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Energy & Environment

frtlssFebruary 1, 2023

Case Study: Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation for a Fuel Element of an Experimental Nuclear Reactor

glowing blue machinery

NERS researchers Professor Brendan Kochunas and Dr. Yuxuan Liu have created a free online learning resource for those wanting to learn how to do engineering analysis for a nuclear reactor fuel element with ANSYS.

Sara NormanJuly 20, 2022

$5.1M to advance nuclear energy awarded to U-M

A student wearing safety gear working in a lab pouring liquids

The Department of Energy will support research into better heat exchangers as well as improved predictions for neutron physics and radiation damage.

Sara NormanApril 22, 2022

Honoring the past and sizing up nuclear’s future at the Phoenix rededication

The MMPP panel

The Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, conceived as a war memorial following World War II, remains relevant in the face of climate change and international conflict.

SnehaFebruary 28, 2022

Ionizing radiation induces a negative nonlinear absorption coefficient in quartz glass

five samples of various colors

NERS PhD Student Bryan Morgan’s research on non-linear absorption in quartz glass published in Optical Materials Express.

Sara NormanJanuary 3, 2022

Nuclear “shadow corrosion” reproduced in the lab, paving way to longer fuel life

In this cross section of the Zircaloy channel wall, the band of uniform medium gray is zirconium oxide, 20 microns wide. Here, the Zircaloy had not been exposed to the steel control blade handle. Image courtesy of General Electric.

Now that it’s understood, researchers are on their way to preventing this type of degradation in nuclear power plants.

Sara NormanAugust 17, 2021

Strong magnetic fields change how friction works in plasma

These images show the trajectories of an electron in the plasma (blue) and an ion (red) passing through the plasma. In (g), the electron starts on the right of the ion’s path, whereas in (h) it starts on the left. Because the electrons in a strongly magnetized plasma behave differently depending on where they start relative to the ion, they create an asymmetric drag on the moving ion, the researchers found. Credit: Louis Jose, Plasma Theory Group, University of Michigan

Rather than just slowing down a charged particle moving through a plasma, friction can also push from the side in a strong magnetic field.

Sara NormanMay 3, 2021

Fluid motion induced by plasma interaction with water with self-organization

NERS PhD Student Zimu Yang writes Featured Article in the Journal of Applied Physics.

Sara NormanApril 9, 2019

The race to zero carbon emissions

When the only number that matters is zero, this climate summit asked participants to leave their preconceptions about acceptable solutions at the door.

Sara NormanOctober 16, 2018

Major research initiatives fuel national discussions

a midcentury modern building facade

Three major initiatives led by NERS faculty are shaping the future of nuclear energy, including safety, security and treaty verification.

Sara NormanOctober 15, 2018

Professor John Foster pens most-highly cited paper

a midcentury modern building facade

Professor John Foster’s article, “Plasma-based water purification: Challenges and prospects for the future,” was the most highly cited paper published in 2017 in the journal Physics of Plasmas.

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