This page identifies a sequence of papers, reports, and student theses that document much of the work that has been performed over the years in support of the UMass-Lowell research reactor (UMLRR). A brief historical overview puts our work into perspective and it provides some justification for the particular categorization given below. Full versions of many of the more recent materials are available in either html or pdf format for your review, as desired. Hopefully some of these will be useful in your work/studies. Enjoy!!!

Historical Overview
Historical Overview: Computational Support for the UMLRR

Early HEU to LEU Conversion Efforts
J. R. White, J. E. Stoddard Jr., and J. P. Phelps, "Verification of the Computational Models for the Physics Analysis of the University of Lowell Reactor," Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc., 56, 574 (June 1988).

J. R. White, J. E. Stoddard, Jr., and J. P. Phelps, "Physics Analyses for the HEU to LEU Conversion at the University of Lowell Research Reactor," 1988 International Reactor Physics Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Sept. 1988).

John E. Stoddard, Jr., "Conversion from High Enriched Uranium Fuel to Low Enriched Uranium Fuel for the University of Lowell Research Reactor," MS Thesis, Energy Engineering (Nuclear Option), University of-Lowell (May 1989).

Robert S. Freeman, "Neutronics Analysis for the Conversion of the ULR from High Enriched Uranium to Low Enriched Uranium Fuel," MS Thesis, Energy Engineering (Nuclear Option), UMass-Lowell (May 1990).

Aswatha Amarnath, "Thermal Hydraulic Analyses of the HEU and the Proposed LEU Core Configurations of the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," MS Thesis, Energy Engineering (Nuclear Option), UMass-Lowell (Sept. 1993).

Support for HEU Core Operations
J. R. White, L. H. Bettenhausen, and P. J. Tutinas, "Determination of the Service Life for the Excore Neutron Detector Cables in Seabrook Station," 1996 Radiation Protection & Shielding Topical Meeting, No. Falmouth, Massachusetts (April 1996). (full version)

L. H. Bettenhausen and J. R. White, "Engineering Service Life Determination Using a Research Reactor," ANS/ENS International Meeting, Washington, D.C. (Nov. 1996).

J. R. White, "Preliminary Characterization of the Neutron Spectrum in the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," Final Report for UMass-Lowell Research Foundation Project No. 05-07819 (July 1997).

J. R. White, "Characterization of the Neutron Spectrum in the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," Final Report for UMass-Lowell Research Foundation Project No. 05-07895 (Jan. 1998). (non-proprietary version)

J. R. White, "Additional Characterization of the Irradiation Facilities in the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," Final Report for UMass-Lowell Research Foundation Project No. 05-07895 (Ext. #1) (June 1998).

HEU to LEU Conversion Revisited
J. R. White, "Cross Section Libraries and Preliminary Modeling for the Reference UMLRR LEU Core Configuration," Final Report for UMass-Lowell Research Foundation Project No. 05-08186 (Jan. 1999). (non-proprietary version)

Series of Progress Reports for Project #14-08239-F, "Computational Support for the HEU to LEU Conversion of the UMLRR" (Feb. - Aug. 1999)

J. R. White and R. D. Tooker, "Modeling and Reference Core Calculations for the LEU-Fueled UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," ANS 1999 Winter Meeting, Long Beach, CA (Nov. 1999). (full version)

J. R. White, A. Jirapongmed, and J. Byard, "Preliminary Characterization of the Irradiation Facilities Within the LEU-Fueled UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," Proceedings of Topical Meeting on Advances in Reactor Physics and Mathematics and Computation, Pittsburgh, PA (May 2000). (full version)

J. R. White, J. Byard, and A. Jirapongmed, "Calculational Support for the Startup of the LEU-Fueled UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," Proceedings of Topical Meeting on Advances in Reactor Physics and Mathematics and Computation, Pittsburgh, PA (May 2000). (full version)

J. R. White and L. Bobek, "Startup Test Results and Model Evaluation for the HEU to LEU Conversion of the UMass-Lowell Research," 24th International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR 2002), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina (Nov. 2002). (full version)

Fast Neutron Irradiator
J. R. White, A. Jirapongmed, L. Bobek, and T. M. Regan, "Design and Initial Testing of an Ex-Core Fast Neutron Irradiator for the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," 2002 ANS Radiation Protection and Shielding Topical Conference, Santa Fe, NM (April 2002). (full version)

J. R. White, L. Bobek, and T. M. Regan, "Initial Testing of the New Ex-Core Fast Neutron Irradiator at the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," Final Report for UMass-Lowell Research Foundation Project No. 14-08567 (July 2002). This final report also included a copy of the paper presented at the RPS Topical Conference in Santa Fe, NM in April 2002. (non-proprietary version)

The Future
Justin Byard, "Informational Retrieval System for the Life of the LEU-Fueled UMass-Lowell Research Reactor," MS Thesis, Energy Engineering (Nuclear Option), UMass-Lowell (July 2001).

Anthony Stevens, "Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor," MS Thesis, Energy Engineering (Nuclear Option), UMass-Lowell (Nov. 2002).

Last updated by Prof. John R. White (January 2003)

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