Short Course
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Fuel Cycle Separations

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nashville, TN

December 16-18, 2008

Co-Supported by NRC Curriculum Development Grant
and the Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management through CRESP

Organizing Committee:
Raymond G. Wymer, Chair, Vanderbilt University
David S. Kosson, Vice-Chair, Vanderbilt University
Cynthia Atkins-Duffin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
David DePaoli, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University
Terry Todd, Idaho National Laboratory

Agenda and Course information

 

Course Agenda

Title	Author	Presentation (Powerpoint)	Video
Welcome and Course Introduction	David S. Kosson, Vanderbilt University		Windows Media Real Player
20 Years of Progress in Processing Nuclear Waste	Mark Gilbertson, Department of Energy		Windows Media Real Player
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Fundamentals	Frank L. Parker, Vanderbilt University		Windows Media Real Player
Mining, Milling, Conversion and Enrichment of Uranium Ores	Clarence Hardy, Nuclear Fuel Australia, Ltd		Windows Media Real Player
Nuclear Radiation	Robert Sindelar, Savannah River National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player
Reactors and Fuels	Allen Croff, ORNL, ret., and USNRC		Windows Media Real Player
Spent Fuel Reprocessing	Robert Jubin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	(file size 31.5MB)	Windows Media Real Player
Non-aqueous Processes	Mike Goff, Idaho National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player
Precipitation/Crystallization/Sorption Processes	Gordon Jarvinen, Los Alamos National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player
Complexation Reactions in Nuclear Separations	Raymond G. Wymer, Vanderbilt University		Windows Media Real Player
Liquid - Liquid Extraction Equipment	Jack Law, Idaho National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player
Waste Forms for an Advanced Fuel Cycle	John Vienna, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player
Environmental Transport	Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University		Windows Media Real Player
Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Fuel Recycling Systems	David DePaoli, Oak Ridge National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player
Sol-Gel Synthesized Sorbent Development and Analysis for Column Separations	Lawrence Tavlarides, Syracuse University		Windows Media Real Player
Quantifying the Risk of Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facilities	B. John Garrick, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board		Windows Media Real Player
Nuclear Nonproliferation	Cynthia Atkins-Duffin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory		Windows Media Real Player

 

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