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Addressing The American Approach To Emerging Technologies: Utilizing The Ai Arms Race To Highlight The Need To Develop Public-Private Partnerships In C4isr And 5g, Hugh Harsono, Nicholas Ondovcsik
Addressing The American Approach To Emerging Technologies: Utilizing The Ai Arms Race To Highlight The Need To Develop Public-Private Partnerships In C4isr And 5g, Hugh Harsono, Nicholas Ondovcsik
Space and Defense
he world of emerging technologies has changed countries' access and placement to these digital enablement tools of the future, with blockchain, decentralization, and a myriad of other compounding technologies accelerating the pace of development and growth combining the physical and the digital world. Historically, America's Silicon Valley has led the world's development of new technologies, particularly during the latter part of the digital revolution. In contrast, China focused on enhancing its manufacturing capabilities, becoming a world leader by capitalizing on the ever-connected world and leveraging its economic prowess. These roles became reversed in the early-2000s,1 when China first surpassed the …
Technology: The Air And Space Force's Barrier To Innovation, William F. Cosgrove
Technology: The Air And Space Force's Barrier To Innovation, William F. Cosgrove
Space and Defense
The Department of Defense is a rank-and-file institution that values orders adherence and a zero-error mentality, which has led commanders to be risk averse. This is exemplified in the cybersecurity realm, with controls attempting to protect all information, including uncontrolled unclassified information. Efforts that attempt to employ a new or different type of information technology are made very difficult by a number of existing policies. Additionally, customer surveys, service initiatives, and open user complaints have revealed dissatisfaction with Department of the Air Force (DAF) IT services. The millennial and post-millennial generations are the most technologically adept, yet the majority of …
A Great Nuclear Rejuvenation: What China Can Do With An Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, Grant Van Robays, Chloe Reynolds, Will Jackson, Tom Hammerle
A Great Nuclear Rejuvenation: What China Can Do With An Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, Grant Van Robays, Chloe Reynolds, Will Jackson, Tom Hammerle
Space and Defense
China's hypersonic glide vehicle test in October 2021 prompted widespread concern in the general public and within the defense intelligence community. General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the test was "very close" to a Sputnik moment.1 More than mere power projection by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Chinese Communist Party ( CCP), the hypersonic test is an exemplification of rapid advancements in Chinese strategic nuclear forces writ large. Improved nuclear weapons capabilities will offer Beijing greater leverage in regional and international disputes with an increased capacity to coerce and compel adversaries into …
Editor's Note, Michelle Black
Table Of Contents, Space And Defense
Table Of Contents, Space And Defense
Space and Defense
Table of contents for Volume 14 issue 1 of Space and Defense
Front Matter, Space And Defense
Corrosion Related To The Nuclear Waste Containers, Ali Ebrahimzadeh Pilehrood
Corrosion Related To The Nuclear Waste Containers, Ali Ebrahimzadeh Pilehrood
Corrosion Research
The disposal of nuclear waste is a demanding topic, and the existing methods, whether it is temporary storage in spent fuel pools or storage in geological repositories, both face the risk of corrosion-related problems. Any failure in these storage methods can potentially lead to the release of radioactive materials into the environment. To avert such catastrophic scenarios, people in the nuclear industry consistently monitor and maintain these storage facilities endlessly and attempt to improve the plans designed to store nuclear waste. Here, I will examine the nuclear waste management organization (NWMO) plan in Canada. Choosing an appropriate location for the …
Remote Laboratory For Nuclear Security Education, Anthony R. Galindo, Craig Marianno
Remote Laboratory For Nuclear Security Education, Anthony R. Galindo, Craig Marianno
International Journal of Nuclear Security
Laboratory experiences for online students are very limited. To fill this gap, educators in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University developed a series of radiation detection experiments for their remote students. Radiation detection is only one piece of nuclear security. The objective of the current research is to describe the development and execution of three online laboratories that investigate the basic application of physical security sensors that use light, ultrasonics, and heat to detect adversaries. This laboratory complements lecture material from the department’s Nuclear Security System and Design course. Using the Remote Desktop Application, students connect to …
Defect Generation Mechanisms In Silica Under Intense Electronic Excitation By Ion Beams Below 100 K: Interplay Between Radiative Emissions, M. L. Crespillo, Joseph T. Graham, W. J. Weber, F. Agulló-López
Defect Generation Mechanisms In Silica Under Intense Electronic Excitation By Ion Beams Below 100 K: Interplay Between Radiative Emissions, M. L. Crespillo, Joseph T. Graham, W. J. Weber, F. Agulló-López
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science Faculty Research & Creative Works
