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Presentations and Publications

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2002

2009

Basagaoglu, H., S. Succi, C. Manepally, R. Fedors and D.Y. Wyrick. Sensitivity of the Active Fracture Parameter to Fracture Network Orientation and Injection Scenarios. Hydrogeology Journal, 17, 1347–1358, 2009.

Benke, R.R. Recent Advancements in Radiation Survey Measurement, Source Imaging, Radiation Transport Computation, and Radiological Dose Estimation. Paper presented at the 2009 International Symposium on Radiation Safety Management, Radiation Safety Leading to Green Nuclear Energy, Daejeon, Republic of South Korea, November 2009.

Painter, S.L. and R.T. Pabalan. Estimated Longevity of Reducing Environment in Grouted Systems for Radioactive Waste Disposal. Paper presented at the Nuclear Energy Agency Workshop on Cementitious Materials in Safety Cases for Geological Repositories for Radioactive Waste: Role, Evolution and Interaction, Brussels, Belgium, November 2009.

Pickett, D.A., K.E. Pinkston, and J.L. Myers. Assessing Radionuclide Solubility Limits for Cement-Based, Near-Surface Disposal. Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXII, N.C. Hyatt, D.A. Pickett, and R.B. Rebak (eds.), Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1124, 351–356, 2009.

2008

Basu, D., K. Das, S. Painter, L. Howard, and S. Green. Detached Eddy Simulations and Transient RANS Simulations of Turbulent Flow in the Lower Plenum of a Gas-Cooled Reactor (ICONE16-48514). Presented at the 16th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Orlando, Florida, 11–15 May 2008.

Basu, D., K. Das, S. Painter, L. Howard, and S. Green. Assessment of DES Multiscale Turbulence Models for Prediction of Flow and Heat Transfer in an Axial-Channel Rod Configuration (ICONE16-48515). Presented at the 16th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Orlando, Florida, 11-15 May 2008.

Das, K., D. Basu, and S. Painter. DES and Transient RANS Computations of Flow Through Rod Bundle. American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting: Anaheim, California, 8–12 June 2008.

He X. Corrosion Performance of Neutron-Absorbing Stainless Steel. Presented at American Society of Testing and Materials Committee C26 - Nuclear Fuel Cycle, C260300 Subcommittee on Neutron Absorbing Materials. Denver, Colorado, June 2008.

Kazban, R.V. and L.F. Ibarra. Effect of Parameter Variations on the Structural Response of the Drip Shield-An Engineered Barrier of a Potential Geologic Repository. Paper presented at the IMAC-XXVI: A Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, Florida, February. 2008.

Ofoegbu G.I., K.J. Smart, and B. Dasgupta. Assessing effects of thermal loading on the stability of emplacement drifts. Nuclear Technology, 163:24–30. 2008.

Painter, S.L. Accommodating Transient Velocities in Time-Domain Particle Tracking Algorithms of Radionuclide Transport. Proceedings of the 12th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM); 7–11 September 2008; Las Vegas, Nevada. LaGrange Park, IL: American Nuclear Society (CD ROM). 2008.

Painter, S.L., V. Cvetkovic and O. Pensado. Time-Domain Random-Walk Algorithms for Simulating Radionuclide Transport in Fractured Porous Rock. Nuclear Technology, 163(1):129–136, 2008.

Pensado, O. Use of Robust Sensitivity Indices to Analyze the Structure of Stochastic Performance Assessment Models, Proceedings of the 12th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM); 7–11 September 2008; Las Vegas, NV. LaGrange Park, IL: American Nuclear Society, Item No. 700338 (CD ROM), 582–587, 2008.

Pensado, O. and R. Pabalan. Probabilistic Methodology to Estimate Environmental Conditions for Localized Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Alloy 22 in a High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository Setting. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 381(3):231–241, 2008. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.08.002.

Shukla, P.K. Thermodynamics of Corrosion Potentiometric Methods for Measuring Localized Corrosion. In Techniques for Corrosion Modeling. L. Yang (ed.), Cambridge, England, Woodhead Publishing Limited. 2008.

2007

Barr, C.S., X. Yin, L.W. Camper, A.R. Whited, C.L. Dinwiddie, L.D. Howard, R.T. Pabalan, D. Pickett. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Review of U.S. Department of Energy Non-High Level Waste Determination for Idaho National Laboratory Tank Farm Facility. Waste Management 2007 Conference Proceedings. Tucson, AZ. February 25–March 1, 2007.

Dinwiddie, C.L., D. Or, S.A. Stothoff, R.W. Fedors, J.A. Pohle and M. Tuller. 2007. Sensors and Monitoring Techniques for the Deep Unsaturated Zone: Reducing Uncertainty Related to Seepage and Transport in Fractured Rock. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H11A-0151. San Francisco, CA: 10–14 December.

Nes, R. and R.R. Benke. Potential Indoor Worker Exposure from Handling Area Leakage: Dose Calculation Methodology and Example Consequence Analysis. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination, and Reutilization (DD&R 2007), Chattanooga, TN. American Nuclear Society, LaGrange Park, Illinois. pp. 120–123. 2007.

Pensado, O. and J. Mancillas. Estimates of Mean Consequences and Confidence Bounds on the Mean Associated With Low-Probability Seismic Events in Total System Performance Assessments. 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management; Bruges, Belgium, 2-6 September 2007.

Shukla, P.K., R. Pabalan, R. Kazban, T. Ahn, L. Yang, X. He, and H. Jung. Cathodic Capacity of Alloy 22 in Dust Deliquescence Brines. Paper presented at the Material Science and Technology Conference, Detroit, MI, September 2007.

2006

Pensado, O. and B. Sagar. Techniques for Sensitivity Analyses on Non-Monotonic Functions. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management; New Orleans, Lousiana, USA; May 14-18, 2006. Michael G. Stamatelatos and Harold S. Blackman, Editors. ASME Press, 2006. (Proceedings on CD-ROM)

Grossman, C.J., B.W. Leslie, T.J. McCartin, S. Mohanty, O. Pensado, and P. Bertetti. Risk Insights for Use in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Program for the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management; New Orleans, Lousiana, USA; May 14–18, 2006. Michael G. Stamatelatos and Harold S. Blackman, Editors. ASME Press, 2006. (Proceedings on CD-ROM)

2005

O. Pensado, T. Kanno, S. Mohanty, and Y. Tochigi. Use of Simplified Models in the Performance Assessment of a High-Level Waste Repository System in Japan. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility (NUCEF 200); Tokaimura, Ibarakiken, Japan; February 9–10, 2005. Japan: Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI). pp. 248–252, 2005.

2004

Pensado, O. and B. Sagar. Sensitivity Analysis of an Engineered Barrier System Model for the Potential Repository System in the United States. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, Germany, June 14–18, 2004. C. Spitzer, U. Schmocker, and V. N. Dang, editors. London: Springer-Verlag. Volume 6, pp. 3123–3129. 2004.

2002

Pensado, O., V. Troshanov, B. Sagar, and G. Wittmeyer. A Partitioning Method for Identifying Model Parameters. Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM6). E.J. Bonano, A.L. Camp, M.J. Majors, and R.A. Thompson, eds. Kidlington, Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Ltd. Volume I, p. 827–833, 2002.

For more information about nuclear technology, publications or presentations, or how you can contract with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), please contact Dr. John Stamatakos at jstamatakos@swri.org or (301) 881-0290, Dr. Sitakanta Mohanty at smohanty@swri.org or (210) 522-5185, or Dr. Gordon Wittmeyer at gwittmeyer@swri.org (210) 522-5082.
 

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