Following the Department of Energy award of $7.3M for "Deep-Burn" Gas-Reactor Technology Research & Development last year, a team of national laboratories and universities led by Idaho National Laboratory proceeds with Research and Development in the Transuranic Management Capabilities of the Deep-Burn VHTR. The INL-led team members focusing on neutronics performance and optimization include LOGOS, UC-Berkeley, Texas A&M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Stadsvik-Scandpower.
In this effort, TAMU Department of Nuclear Engineering faculty member, Dr. Pavel Tsvetkov, will conduct R&D activities on the development of optimization and shuffling methodology for the Deep-Burn VHTR. TAMU will coordinate work with other team members, particularly, GA-Tech, LOGOS, and INL.
According to the U.S. D.O.E. Press Release and the D.O.E. Assistant Secretary, “this revolutionary technology not only advances nuclear power production but reduces the amount of radioactive waste produced in the end. Deep-Burn R&D is valuable; it has the potential to greatly reduce the amount of long-lasting waste produced by the nation’s next generation of nuclear power reactors. At the same time this technology could greatly increase the amount of safe, economical, carbon-free electricity generated by advanced nuclear fuel.”
Link to the full announcement: http://nuclear.gov/newsroom/2008PRs/nePR072308b.html
Contact: Dr. Pavel Tsvetkov, Tsvetkov@tamu.edu
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