Ion-beam effects on bulk silica at low temperature have been studied with the aim of understanding the routes and mechanisms leading from the initial generation of free carriers and self-trapped excitons (STEs) to the production of two stable defect structures in irradiated silica, non-bridging oxygen hole centers (NBOHCs) and oxygen deficient centers (ODCs). Ion beam induced luminescence (ionoluminescence, IL) spectra were obtained using 3 MeV H, 3.5 MeV He, 19 MeV Si, and 19 MeV Cl ions and a range of cryogenic irradiation temperatures from 30 to 100 K. The kinetic behavior of three emission bands centered at 1.9 eV …
Direct Measurement Of The 114cd(��, ��)115cd Cross Section In The 1 Ev To 300 Kev Energy Range, Kofi Tutu Addo Assumin-Gyimah
Direct Measurement Of The 114cd(��, ��)115cd Cross Section In The 1 Ev To 300 Kev Energy Range, Kofi Tutu Addo Assumin-Gyimah
Theses and Dissertations
The large thermal cross section of cadmium makes it ideal for many practical applications where screening of thermal neutrons is desired. For example, in non-destructive assay techniques, or for astrophysical studies of the s-process. All such applications require precise knowledge of the neutron-capture cross section on cadmium. Although there are some data on neutron-capture cross sections particularly at thermal energies and at energies relevant for astrophysics, there is very little data at most other energies. Further, the evaluated cross sections from the ENDF and JENDL databases disagree at high energies. Therefore, there is a critical need for precise knowledge of …
Development Of A Detailed And Reduced-Order Neutronics Models For Fusion Reactor Blanket And Systems Design Optimization, Felipe Santos Novais
Development Of A Detailed And Reduced-Order Neutronics Models For Fusion Reactor Blanket And Systems Design Optimization, Felipe Santos Novais
Doctoral Dissertations
Fusion neutronics plays a critical role in the design and operation of fusion reactors. However, there are a number of challenges associated with fusion neutronics that must be overcome in order to help achieve practical and sustainable fusion energy. The primary objective of this project is to develop and demonstrate a broad neutronics analysis capability in support of system studies for U.S. concepts such as the Fusion Nuclear Science Facility (FNSF). According to a detailed TBR analysis that included an examination of reaction rates and the impact of facility (FNSf) components on neutron spectra and TBR, Li-6 will generate the …
Electrochemical Approaches To Life-Support Resources In Space Missions And Nuclear Technologies: Hydrogen Peroxide And Uranium Films, Armando Manuel Pena-Duarte
Electrochemical Approaches To Life-Support Resources In Space Missions And Nuclear Technologies: Hydrogen Peroxide And Uranium Films, Armando Manuel Pena-Duarte
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Space race has developed several technological advances that have achieved and continue to achieve the success of space missions in the aerospace timeline. Currently, the number of space technical and scientific innovations is still growing––demanding new materials and developments for extreme performing applications of fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, and systems of nuclear energy. Space missions require life-support solutions, auto-sustainable closed-loop living environments, cleaning and sanitizing solutions against pathogens, and safe nuclear-based resources of energy––with fissile materials with well-controlled dimensions within the core fuel elements. Likewise, to guarantee safety conditions, reduce costs, and facilitate operational logistics, space missions must reduce their …
Preparation Of High Entropy Titanite Pyrochlore And Radiation Stability Study, Adam Gootgeld
Preparation Of High Entropy Titanite Pyrochlore And Radiation Stability Study, Adam Gootgeld
All Theses
Pyrochlore has been studied as a host phase for safe storage of radionuclides and exists naturally with long-term stability with good long-range order [1]. High entropy oxides show promising tunable properties that could demonstrate favorable bulk deposit of radioactive materials such as spent nuclear fuel (Uranium and other actinides). It is proposed that using high entropy oxides (HEOs) as the cation in this framework will shift the gibbs free energy so that radioactive nuclear waste will be stabilized for safe, long-term, eco-friendly storage. We have established a consistent method to fabricate high entropy titanite pyrochlores. In this study, ion beam …
A Comparison Of Fixed Versus Moving Eulerian Meshes For 1-D Radiative Shock Problems, Dylan Weatherred
A Comparison Of Fixed Versus Moving Eulerian Meshes For 1-D Radiative Shock Problems, Dylan Weatherred
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
Testing codes used to solve the radiation-hydrodynamics equations requires the use of radiative shock problems. These problems contain stiff shocks and test the coupling of the material motion and the energy exchange between the radiation and material. However, these problems are difficult to solve due to large differences in time scale between radiation and material equations, resolving shocks, and modeling radiation and material interactions. This thesis will look to solve radiative shock problems in 1-D using the Eulerian formulation on fixed and moving meshes. The moving mesh method proposed takes advantage of the more simple Eulerian formulation of the radiation …
Miniature, Submersible Electromagnetic Pumps Of Molten Lead And Sodium For Gen-Iv Nuclear Reactors Development, Ragai M. Altamimi
Miniature, Submersible Electromagnetic Pumps Of Molten Lead And Sodium For Gen-Iv Nuclear Reactors Development, Ragai M. Altamimi
