Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Fuel Cycle Separations
Short Course
December 16-18, 2008, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nashville, TN
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
Course Agenda
Title |
Author |
Presentation (Powerpoint) |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and Course Introduction | David S. Kosson, Vanderbilt University | |
| 20 Years of Progress in Processing Nuclear Waste | Mark Gilbertson, Department of Energy | |
| Nuclear Fuel Cycle Fundamentals | Frank L. Parker, Vanderbilt University | |
| Mining, Milling, Conversion and Enrichment of Uranium Ores | Clarence Hardy, Nuclear Fuel Australia, Ltd | |
| Nuclear Radiation | Robert Sindelar, Savannah River National Laboratory | |
| Reactors and Fuels | Allen Croff, ORNL, ret., and USNRC | |
| Spent Fuel Reprocessing | Robert Jubin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Non-aqueous Processes | Mike Goff, Idaho National Laboratory | |
| Precipitation/Crystallization/Sorption Processes | Gordon Jarvinen, Los Alamos National Laboratory | |
| Complexation Reactions in Nuclear Separations | Raymond G. Wymer, Vanderbilt University | |
| Liquid – Liquid Extraction Equipment | Jack Law, Idaho National Laboratory | |
| Waste Forms for an Advanced Fuel Cycle | John Vienna, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
| Environmental Transport | Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University | |
| Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Fuel Recycling Systems | David DePaoli, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Sol-Gel Synthesized Sorbent Development and Analysis for Column Separations |
Lawrence Tavlarides, Syracuse University | |
| Quantifying the Risk of Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facilities |
B. John Garrick, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board | |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation | Cynthia Atkins-Duffin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |