Students

Evaluate and implement user interface options for generating detailed subchannel model parameters from basic user input of an SFR assembly design.

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Test support for the illicit trafficking radiation assessment program (ITRAP+10). Report analysis and archive system (RAAS) and archive and retrieval management system (ARMS).

Assist the Vulnerability Assessment Team in evaluating new tags and tamper-indicating seals.

Perform theoretical and experimental work associated with nondestructive examination and monitoring of components using electromagnetic techniques.

Support of the ongoing experimental activities involving the NSTF Facility by performing pre-experiment simulations using the CFD software STAR-CCM+

Fast reactor operation and safety technology demonstration - Implement the operator control station which includes graphic user interface panels, control system database, and automatic operation sequences.

Design of natural convection heat removal systems for passive reactor safety. Learn use of the commercial CFD code STAR-CCM+ and work to develop a java driver to do some optimization of a design to provide protection during a reactor transient.

Assess potential of systems that measure the Pu or fissile content spent nuclear fuel assemblies.

Experimental testing of new physical security devices for nuclear safeguards, physical tampering/intrusion detection, and product anti-counterfeiting tags. Learn about physical security, nuclear safeguards, and organizational behavior related to security issues.

Analyze human factors associated with security, including countermeasures to perceptual blindness, countermeasures to misdirection/sleight-of-hand, insider threat mitigation, inspection of temper-indicating seals, and novel access control strategies.

Enhance code structure and organization for the SAS4A/SASSYS-1 safety analysis code to support an ongoing copyright application process. Test and validate code changes and make code improvements that will increase code quality, stability, and robustness. A report documenting code changes will be expected at the end of the appointment.

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Provide support to the Engagement and Training group within Technical Nonproliferation Policy Support on a variety of research projects and tasks related to export controls on dual-use commodities. Contribute to 3 projects.

Assist with development and programming of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI).

The student will participate in the accelerator driven system analyses by writing post processeor computer program to help examining the obtained results.

Assess the performance of the reactor cavity cooling system (RCCS) of the VHTR during decay heat removal accidents which are postulated to occur.

Prepare lecture materials and examples on the fundamentals of risk assessment and its application to nuclear and industrial facilities.

Accumulate knowledge on the Synchrotron X-ray experiment by reviewing earlier literatures and provie hands-on experience on Synchrotron X-ray experiment for solid/liquid interface study.

Develop high-fidelity subchannel models for the ABTR conceptual design to assess safety margins and code performance and stability for SAS4A/SASSYS-1.

Simulation of the two-phase PSBT experiments using the commercial CFD software STAR-CCM+ and compared results with previous STAR-CD results.

The individual will spend time at Argonne undergoing training, instruction and attending meetings in nuclear plant safety analyses using codes and methods developed here at Argonne. The individual will be supervised and trained closely by Argonne staff of relevant experts.  This training program is part of Argonne’s planned programmatic activities for DOE’s Office of International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation.

Develop and test a new approach to access control potentially of interest for both cyber and physical security.

Learn and improve system dynamics-based fuel cycle simulation code and use it to calculate economic, uranium resource, recycling, and storage requirements for fast reactor transition scenarios within the Russian nuclear energy system.

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Assess the performance of the reactor cavity cooling system (RCCS) of the VHTR during accidents.

TREAT database of reactor accident experiments - student will focus on locating and categorizing specific types of technical information from journal articles and reports that describe the tests and drafting one-page technical summaries of individual tests or test series.

The reactivity coefficients of the EBR-II core are being re-evaluated under the international collaboration (in particular, IAEA/CRP). Student will collect information of the EBR-II core depletion history and participate in the reactivity feedback coefficient calculations..

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Development of heat transfer nanofluids with enhanced thermophysical and thermal storage capabilities.

Prepare lecture materials and examples on the fundamentals of risk assessment and its application to nuclear and industrial facilities.

Modeling MHTGR-350 and Westinghous-type PWR cores using the MCNP5 Monte Carlo code for verication tests of the deterministic whole-core neutron transport code.

Heterogeneity by design: thermo-chemical models and atomistic simulations of heterogeneous features in uranium nitride (UN) for nuclear energy applications.

TREAT database of reactor accident experiments - student will focus on locating and categorizing specific types of technical information from journal articles and reports that describe the tests and drafting one-page technical summaries of individual tests or test series.

Crosscutting enhancements of human-robot interface in support of teleoperation, robotic surgery, and (nuclear) facility operation simulator. Hardware and software implementation of multi-modal perceptual feedback system including sensors, visual-haptic display, and system integration for demonstration of robotic surgery and teleoperation.

