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Author:

Reimold, Benjamin A.

Title:

An Analysis of Costs Involved in Applying Advanced Safeguards Systems and Approaches to Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plants

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Uranium Enrichment
Safeguards
Unattended Monitoring
Aditional Protocol

File:

Download REIMOLD_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Jack Brenizer Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jack Brenizer Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ulmer, Christopher

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF SINGLE-PHASE AND TWO-PHASE FLOW IN VERTICAL-TO-HORIZONTAL PIPE CONNECTED VIA 90-DEGREE ELBOW

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

water
air
minor loss
major loss
two-phase
single-phase
pressure drop
Lockhart-Martinelli

File:

Download Ulmer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Seungjin Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Stumbris, Emily

Title:

Study of Moisture Carryover in Boiling Water Reactors

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

moisture carryover
boiling water reactor
bwr
nuclear reactor
core design
core simulation

File:

Download Stumbris_SHC_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Davis, Ian James

Title:

Optimization of Westinghouse's AP1000 Core Design

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear engineering
AP1000
core design

File:

Download Ian_Davis_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Supervisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jarvis, Jennifer Anne

Title:

HYDRIDE REORIENTATION IN ZIRCONIUM ALLOY NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING STUDIED USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

hydride
zirconium
zircaloy
nuclear
materials

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Kimberly Colas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jack Brenizer Jr., Faculty Reader
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Reed, James

Title:

Semi-Analytical Nodal Expansion Method

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Nodal Expansion Method
neutronics
nuclear

File:

Download James_Reed_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Planinsek, Jacob Louis

Title:

ELECTRON AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS OF MODEL ZIRCONIUM ALLOY OXIDES

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

zirconium oxide
zirconium corrosion

File:

Download Planinsek_SCH_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Igor Jovanovic, Faculty Reader
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Andrews, Nathan Christopher

Title:

PRIMARY CALCULATION OF THE LINEAR HEAT RATE GENERATION OF A BWR PIN IN THE ATR B-11 POSITION

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

BWR
ATR
B-11
Heat

File:

Download FinalSubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Pantano, Michael Andrew

Title:

characterization of zircaloy-4 oxide layers by scanning electron microscopy

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

zircaloy-4
cladding
nuclear
oxide
zirconium
corrosion

File:

Download 1-Pantano_Michael_Zircaloy4Oxide_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jacomb-hood, Timothy Wykeham

Title:

Unraveling Environmental Contribution to Fallout Formation

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Nuclear
Fallout
Radiochemistry
Geochemistry

File:

Download Jacomb-Hood_Timothy_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Borza, Gregory Michael

Title:

Thermal Modeling of a Salt Repository for Nuclear Waste

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Nuclear
Repository
Nuclear Waste
Spent Nuclear Fuel
Salt

File:

Download Borza_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Massimiliano Fratoni, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mcclure, Kelly Ralston

Title:

Effect of Core Size on Rod Worth During a Control Rod Drop Accident

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear
control rod
BWR

File:

Download McClure_Kelly_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hopkins, Ann Marie

Title:

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Neptunium Deposited on a Nickel Foil: An Exercise in Nuclear Forensics

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
neptunium
radiation detection
laser
nuclear forensics

File:

Download Ann_Hopkins_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dickey, Connor James

Title:

Verification of CTF and NEM Coupled Codes

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

CTF
NEM
Nuclear
MOX Core
neutronics
thermal hydraulics
modeling

File:

Download Dickey_Connor_verificationofctfandnemcoupledcodes.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cass, Kevin Richard

Title:

An Evaluation and Validation of the Computer Code SPECTER for use in Nuclear Materials Science Research

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

radiation damage
SPECTER
Kevin Cass
Kevin
Cass
nuclear engineering
nuclear materials science
displacement rate

File:

Download Cass_Kevin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hirschhorn, Jacob Aaron

Title:

Incorporating Liquid Sodium Analysis Capability into CTF

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

CTF
COBRA
subchannel
sodium
nuclear
reactor
coolant

File:

Download Hirschhorn_Jacob_IncorporatingLiquidSodiumAnalysisCapabilityIntoCTF.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Leandro, Adrian Michael

Title:

Code-to-Code Verification of COBRA-TF and TRACE

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

COBRA-TF
TRACE
verification
simulation
model
point kinetics
turbine trip
sub-channel
reactivity feedback

File:

Download Leandro_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Justin Kyle Watson, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sporer, Brendan James

Title:

A METHOD FOR ACTIVE SPACE CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION IN AN INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC CONFINEMENT (IEC) NUCLEAR FUSION DEVICE

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

fusion
IEC
inertial electrostatic confinement
space charge
plasma
pcpet
neutralization
synchronization
3d print

File:

Download thesis_FINAL_Sporer.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Malencia, Austin James

Title:

Implicit Solution of the Point Kinetics Equations Using TRACE

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

TRACE
Implicit
Point Kinetic Equations
Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Simulation

File:

Download Malencia_Austin_ImplicitSolnPKEinTRACE.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Justin Kyle Watson, Thesis Supervisor
Marek Flaska, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

May, Joshua

Title:

Implementation of the Hydride Nucleation – Growth – Dissolution Model in Polar Geometry

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Hydride
Zirconium
Cladding
Diffusion
Soret
Fick
nuclear

File:

Download May_Joshua_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kolecki, Sara

Title:

Characterization of Porous Tungsten Samples for Use in Liquid Lithium Wettability Studies

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear fusion
plasma-facing materials
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
material characterization

File:

Download Kolecki_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Submission_v2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jean Paul Allain, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buchko, Jackson

Title:

Minimizing gamma exposure during boron neutron capture therapy treatment at PSBR using MCNP

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Boron neutron capture therapy
BNCT
PSBR
MCNP

File:

Download BUCHKO_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amanda M. Johnsen, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey A Geuther, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Emler, Casey

Title:

Viability of a Cryogenic Irradiation Facility at the Penn State Breazeale Reactor

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

cryogenic
irradiation
nuclear reactor

File:

Download Emler_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeffrey A Geuther, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lambert, Evan

Title:

In-Situ Analysis of Dispersion Strengthened Tungsten Alloys and the Effect of Dispersoid Population on the Areal Density of Helium Bubble Nucleation

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

fusion
plasma
ITER
Tungsten
Helium
PFC

File:

Download ThesisEvanLambert.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jean Paul Allain, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Smith, Coleman

Title:

Feasibility of High-Frequency Radiation for Electrical Energy Generation in Fusion Devices

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Radiation
Nuclear Fusion
X-ray
Radiometry
Detector

File:

Download Smith_Coleman_Feasibility_of_High_Frequency_Radiation_for_Electrical_Energy_Generation_in_Fusion_Devices.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mr. Martin De Jesus Nieto-Perez, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor