Browsing Department of Nuclear Engineering by Title
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Safety analysis report and technical specifications of the MITR fission converter facility for neutron capture therapy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Safety culture in the nuclear power industry : attributes for regulatory assessment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Safety culture refers to the attitudes, behaviors, and conditions that affect safety performance and often arises in discussions following incidents at nuclear power plants. As it involves both operational and management ... -
Safety of light water reactor fuel with silicon carbide cladding
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Structural aspects of the performance of light water reactor (LWR) fuel rod with triplex silicon carbide (SiC) cladding - an emerging option to replace the zirconium alloy cladding - are assessed. Its behavior under accident ... -
A SANS study of the interfacial curvatures and the phase behavior in bicontinuous microemulsions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Scalable approaches to the characterization of open quantum system dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)One of the biggest challenges in the physical realization of quantum information processing (QIP) is the precise control of the system. In order to achieve this, we characterize the gates, errors, and noise occurring in ... -
Scale adaptive turbulence modeling for in-vessel sodium thermal hydraulics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Computational fluid dynamics is a powerful tool for the simulation of nuclear reactor coolant flows, such as in sodium fast reactors. In these reactors, the phenomenon of thermal striping -- characterized by oscillatory ... -
Scattering properties of polyacrylamide gels and their relation to protein electrophoretic migration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Scenario modeling for feasibility assessment of nuclear power plant construction projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In historical and current experience, the economics of nuclear power have proven to be problematic for utility companies. Construction costs and schedules have proven to be highly unpredictable, with the average reactor ... -
Screening for apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines using gel electophoresis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Second order error correction in quantum computing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Error correction codes are necessary for the development of reliable quantum computers. Such codes can prevent the lost of information from decoherence caused by external perturbations. This thesis evaluates a five qubit ... -
Selection and implementation of deterministic and probabilistic models for the prediction of stress corrosion cracking in used nuclear fuel containment material
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Stainless steel canisters encased in vented concrete overpacks are used to store used nuclear fuel at interim spent fuel storage installations in the United States. These storage systems are exposed to the elements. There ... -
Selective irradiation of the vascular endothelium
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)We developed a unique methodology to selectively irradiate the vascular endothelium in vivo to better understand the role of vascular damage in causing normal tissue radiation side-effects.The relationship between vascular ... -
The selective use of thorium and heterogeneity in uranium-efficient pressurized water reactors
(Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory, 1982, 1982)Systematic procedures have been developed and applied to assess the uranium utilization potential of a broad range of options involving the selective use of thorium in Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) operating on the ... -
Self-excited electrostatic induction generator.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968) -
Self-protection analysis of denatured thorium-plutonium fuel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)With growing demands for commercial nuclear power, there is also a growing need for better energy efficiency from nuclear power reactors. In order to reach a high burnup up to 100 MWd/kg, previous research has examined the ... -
A semi-experimental nodal synthesis method for the on-line reconstruction of three-dimensional neutron flux-shapes and reactivity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991) -
Sensitivity analysis and optimization of the nuclear fuel cycle : a systematic approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)For decades, nuclear energy development was based on the expectation that recycling of the fissionable materials in the used fuel from today's light water reactors into advanced (fast) reactors would be implemented as soon ... -
Sensitivity analysis of the reactor safety study
(Cambridge [Mass.] : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory, 1979, 1979) -
Sensitivity of economic performance of the nuclear fuel cycle to simulation modeling assumptions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Comparing different nuclear fuel cycles and assessing their implications require a fuel cycle simulation model as complete and realistic as possible. In this thesis, methodological implications of modeling choices are ... -
Sensitivity studies of the neutronic design of a fission converter-based ephithermal beam for boron neutron capture therapy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
