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Current Research Opportunities


Mayak Dosimetric Studies

Radiation Hardening of Electronic Components

Fission Track Analysis for Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Radionuclides

Neutron Induced Autoradiography

Computer Simulation of the Reactor

Space Nuclear Applications

Nuclear Archaeometry

Radiochemistry

Environmental Radiation Transport and Monitoring

Neutron Activation Analysis

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Other Research Capabilities

Radioisotope Production

Internal and External Dose Reconstruction

Radioactive Waste Characterization and Management

Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Radioactive Material Transportation

Nuclear Forensics

Gemstone Irradiation Analysis

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Graduate Research (PhD/MS/ME)

The LEGO Reactor - PhD
John Darrell Bess
May 2008
Design and Construction of a TRIGA Fuel-Handling Tool - ME
Mike Summers
May 2008
Uncertainties Analysis of the Am-241 Biokinetic Model - MS
Jesse Reeves
May 2008
TRIGA Reactor Date Acquisition Upgrade - MS
Nathan Brown
May 2008
Biokinetic Model of the Lung - MS
Jorge Navarro
May 2008
Nontraditional Separation of Plutonium in an Ion-Exchange Resin Column - MS
Doug Crawford
May 2007
Removable, Vertical n-Beam Port Design - MS
Sang-Kyu Lee
May 2007
Code Comparison and Investigation into Modeling the Mechanisms Affecting Radionuclide Transport: A Study of the Monticello Mill Tailings Site - MS
Brian Alan Harper
May 2006
Designing a High Flux Trap in the University of Utah TRIGA Reactor - MS
John Darrell Bess
December 2005
Determination of plutonium-239, thorium-232, and natural uranium isotopic concentrations in biological samples using photofission track analysis - PhD
Jim Parry
August 2005
The Pneumatic Transfer System an Experimental Facility - MS
Thomas Levi Maddock
May 2005
Using Fission Track Analysis Techniques to Measure Plutonium Isotopic Ratios - PhD
Justin Lynn Wilde
August 2004
Comparison of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Advanced Test Reactor Fuel Assembly Models Using Monte Carlo N-Particle Code - MS
Heidi Anne Walk Thornton
2003
A Comprehensive Model for Calculating the Transportation and Dose of Plutonium through the Human Body - MS
Justin Lynn Wilde
2000
Determining Environmental Levels of Plutonium in Solid Matrices Using Fission Track Analysis - MS
Stephannie Dawn Mecham
2000
Sinc Methods for the Solution of Engineering Problems as Applied to Conformal Mapping and Radionuclide Intake - PhD
Charles Ross Schmidtlein
2000
Decreasing the Fission Track Analysis Detection Limit of Plutonium Concentrations in Human Excreta by Utilizing Two Distinct Neutron Energy Spectra - PhD
Dong-Ok Choe
August 2000
Evaluating and Improving Process Methodology for Ion-Exchange Columns Used in Fission Track Analysis - MS
Christy Mae Seiger-Webster
December 1998
Ultra Sensitive Detection and Dose Reconstruction for Plutonium-239 through Fission Track Analysis of Urine - PhD
Melinda Pearl Krahenbuhl
December 1998
Production of Molybdenum-99, Phosphorous-32, and Fluorine-18 using Powder Recoil Methods in a Research Reactor - PhD
Kevan Dean Weaver
December 1998
Characterization and Qualification of a Quasi-Fission Neutron Irradiation Environment for Neutron Hardness Assurance Testing of Electronic Devices and Other Materials Damage Investigations - PhD
John S. Bennion
December 1996

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Undergraduate Research (Projects/Thesis)

Evaluation of Actinide Content in Desert Tortoise Scutes and Bone
Nathan Brown & Jorge Navarro-Poupard
Postponed
LEXAN Lucidity Due to Neutron Fluence - Thesis
John Darrell Bess
April 2003
Technitium-99 Processing
Jennifer Kilpack
June 2002
Fission Track Analysis of Blood Serum
Heidi Ann Walk
August 2001


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