Category Archives: Research
Brown Combines Nuclear Waste Disposal with Mobile Energy Generation
Partnering with Stony Brook University, Nick Brown found using reactor waste as microreactor fuel reduces long-term waste storage while reducing energy costs.
Casali’s Group Publishes New Modeling Framework to Assess Fusion Reactor Concepts
Scientists in Livia Casali’s group deliver a milestone in fusion plasma modeling with the publication of a new integrated simulation framework named SICAS.
Chelators for the ‘Mined’ and Body
Ilja Popovs will join the NE faculty this fall, using his expertise molecular engineering to isolate important radioisotopes for energy production and medicine.
Nuclear Engineering Poised to Benefit from New Y-12 Agreement
With the recent agreement between UT and Y-12, we may gain opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers to contribute to initiatives on national security.
Flexible Neutron Source Provides Unique Learning Tool
We’ve ran measurements with the Flexible Neutron Source, providing a much-needed experimental facility that supports future of Nuclear Integral Experiments.
NE Faculty Highly Involved in DOE Collaboratives
Our department is involved in four of the six Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
PhD Student’s Cancer Imaging Research Published in EJNMMI
PhD student Alexis Sanwick’s work to improve neuroendocrine tumor (NET) treatment with a new radiopharmaceutical has been published in an international journal.
TCE Unveils Kairos Power Training Simulator Laboratory
The University of Tennessee’s Tickle College of Engineering unveiled a new Operator Training Simulator Laboratory in partnership with Kairos Power.
Nuclear Data Project Helps Automate Evaluation Process
Vladimir Sobes has been working on ways to use artificial intelligence/machine learning to produce faster and more reliable evaluation of nuclear data.
MRSEC Sparks Collaborative Success
It’s been one year since the UT received a prestigious MRSEC and the collaborations have led to breakthroughs in the lab.