Browsing Nuclear Engineering - Ph.D. / Sc.D. by Title
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Accelerated atomistic prediction of structure, dynamics and material properties in molten salts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Various advanced nuclear reactors including fluoride high-temperature salt-cooled reactors (FHRs), molten salt reactors (MSRs) and fusion devices have proposed to use molten salt coolants. However, there remain many ... -
Acceleration methods for Monte Carlo particle transport simulations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Performing nuclear reactor core physics analysis is a crucial step in the process of both designing and understanding nuclear power reactors. Advancements in the nuclear industry demand more accurate and detailed results ... -
An accelerator-based neutron imaging system and its application to detection of corrosion in aircraft
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
An accident probability analysis and design evaluation of the gas-cooled fast breeder reactor demonstration plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976) -
Actinide minimization using pressurized water reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Transuranic actinides dominate the long-term radiotoxity in spent LWR fuel. In an open fuel cycle, they impose a long-term burden on geologic repositories. Transmuting these materials in reactor systems is one way to ease ... -
Adaptive functional magnetic resonance imaging
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Functional MRI (fMRI) detects the signal associated with neuronal activation, and has been widely used to map brain functions. Locations of neuronal activation are localized and distributed throughout the brain, however, ... -
Adaptive magnetic resonance imaging by wavelet transform encoding
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993) -
Adaptive multigroup radiation diffusion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis describes the development and implementation of an algorithm for dramatically increasing the accuracy and reliability of multigroup radiation diffusion simulations at low group counts. This is achieved by ... -
Advanced application of the discrete generalized multigroup method and recondensation to reactor analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Fine-group whole-core reactor analysis remains one of the long sought goals of the reactor physics community. Such a detailed analysis is typically too computationally expensive to be realized on anything except the largest ... -
Advanced monitoring and advice integrating a comprehensive sensor network for improved operational availability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)This research broadens the prime concern of nuclear power plant operations from safe performance to both economic and safe performance through monitoring and advice. First, rotating machines such as turbine generators and ... -
Advanced nodal methods for MOX fuel analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)One method being considered for the disposal of surplus weapons grade plutonium is to bum the plutonium as mixed oxide fuel (MOX) in commercial light water reactors (LWR's). The introduction of MOX fuel into LWR's poses ... -
Advanced response matrix methods for full core analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Modeling full reactor cores with high fidelity transport methods is a difficult task, requiring the largest computers available today. This thesis presents work on an alternative approach using the eigenvalue response ... -
Advancement of closure relations for annular flow modeling in CFD
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)In Boiling water Reactors (BWRs), the presence of a liquid film in contact with the heated rod surface is crucial to ensure an efficient heat removal and prevent the threatening occurrence of dryout. The accurate prediction ... -
Advances in MRI to probe the functional and structural network of the macaque brain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Diffusion MRI and fMRI have provided neuroscientists with non-invasive tools to probe the functional and structural network of the brain. Diffusion MRI is a neuroimaging technique capable of measuring the diffusion of water ... -
Advancing radiative heat transfer modeling in high-temperature liquid-salts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Nuclear and solar-thermal communities are investigating the use of high Prandtl number liquid-salts in energy generation systems, including fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactors (FHRs), molten salt reactors (MSRs), ... -
Ag-In-Cd control rod behavior and aerosol formation in severe reactor accidents
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
Alternative passive cooling concepts for a large rating pressurized water reactor containment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Analysis and utilization of operating experience for organizational learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)The objective of this thesis is to clarify the ways that organizational factors influence nuclear power plant performance in order to improve performance. Therefore, this thesis studied the nuclear power plant organizational ... -
Analysis of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) activity using electron cyclotron emission (ECE) diagnostics on Alcator C-Mod tokamak
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) activity has been analyzed primarily using electron cyclotron emission (ECE) diagnostics on Alcator C-Mod tokamak. The main results are that i) two MHD instabilities have been identified during ... -
Analysis of mammalian tumor vascularization in the development of a therapy to prevent metastasis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