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
Heavy metals and alkali Liquid Metals are suitable coolants for Generation IV terrestrial nuclear reactors for operating at elevated temperatures for achieving plant thermal efficiency more than 40% and the thermochemical generation of hydrogen fuel. In addition, the low vapor pressure of these liquids eliminates the need for a pressure vessel and instead operates slightly below ambient pressure. A primary issue with the uses of these coolants is their compatibility with nuclear fuel, cladding and core structure materials at elevated temperatures more than 500oC. Therefore, in pile and out-of-pile test loops have been constructed or being considered for quantifying the …
Antineutrino Monitoring Studies Using Nuscale As A Case Study, Emma C. Houston
Antineutrino Monitoring Studies Using Nuscale As A Case Study, Emma C. Houston
Masters Theses
The proposed growth of nuclear technology presents challenges to the current safeguard regimes [51]. Non-invasive, non-intrusive, and remote monitoring is desired to safeguard the new fleet of advanced reactors. Decades of antineutrino detector research has shown the ability for this technology to monitor nuclear reactors from significant standoff distances [64]. Antineutrino detectors can provide a Continuity of Knowledge, unique to the current safeguards framework [20]. In this study, we propose the use of an antineutrino detector, ”outside of the fence”, for safeguard applications at a mutli-core SMR site. Ideally, smaller and shallower antineutrino detectors could be used to reduce operational …
Sensitivity And Uncertainty Analysis Of Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments, Colin A. Weaver
Sensitivity And Uncertainty Analysis Of Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments, Colin A. Weaver
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
Sandia National Laboratories conducts Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) experiments at the Z Pulsed Power Facility. Their objective is to study the burning plasma formed under magnetic direct drive Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) conditions and use the inferred information to reduce uncertainty in computational models and improve experimental designs. The Z machine has five neutron time-of-flight (nToF) detectors that measure the fusion neutron time spectrum from three lines-of-sight. Together, these signals are used to infer the ion temperature, target liner mass density, and the burn history of the MagLIF experiment from measured data. These parameters are a few used by …
Measurements Of Scintillation Light Quenching For Protons In Rare-Earth Inorganic Scintillators, Tatiana Nathaly Espinoza
Measurements Of Scintillation Light Quenching For Protons In Rare-Earth Inorganic Scintillators, Tatiana Nathaly Espinoza
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
Scintillator detectors have become a leading choice of radiation detectors for a variety of applications, including space science. Due to their intrinsic characteristics, rare-earth inorganic scintillators provide the capability to detect both gamma and charged particles in a small detector. The response of these detectors is typically characterized using isotropic gamma sources. However, the light output produced in the scintillator from an incident gamma of a particular energy differs from the light output produced from an incident charged particle of the same energy; a phenomenon known as quenching. Using two types of rare-earth inorganic scintillators, Y2SiO5(YSO:Ce), and Gd₃Al₂Ga₃O₁₂(GAGG:Ce), we measured …
Conceptual Design And Preliminary Safety Analysis Of A Proposed Nuclear Microreactor For Mobile Application, A. S. M. Fakhrul Islam
Conceptual Design And Preliminary Safety Analysis Of A Proposed Nuclear Microreactor For Mobile Application, A. S. M. Fakhrul Islam
Theses and Dissertations
Conceptual design and preliminary safety analysis of a proposed helium-cooled Micro Nuclear reactor In ONe megawatt (MINION) thermal output is done through three-dimensional computational analysis. Compared with the conventional high temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR) that use tri-structural or bi-structural isotropic (TRISO or BISO) fuel particles, MINION uses traditional clad fuel pellets. This greatly simplifies the core design and allows for a substantially more compact design thanks to the fuel’s signif-icantly higher U-235 atom density. Uranium carbide (UC) enriched up to 19.75% in U-235 is used as fuel. In the power-flattened design, U-235 enrichment varies radially between 19.75% and 10.5% in …
Vi Energy-Efficient Memristor-Based Neuromorphic Computing Circuits And Systems For Radiation Detection Applications, Jorge Iván Canales Verdial
Vi Energy-Efficient Memristor-Based Neuromorphic Computing Circuits And Systems For Radiation Detection Applications, Jorge Iván Canales Verdial
Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs
Radionuclide spectroscopic sensor data is analyzed with minimal power consumption through the use of neuromorphic computing architectures. Memristor crossbars are harnessed as the computational substrate in this non-conventional computing platform and integrated with CMOS-based neurons to mimic the computational dynamics observed in the mammalian brain’s visual cortex. Functional prototypes using spiking sparse locally competitive approximations are presented. The architectures are evaluated for classification accuracy and energy efficiency. The proposed systems achieve a 90% true positive accuracy with a high-resolution detector and 86% with a low-resolution detector.
