Principal Investigators

Current Graduate Students

Name

Status

Research topic

Robert Borrelli

Ph.D. student

Analysis of mass transport in rock fracture

Haruko Murakami

Ph.D. student

Multi-scale modeling for radionuclide transport in geologic media

Denia Djokic

MS student

Environmental impact reduction by advanced nuclear fuel cycle

Erwan Bouvier

MS student

Fast reactor fuel cycle and its effects on repository capacity

Current Visiting Researcher

Name

Home institution

Year

Research topic

Yuichi Niibori

Tohoku University

2006

Radionuclide transport modeling

Previous Graduate Students

Name

Degree

Year

Thesis topic

Haruko Murakami

MS

Fall 2006

Modeling of Radionuclide Transport in Geological Media by Markov-Chain Model

Daisuke Kawasaki

Ph.D.

Fall 2005

Analyses of Radionuclide Migration in Geologic Media Using Compartment Models

Myeongguk Cheon

Ph.D.

Spring 2005

System Analyses on Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management

Byunghyun Park

Ph.D.

Spring 2004

Mass flow analysis for partitioning and transmutation systems

Doohyun Lim

Ph.D.

Fall 2002

Mass Transport Analysis in the Near Field of Geologic Repository

Leah Ackerman

MS

Fall 2004

Environmental impact assessment for Yucca Mountain repository

Dohyung Kim

MS

Spring 2004

Analysis of extruding bentonite in a planar fracture

Kyoko Hoshino

MS

Spring 2001

A Model for Reductive Extraction of Actinide Elements from Rare Earth Elements

Shannon M. Rohrer

ME

Spring 2000

Compliance vs. Optimum: A Study of Spent Fuel Pool Regulation

Kazuyuki Shinoda

MS

Spring 2000

Analysis of Expanding Bentonite

Yasutaka Denda

MS

Spring 1999

A Performance Analysis for Transuranic Waste Disposal

Doohyun Lim

MS

Spring 1998

Analysis on Water Flow through a Fracture Network in the near Field

Stelly Kuo

MS

Fall 1997

Sensitivity Analysis for Accumulation of Uranium from Multiple Canisters

Jerome Verbeke

MS

Spring 1997

Long-Term Behaviour of Buffer materials in Geologic Repositories for High-Level Wastes

Donald A. Roberts

MS

Spring 1997

Effects of Multiple Canisters on Uranium Transport and Accumulation

Zhongzin Shen

MS

Spring 1996

The Roles of Borosilicate Glass, Bentonite, and Zeolite in Immobilizeing Radioactive Waste Species

Michael Cyger

MS

Spring 1996

Process Development for the Recovery of Uranium from Calcium Complexed Ore

Previous Visiting Researchers

Name

Home institution

Year

Research topic

Koji Kamitani

Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Japanese Government

2004-2005

Nuclear energy policy

Koichi Sano

Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Japanese Government

2005

Nuclear safety policy

Hisahiro Ishida

Mitsubishi Materials Co.

2000-2001

Analysis of environmental impact of LWR fuel cycle with U-Pu recycling

Keiichi Tsujimoto

Mitsubishi Materials Co.

1998-1999

Development of radionuclide transport code in the repository region with multiple waste canisters by parallel-computing technique and object-oriented approach

Yoshinori Horiuchi

Science and Technology Agency, Prime minister's office, Japanese government

1998-1999

Comparison of nuclear-technology policy between US and Japan

Koichiro Hatanaka

Power reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC)

1996-1997

Development of radionuclide transport code in the repository region with multiple waste canisters