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Nuclear

Faculty: Dr. Yousry Azmy, Dr. Jack Brenizer - INIE Research Grant, Dr. Gary Catchen, Dr. Fan Bill Cheung, Dr. Robert Edwards, Dr. Lawrence Hochreiter, Dr. Kostadin Ivanov, Dr. John Mahaffy, Dr. Matthew Mench, Dr. Arthur Motta, Dr. Kenan Unlu

Research Areas: Reactor Safety Research, Reactor Core Analysis, Particle Transport Methods and Application, Advanced Control, Radiation Monitoring and Instrumentation, Materials Research, Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics Research.

 

 

Unlu's Automatic Sample Handling System

(Above) Automatic sample handling system - Dr. Kenan Ünlü

Research Facilities: Nuclear research facilities include the Radiation Science and Engineering Center that features: 

  • Triga Mark III Reactor—1 mega-watt
  • Gamma Irradiation Laboratory—6,000 curies of Cobalt
  • GPU Basic Principles Reactor Simulator
  • Low Level Radiation Monitoring Laboratory
  • Angular Correlations Laboratory
  • Fast Neutron Irradiation Capability
  • Neutron Beam Laboratory
  • Two Hot Cells
  • Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory
  • Transparent Low Pressure Two-Phase Flow Test Loop
  • Full-Length Rod Bundle Test Facility

Energy pic.

Dr. Mench and Dr. Brenizer:
Neutron radiograph of a fuel cell showing water accumulation

 

 

 

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