Education

B.Eng., Physics, Cornell University, 1960
M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964
Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967

Research Interests

Nuclear Fuel Cycle; Nuclear Economics; Non Proliferation.

Other Professional Activities

• Adjunct Professor in nuclear engineering at Lowell University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Instructed in special summer courses in nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Instructed in MIT/INPO summer course for Utility Executives

Selected Recent Publications

1. "Optimization Of Heterogeneous Fuel Designs For Utilization Of Thorium In PWRs To Enhance Proliferation Resistance And Reduce Waste," with M. Kazimi, M. J. Driscoll, D. Wang, M. Todosow, A. Galperin, presented at INMM meeting, June, 2002.
2. "Modeling Fission Gas Release In High Burnup ThO2-UO2 Fuel," with Yun Long, Yi Yuan, Chang-Soeng Rim, and Mujid S. Kazimi, presented at ICONE-9, 2001.
3. "Enhancing Proliferation Resistance in Advanced Light Water Reactor Fuel Cycles," with M.S. Kazimi, M.J. Driscoll, Z. Xu, D. Wang, and X. Zhao, presented at International Conference on Back-End of the Fuel Cycle: From Research to Solutions, Global 2001, Paris, France, Sept. 2001.
4. “Looking at Nuclear Fuel Management Through the Prism of Real Options,” presented at the Nuclear Energy Institute Fuel Cycle 2000 Conference, Memphis, TN, April 2000.
5. “Reload Light Water Reactor Core Designs for an Ultralong Operating Cycle,” with co-authors Michael V. McMahon et al., Nuclear Technology, 126, 1, April, 1999.
6. “Fuel Management Under Deregulation,” presented at NEI Fuel Cycle '99 Conference, Austin, TX, April 1999.
7. “An Approach for Benchmarking Core Performance,” co-author Patti Brown, presented at the NEI Fuel Cycle ‘96 Conference, New Orleans, March 1996.
8. "Twenty Four Month Cycles - Opportunities and Challenges," presented to the Nuclear Non-Operating Owners Group, co-authors R. J. DeLoach and J. R. Guerci, April 7, 1995.
9. "Fuel Management Successes - Containing Costs through Longer Cycles and Use of a Reload Objectives Document," co-authors R. J. DeLoach, et. al., presented at the NEI Fuel Cycle '94 Conference, Boston, Mass., March 1994.
10. "The Linear Reactivity Model for Nuclear Fuel Management," ANS Monograph, co-authors M. J. Driscoll and T. J. Downar, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, Ill., 1990.
11. "Why Reliability is the Most Important Aspect of Fuel Design for a Utility," invited paper, ANS Transactions, November 1987.