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Nuclear Energy

frtlssFebruary 1, 2023

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

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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 NormanApril 22, 2022

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

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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.

Sara NormanFebruary 16, 2022

Aditi Verma receives Catalyst Grant from Graham Sustainability Institute

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Verma and her team are developing a participatory approach to nuclear energy infrastructure design.

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 NormanJune 8, 2020

NERS Chair Todd Allen elected chair of NEDHO

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Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization is an alliance between U.S. nuclear engineering programs.

Sara NormanNovember 22, 2019

New simulation laboratory and cybersecurity software installed at NERS

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The software will be used to study methods of preventing cyberattacks on the instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants.

Sara NormanAugust 7, 2019

NERS Chair Todd Allen talks on two podcasts regarding Chernobyl and nuclear energy

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Allen is featured on two podcasts discussing Chernobyl and nuclear energy.

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 NormanApril 3, 2019

University of Michigan launches Fastest Path to Zero climate initiative

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The mission of the Fastest Path to Zero Initiative is to identify, innovate, and pursue the fastest path to zero emissions by optimizing clean energy deployment.

Sara NormanMarch 11, 2019

Titans of Nuclear interviews NERS faculty

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Titans of Nuclear, a podcast featuring interviews with experts on nuclear energy, has interviews available with NERS professors James Duderstadt, Zhong He, Sara Pozzi and Alec Thomas.

Sara NormanOctober 10, 2018

Meet the new NERS Advisory Board

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To help the NERS department carry out its mission, incoming chair Todd Allen has created a new NERS Advisory Board.

Sara NormanOctober 8, 2018

Faculty books

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The NERS department congratulates three faculty on the publication of their books.

Sara NormanJune 20, 2018

NERS faculty receive NEUP funding awards

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U-M NERS faculty are well represented as the U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program releases its FY 2018 Research and Development Awards.

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