Short Course
Introduction to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chemistry
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nashville, TN
August 4-6, 2009
Course Presentation Powerpoints and Video Available Below
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Course Agenda
| Title | Author | Presentation (Powerpoint) | Video |
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| Welcome and Course Introduction | David S. Kosson, Vanderbilt University |  |
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| 20 Years of Progress in Processing Nuclear Waste | Steven L. Krahn, Department of Energy | |
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The Nuclear Fuel Cycle from Back to Front: A Waste Management Perspective during the Nuclear Renaissance |
John Marra, Savannah River National Laboratory | |
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| Introduction to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Separations | Terry Todd, Idaho National Laboratory | |
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| Nuclear radiation (Considerations for Spent Nuclear Fuel Processing) | Robert L. Sindelar, Savannah River National Laboratory | |
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| Reactor Fuels | Allen Croff, ORNL, ret., and USNRC | |
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Spent Fuel Recycle |
Robert Jubin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
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Nuclear Nonproliferation |
Cynthia Atkins-Duffin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
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| Mining, Milling, Conversion, and Enrichment of Uranium Ores | John M. Begovich, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
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HLW Treatment and Disposal Program Review |
Neil Davis, Savannah River Site | |
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Non-Aqueous Processes |
Mike Goff, Idaho National Laboratory | |
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Complexation Chemistry and Precipitation/Crystallization Processes |
Gordon Jarvinen, Los Alamos National Laboratory | |
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Ion Exchange |
David T. Hobbs, Savannah River National Laboratory | |
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Separations Equipment |
Jack Law, Idaho National Laboratory | |
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Environmental Performance Assessment |
James H. Clarke, Vanderbilt University | |
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| Role of Modeling and Simulation in Used Fuel Recycling | David DePaoli, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
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| Quantifying the Risk of Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facilities | B. John Garrick, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board | |
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| Transportation of Radioactive Materials | Mark Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University | |
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| Waste Forms for an Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle | John D. Vienna, Pacific Nowrthwest National Laboratory | |
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| Geologic Repositories | George M. Hornberger, Vanderbilt University | |
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| Sustainability and Nuclear Energy: Perspectives on Alternate Futures | Ken Nash, Washington State University | |
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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