Material Reliability For A Molten Chloride Salt System, Aaron A.H. Overacker
Material Reliability For A Molten Chloride Salt System, Aaron A.H. Overacker
Nuclear Engineering ETDs
Energy efficiency and cost reduction can both be improved upon using overall higher temperatures for the working fluid. This interest is shared in both nuclear energy as well as concentrated solar power. To achieve higher temperatures would require industry to change working fluids. The United States Department of Energy set out a goal of operating concentrated solar to above 700℃. This would help reduce the cost by having more efficiency in the thermal energy storage, while not a concern for nuclear, these high temperatures can reduce the safety risk and pressure use with the implementation of molten salts. The National …
Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine Instrumentation Addressing Environmental Limitations On Temperature Measurements, Dan C Floyd
Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine Instrumentation Addressing Environmental Limitations On Temperature Measurements, Dan C Floyd
Doctoral Dissertations
The development of nuclear thermal rockets has received renewed interest in recent years due to the benefits that can attained from this method of propulsion. Currently, instrumentation work is focused on the evaluation of current and near-term technology for implementation within a nuclear thermal rocket engine. One aspect of this evaluation is focused on the various instrumentation requirements of the system regarding necessary measurement parameters and environmental conditions for survivability. Historical nuclear rocket programs that have been conducted in the United States provide the basis for this information and indicates a critical need for high temperature measurement technology that can …
Sensitivity Analysis Of Thermophysical Properties Of Molten Salts Using A Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor Model In Transform, Sarah Elizabeth Creasman
Sensitivity Analysis Of Thermophysical Properties Of Molten Salts Using A Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor Model In Transform, Sarah Elizabeth Creasman
Doctoral Dissertations
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are currently of interest due to the push for smaller reactors that are easier to deploy and the need for sustainable energy around the world. Nuclear energy can play an important role in addressing the issue of energy inequality and climate change. One of the main obstacles to deploying MSRs is licensing. An important aspect to understand in terms of licensing is the uncertainty of the thermophysical properties of the molten salt at the beginning of the cycle and during normal operations and transients. MSRs have already been proven as a viable concept; two research reactors—The …
Fabrication, Measurements, And Modeling Of Semiconductor Radiation Detectors For Imaging And Detector Response Functions, Corey David Ahl
Fabrication, Measurements, And Modeling Of Semiconductor Radiation Detectors For Imaging And Detector Response Functions, Corey David Ahl
Doctoral Dissertations
In the first part of this dissertation, we cover the development of a diamond semiconductor alpha-tagging sensor for associated particle imaging to solve challenges with currently employed scintillators. The alpha-tagging sensor is a double-sided strip detector made from polycrystalline CVD diamond. The performance goals of the alpha-tagging sensor are 700-picosecond timing resolution and 0.5 mm spatial resolution. A literature review summarizes the methodology, goals, and challenges in associated particle imaging. The history and current state of alpha-tagging sensors, followed by the properties of diamond semiconductors are discussed to close the literature review. The materials and methods used to calibrate the …
Improved Spatial Resolution For Double-Sided Strip Detectors Using Lithium Indium Diselenide Semiconductors, Jake Alexander Gallagher
Improved Spatial Resolution For Double-Sided Strip Detectors Using Lithium Indium Diselenide Semiconductors, Jake Alexander Gallagher
Doctoral Dissertations
This research focuses on the evaluation of lithium indium diselenide (LISe) semiconductors in double-sided strip detector (DSSDs) designs as an example for the potential to achieve unparalleled neutron detection efficiency, spatial resolution, and timing resolution detection. LISe semiconductors offer high neutron detection efficiency due to the ~25% atomic ratio of Lithium-6, maximizing its efficiency of ~75% with 1 mm thickness at 2.8 angstroms. Furthermore, the 4.78 MeV 𝑄-value enables high intrinsic gamma discrimination in a pixelated design (electron range). These characteristics make LISe an alternative option for neutron radiography, energy-resolved imaging, and other neutron interrogation techniques. This dissertation summarizes my …
