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Simulation of the nuclear fuel cycle with recycling : options and outcomes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
A system dynamics simulation technique is applied to generate a new version of the CAFCA code to study the mass flow in the nuclear fuel cycle, and the impact of different options for advanced reactors and fuel recycling ...
Monitoring under the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement : the prospects of antineutrino detection as an IAEA verification metric for the disposition of weapons-grade plutonium in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
After the end of World War II, the world entered an even more turbulent period as it faced the beginnings of the Cold War, during which the prospect of mutually assured destruction between the world's largest nuclear weapon ...
Crushed rock thermal energy storage & nuclear technology : option space & economic impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Increasing amounts of intermittent renewables have led to zero and negative priced electricity at times of peak wind and solar production. The volatility added to the grid by renewables and low prices at peak production ...
Economics of nuclear fuel cycles : option valuation and neutronics simulation of mixed oxide fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In most studies aiming at the economic assessment of nuclear fuel cycles, a primary concern is to keep scenarios economically comparable. For Uranium Oxide (UOX) and Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuels, a traditional way to achieve ...
Ssessment methodology for proliferation resistant fast breeder reactor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Due to perceived proliferation risks, current US fast reactor designs have avoided the use of uranium blankets. While reducing the amount of plutonium produced, this omission also restrains the reactor design space and has ...
Optimized border interdiction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
A feature of many conflicts is the presence of a border that separates an area of on-going military operations from an area that the enemy can use permissively. This thesis considers analytic techniques for planning military ...
Policies for parking pricing derived from a queueing perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Drivers in urban neighborhoods who cruise streets, seeking inexpensive on-street parking create a significant fraction of measured traffic congestion. The solution to this problem is to reduce the total traffic volume ...