Kilowatt Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY) Component-Critical Experiments

Critical Assessment of Thorium Reactor Technology

Thorium-based fuels for nuclear reactors are being considered for use with current and future designs in both large and small-scale energy production. Thorium-232 is as abundant on Earth as lead, far more common than all isotopes of uranium, leading to its greatly reduced cost. Thorium itself offers a significantly greater neutron absorption cross-section than uranium at thermal energies, resul...

Five-kilowatt wood gasifier technology: Evolution and field experience

Various elements of an efficient and reliable 5kW wood gasifier system developed over the last ten years are described. The good performance obtained from the system is related to the careful design of its components and sub-systems. Results from extensive testing of gasifier prototypes at two national centres are discussed along with the experience gained in the field from their use at more th...

Reactor Neutrino Experiments

Precisely measuring θ13 is one of the highest priority in neutrino oscillation study. Reactor experiments can cleanly determine θ13. Past reactor neutrino experiments are reviewed and status of next precision θ13 experiments are presented. Daya Bay is designed to measure sin 2θ13 to better than 0.01 and Double Chooz and RENO are designed to measure it to 0.02-0.03. All are heading to full opera...

Scheduling experiments on a nuclear reactor using mixed integer programming

This paper describes an approach for scheduling a nuclear reactor that irradiates samples as required by customers. The environment involves a flowshop that consists of two stations, each composed of a set of parallel machines. Some jobs may be preempted, while others may not. Some jobs have deadlines, while others have due-dates. Some jobs require special tooling, while others do not. The prob...

Reactor simulation for antineutrino experiments using DRAGON and MURE