Development Of A Low-Dose Radiation Therapy Device For Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Thomas Heath Davis
Development Of A Low-Dose Radiation Therapy Device For Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Thomas Heath Davis
Doctoral Dissertations
This research focuses on developing a low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT) device for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This respiratory illness affects millions of people a year. Using orthovoltage (200 – 500 keV) X-ray energy provides many advantages over traditional radiotherapy delivery with linear accelerators, such as low cost and greater accessibility. In addition, X-ray tubes have been shown throughout history to provide good treatment outcomes for pneumonia, and research has shown LD-RT to be just as effective with ARDS. This proposal summarizes my efforts in determining the dosimetric properties of an LD-RT system to deliver treatment quickly and effectively. My …
Total Absorption Spectroscopy Of Mo-106 And Tc-106, Michael Cooper
Total Absorption Spectroscopy Of Mo-106 And Tc-106, Michael Cooper
Doctoral Dissertations
Total absorption spectroscopy is a method of gamma-ray spectroscopy that has gained prominence in the past several decades, as nuclear data revisions are performed on older nuclear data, which is often incomplete. A strong understanding of underlying nuclear data, particularly fission and beta decay data, is essential for nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel decay heat. This PhD work involves the analysis of fission fragments 106Mo [Mo-106] and 106Tc [Tc-106]. These neutron rich isotopes contribute upwards of 6% of the cumulative fission yield of 241Pu [Pu-241] fission, and 4% of 239Pu [Pu-239] fission. Prior data for these two fission fragments only …
Use Of Automatic Metaheuristic Optimizations For Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Christopher Busch
Use Of Automatic Metaheuristic Optimizations For Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Christopher Busch
Masters Theses
Boron Neutron Capture therapy (BNCT) is a cancer treatment method investigated to reach malignant tumors that have added complications due to shape, size, or location. The unique property of BNCT is that it can deposit an immense dose gradient between the tumor cells and normal cells. This is done by selectively concentrating boron compounds in tumor cells and then irradiating the cells with an epithermal neutron beam. Due to complex nature of neutron interactions, a high fidelity neutronic model is needed to design and predict the outcomes of a BNCT experiment. This work aims to introduce a high level autonomous …
Molecular Dynamics Study For Tritium Adsorption On Novel Materials, Jason Viscardi, Benjamin Robinson, Asher Flanagan
Molecular Dynamics Study For Tritium Adsorption On Novel Materials, Jason Viscardi, Benjamin Robinson, Asher Flanagan
Symposium of Student Scholars
In this study, novel materials will be researched, and their potential uses for tritium control. 12 studies have been collected on various materials that give a solid foundation for future research that will be conducted regarding tritium control. All these studies used molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) to generate results. The first paper found from a university in Crete, Greece discussed pillared graphene to store hydrogen in a novel 3D carbon nanostructure in which pore size and surface area can be adjusted to suit the need. This was the first of several studies that aim to arrange the graphene in such …
Microstructure-Informed Modeling Of Hydrogen Diffusion In Zirconium Polycrystals, Alireza Tondro
Microstructure-Informed Modeling Of Hydrogen Diffusion In Zirconium Polycrystals, Alireza Tondro
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Zirconium alloys are widely used in the core of various types of nuclear reactors. During service, the hot water coolant reacts with zirconium and releases hydrogen atoms that ingress into the lattice of the metal alloy. With time, hydrogen concentration exceeds its terminal solid solubility limit in zirconium, and a brittle phase known as zirconium hydride forms. This phase severely deteriorates the mechanical properties of zirconium alloys, leading to safety concerns regarding the integrity of nuclear pressure tubes. This thesis uses a crystal plasticity finite element model coupled with diffusion equations to study the effects of localized deformation at the …