNXIANG HU RESEARCH STAFF/EUGENE P. WIGNER FELLOW OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY, OAK RIDGE, TN 37931 EMAIL: HUX1@ORNL.GOV DATE/TIME: MON, 04/23/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Tungsten as a candidate plasma facing material in fusion reactors is confronted by a hostile environment, characterized by high temperature, and high fluxes of heat…

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Nuclear Disarmament Verification via Resonant Phenomena

SPEAKER: AREG DANAGOULIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DATE/TIME: MON, 04/16/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Nuclear disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of the nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclear warheads undergoing dismantlement before counting them towards a…

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Toward Austenitic Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloys for Nuclear Applications

SPEAKER: JAMES STUBBINS, PH.D. DONALD BIGGAR WILLETT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR, PLASMA AND RADIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN DATE/TIME: MON, 04/09/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: There has been a continuing effort to develop enhanced versions of several types of engineering alloys by strengthening them with a very…

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Economic Modeling of Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems

SPEAKER: DR. CRISTIAN RABITI DATE/TIME: MON, 04/02/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The increase penetration of variable renewable electricity suppliers in the grid is leading to an increase volatility of the electric net demand (electricity demand minus variable renewable supply). The additional volatility increases the cost of covering net demand…

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The Implications of the Trump Nuclear Posture Review

SPEAKER: AMBASSADOR LINTON F. BROOKS FORMER ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DATE/TIME: MON, 03/19/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Co-sponsored by the NSSC and NPWG Like each of its post-Cold War predecessors, the Trump administration has reviewed its policies and posture with respect to nuclear weapons.  The result is a…

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Full-core Reactor Analysis using Monte Carlo: Challenges and Progress

SPEAKER: PAUL ROMANO COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTIST, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (MCS) DIVISION, ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 03/12/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The Monte Carlo (MC) method is one of the most appealing options for high-fidelity simulation of nuclear reactors. However, its use for such problems has been limited by…

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Kairos Power and Our Effort to Accelerate the Deployment of Advanced Reactors

SPEAKER: MIKE LAUFER CEO, KAIROS POWER DATE/TIME: MON, 03/05/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Kairos Power is a nuclear energy technology and engineering company based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal of dramatically improving people’s quality…

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Cross-Section Measurements for Novel Medical Radionuclides at UCB/LBNL: The Challenge of “Simple” Experiments

SPEAKER: ANDREW VOYLES PH.D. CANDIDATE, NUCLEAR ENGINEERING DATE/TIME: MON, 02/12/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The future of nuclear medicine would appear to be the paradigm of personalized medicine — targeted radionuclide therapy to spare healthy tissue, and theranostic medicine, which pairs an imaging isotope with a therapeutic isotope to…

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Thermal Hydraulics for Material Mechanics: An Integrated Approach to Studying Nuclear Fuel and Reactor Safety

SPEAKER: YOUHO LEE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DATE/TIME: MON, 02/05/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: In this seminar, an overview of the key technical challenges to nuclear fuel and reactor safety research that benefits from integrating thermal hydraulics and material mechanics will be presented.…

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Isotope Production at Los Alamos National Laboratory

SPEAKER: EVA BIRNBAUM   PROGRAM MANAGER LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NM, USA DATE/TIME: MON, 01/29/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: LANL’s Isotope Production Facility (IPF) is an intermediate energy proton bombardment facility at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), configured to maximize production of high purity and…

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