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Lower Hybrid Current Drive on Alcator C-Mod : measurements with an upgraded MSE diagnostic and comparisons to simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Lower Hybrid Current Drive (LHCD) is a promising technique to sustain tokamak plasmas and provide control over the current profile--two important capabilities required for the development of tokamak fusion reactors. Upgraded ...
Optimization of a seed and blanket thorium-uranium fuel cycle for pressurized water reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
A heterogeneous LWR core design, which employs a thorium/uranium once through fuel cycle, is optimized for good economics, wide safety margins, minimal waste burden and high proliferation resistance. The focus is on the ...
Domain decomposition for Monte Carlo particle transport simulations of nuclear reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Monte Carlo (MC) neutral particle transport methods have long been considered the gold-standard for nuclear simulations, but high computational cost has limited their use significantly. However, as we move towards ...
Assessing thermo-mechanical performance of ThO₂ and SiC clad light water reactor fuel rods with a modular simulation tool
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This work has focused on evaluating the thermo-mechanical performance of two innovative nuclear fuel designs: the ThO2-based resource-renewable boiling water reactor (RBWR) and silicon carbide (SiC) cladding in pressurized ...
DABLE--a facility for measuring fission product transport in gas-cooled reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991)
A multiscale study of atomic interactions in the electrochemical double layer applied to electrocatalysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This work is an integrated study of chemical and electrostatic interactions in the electrochemical double layer, and their significance for accurate prediction of reaction kinetics in electrocatalysis. First, a kinetic ...
Modeling for the simulation and control of nuclear reactor rocket systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993)
Tritium transport, corrosion, and Fuel performance modeling in the Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor (FHR)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor (FHR) is a pebble bed nuclear reactor concept fueled by tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel particles embedded in graphite spheres and cooled by a liquid fluoride salt ...
Quantum sensing and simulation with solid-state defects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
Solid-state spin defects have garnered significant interest in recent years due to their potential for various quantum applications, ranging from sensing, simulation to communications. Despite the fast progress of the field ...
Diagnosing inertial confinement fusion implosions at OMEGA and the NIF Using novel neutron spectrometry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
A novel neutron spectrometer, called the Magnetic Recoil Spectrometer (MRS), was designed, built, and implemented on the OMEGA laser facility and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to measure the neutron spectra from ...