Research the possibility of developing radiation-resistant materials for nuclear reactors. M.S. thesis work was on the strength of irradiated steel (the ducts of BN-350 fuel assemblies).

Development of water-based nanofluids using multifunctional engineered nanoparticles to improve heat transfer and system efficiency. Assist with laboratory experiments and with collecting and analyzing data.

Development of process/technology for containment and safe disposal of nuclear waste. Several evaluation protocols will be employed to determine if the waste form successfully contain the containments or not.

TREAT database of reactor accident experiments - student will focus on locating and categorizing specific types of technical information from journal articles and reports that describe the tests and drafting one-page technical summaries of individual tests or test series.

The individual will spend time at Argonne undergoing training, instruction and attending meetings in nuclear plant safety analyses using codes and methods developed here at Argonne. The individual will be supervised and trained closely by Argonne staff of relevant experts.  This training program is part of Argonne’s planned programmatic activities for DOE’s Office of International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation.

Work with researchers in the NE and MCS Divisions to learn about the thermal-hydraulics simulation capabilities being developed at Argonne and to apply these to study mixing in subassembly flows. Where possible, will develop models that correlate with existing and ongoing experiments, which will aid in the validation of these codes.

Liquid Metal Level Probe Report Preparation. Collect and organize previous work on the level probe, complete necessary tests, write report on the liquid metal level probe.

The student will participate in a number of studies involving various aspects of liquid metal technology. These may include studies with a flowing fluid, materials compatibility, or development of measurement techniques and data acquisition. These studies will closely coincide with ongoing laboratory experimental programs studying liquid metal phenomena. The participant will work with staff who are developing the experimental demonstrations and measurement techniques, as well as the assembly and operation of the experimental apparatus.

Involves development of EPICS database-like software and Python scripts for application to the particular case of the visualization of industrial processes.

Develop better sensory (visual-tactile) feedback to operator for surgical robots.

The individual will spend time at Argonne undergoing training, instruction and attending meetings in nuclear plant safety analyses using codes and methods developed here at Argonne. The individual will be supervised and trained closely by Argonne staff of relevant experts.  This training program is part of Argonne’s planned programmatic activities for DOE’s Office of International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation.

Software will be developed and test cases run to evaluate new signal processing algorithms for application in the nuclear power industry. This position requires knowledge of C and Mathlab.

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The student will be involved in an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)-sponsored project "Study of Synergistic Effects of Thermal Aging and Irradiation on Microstructure Evolution of Stainless Steel Welds in LWR Reactor Internals." This work will simulate the combined mechanisms of thermal aging and irradiation to provide an understanding of the microstructural changes in stainless steel weld materials in reactor environments, and to help establish the correlation of material microstructure to mechanical properties. The student will be involved in research activities including literature search, specimen preparation for Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), TEM with in-situ ion irradiation at the IVEM-Tandem Facility, data analysis and reserach result reporting.

The research work will include a number of scientific activitites carried out within the broader framework of the Coordinated Work Plan of the U.S. Nuclear Data Program, supported by the Olffice of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science, USDOE. The main focus is on nuclear structure and decay data and their applications in basic nuclear physics research and in advanced technology applications. The student will be engaged in compilation of existing experimental data that will be submitted to the National Nuclear Data Center for inclusion into the Unevaluated Nuclear Data List (XUNDL) database. The student will also contribute to the development of computer programs that would aid the compilation process and compilation of decay data for neutron rich nuclei that are of importance to nuclear astrophysics and nuclear energy applications.

The research work will include a number of scientific activitites carried out within the broader framework of the Coordinated Work Plan of the U.S. Nuclear Data Program, supported by the Olffice of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science, USDOE. The main focus is on nuclear structure and decay data and their applications in basic nuclear physics research and in advanced technology applications. The student will be engaged in compilation of existing experimental data that will be submitted to the National Nuclear Data Center for inclusion into the Unevaluated Nuclear Data List (XUNDL) database. The student will also contribute to the development of computer programs that would aid the compilation process and compilation of decay data for neutron rich nuclei that are of importance to nuclear astrophysics and nuclear energy applications.

Under a DOE tri-lateral agreement with France and Japan, Argonne is conducting a detailed review of source code changes to SAS4A/SASSYS-1 that have been made by CEA (IRSN), JNC (JAEA), and KfK (KIT). The candidate will have responsibility to conduct the review and keep detailed documentation on all changes identified.

Work with information technology systems designed, developed, operated and maintained by the National Security Information Systems section.

Work with information technology systems designed, developed, operated and maintained by the National Security Information Systems section.