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Fission Energy GCEP in collaboration with MIT
November 29-30, 2007
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) and hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Fission Energy Workshop is part of GCEP's assessment activity in the area of Advanced Nuclear Technologies. The two-day workshop assembled a set of world technical experts to explore some of the main research topics in nuclear fission, including innovative reactor technology, fuel reprocessing, advanced materials, waste forms and repository options. The presentations and the discussions focused on identifying opportunities for breakthrough research that would either complement current investigations or explore innovative alternative approaches that have the potential to increase the efficiency, safety, security, and sustainability of fission energy.
Selected Presentations
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Thursday, November 29
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Welcome and Introduction
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Introduction and Workshop Purpose (847 Kb)
Mujid S. Kazimi, CANES – MIT
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Introduction to GCEP (1.0 Mb)
Lynn Orr, Global Climate and Energy Project
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Opportunities and Challenges of Fission
Chair: Michael Golay
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The Role of Nuclear in the Future Energy Mix (7.8 Mb)
Andrew White, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
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Combining Nuclear, Renewable, and Fossil Fuel Cycles for Sustainability: Implications for Research (15.9 Mb)
Charles W. Forsberg, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Design Innovation in Reactor Technology
Chair: M.J. Driscoll, G. Apostolakis
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Application of Nanofluids to Nuclear Reactors (1.2 Mb)
Jacopo Buongiorno, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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High Burnup Fuels (1.2 Mb)
Mitchell Meyer, Idaho National Laboratory
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Direct Energy Conversion (1.3 Mb)
Gang Chen Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Avenues in Computational Design and Safety of Nuclear Reactors (1.6 Mb)
Truc-Nam Dinh, Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
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Nuclear Process Heat Desalination (10.2 Mb)
John Goossen, Westinghouse Electric Company
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Materials
Chairs: Ronald Ballinger, Sidney Yip
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Advanced Materials for Future Nuclear Plants (4.5 Mb)
Steve Zinkle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Atomistic Simulation for the Development of Advanced Materials (7.58 Mb)
Brian Wirth, UC Berkeley
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Advances in Ceramic Materials (22.9 Mb)
Akira Kohyama, Kyoto University
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Material Challenges in High Temperature Processes for Hydrogen Production (1.9 Mb)
Bilge Yildiz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Friday, November 30
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Closing the Fuel Cycle
Chair: Bernard Boullis
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Benefits and Challenges of a Closed Fuel Cycle (10.2 Mb)
Phillip Finck, Idaho National Laboratory
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Innovative Reprocessing Techniques (639 Kb)
Emory Collins, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Advanced Fuels for Actinide Recycling (3.5 Mb)
Sylvie Pillon, CEA - France
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Reactors: Options and Challenges (4.7 Mb)
Ehud Greenspan, UC Berkeley
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Fusion Breeders (3.5 Mb)
Wallace Manheimer, Naval Research Laboratory
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Waste Management
Chair: Andrew Kadak
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Advanced Waste Forms (30.7 Mb)
Rodney Ewing, University of Michigan
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Geoscience Needs for Subsurface Storage (1.3 Mb)
Mark Peters, Argonne National Laboratory
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Risk and Performance Analysis of Disposal Options (75 Kb)
Robert Budnitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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