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XAFS STUDIES OF RADIATION DAMAGE IN NUCLEAR MATERIALS
Title
XAFS STUDIES OF RADIATION DAMAGE IN NUCLEAR MATERIALS
Creator
Olive, Daniel Thomas
Date
2012-11-13, 2012-12
Description
The growing demand for nuclear energy places a high importance on the development of new materials capable of withstanding higher temperatures...
Show moreThe growing demand for nuclear energy places a high importance on the development of new materials capable of withstanding higher temperatures and harsher irradiation conditions than those used in existing reactors. By supporting the development of next generation reactors it also becomes possible to close the nuclear fuel cycle, greatly reducing the amount of waste sent for disposal in deep geologic repositories, where its interaction with the environment is also a matter of interest. In this thesis, X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy is used to investigate the local atomic structure of systems of interest to nuclear energy. First, two XAFS studies on environmental materials are presented. Granular activated carbon (GAC) was treated with iron to improve its water remediation properties, specifically with respect to arsenic. XAFS was used to determine the nature of iron coating on the GAC surface, and the method of arsenic bonding to the treated surface. Next, a neodymium precipitate from solubility studies carried out for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) was analyzed. Neodymium was used as an analog for plutonium in brine solutions. XAFS fitting indicated that the neodymium substituted for calcium in a gypsum lattice, providing information useful for future geochemical modeling. XAFS was also used to study radiation damage in materials. A candidate material for advanced reactor structural materials, modified 9Cr–1Mo, was irradiated to 1, 4, and 10 displacements per atom (dpa). XAFS analyses were performed on the Fe, Mo, and Nb K-edges. Irradiation caused a reduction in coordination for all three elements, but the exact behavior was element specific. Damage around Fe atoms was linear with dose, while damage around xxii Mo atoms saturated at or before 1 dpa. XAFS was shown to provide a useful atomic level description of radiation damage for a complex alloy system. Finally, zirconium carbide and zirconium nitride, candidate materials for advanced fuel claddings were studied at the Zr K-edge. Samples irradiated to 1 dpa retained overall crystallinity, as indicated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images but were found to have an increase in dislocation loops compared to their non-irradiated counterparts. XAFS analysis was able to determine the size of the undefected regions, making it a valuable complement to other analysis techniques. xxiii
PH.D in Physics, December 2012
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Midterm Report Sp06
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Midterm Report Sp06
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Project Plan Sp06
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Project Plan Sp06
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Poster Sp06
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Poster Sp06
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Final Report Sp06
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Final Report Sp06
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Abstract Sp06
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 Abstract Sp06
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06
Title
Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311: IIT Intranet Mediator for USHMM IPRO 311 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06
Creator
Carbon, Joseph, Odriozola, Susana, Olatunde-bello, Omolaoye, Olive, Daniel, Oster, Joshua, Rife, Carolanna, Tam, Chi
Date
2006-05, 2006-05
Description
The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to...
Show moreThe main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Final Report Sp05
Title
Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Final Report Sp05
Creator
Rosenthal, Chris, Colvin, Marcus, Ferrario, Daniel, Olive, Daniel, Vasos, Maria, Williams, Taylor, Calik, Martin, Dutkovich, Frank, Mccrory, Reuben, Ortega, Uriel, Whitmore, Hugh
Date
2005-05, 2005-05
Description
Over the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC...
Show moreOver the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC will be the next great step in particle physics, and there will only be one in the world. The United States would like to host the ILC and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois is a very likely candidate to support this technology. Many important politicians and scientists will be visiting Fermilab during this period of political negotiation and site evaluation. The team’s goal is to design an exhibit for the atrium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab that conveys the scale and importance of scientific research, the value of science education, and the intersections of art and science for both a scientific and non-scientific audience. The exhibit will not only be open to the Fermilab staff and general public, but also to visiting dignitaries and politicians.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab for the Spring 2005 semester
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Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 IPRO Day Presentation Sp05
Title
Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 IPRO Day Presentation Sp05
Creator
Rosenthal, Chris, Colvin, Marcus, Ferrario, Daniel, Olive, Daniel, Vasos, Maria, Williams, Taylor, Calik, Martin, Dutkovich, Frank, Mccrory, Reuben, Ortega, Uriel, Whitmore, Hugh
Date
2005-05, 2005-05
Description
Over the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC...
Show moreOver the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC will be the next great step in particle physics, and there will only be one in the world. The United States would like to host the ILC and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois is a very likely candidate to support this technology. Many important politicians and scientists will be visiting Fermilab during this period of political negotiation and site evaluation. The team’s goal is to design an exhibit for the atrium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab that conveys the scale and importance of scientific research, the value of science education, and the intersections of art and science for both a scientific and non-scientific audience. The exhibit will not only be open to the Fermilab staff and general public, but also to visiting dignitaries and politicians.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab for the Spring 2005 semester
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Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303
Title
Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303
Creator
Rosenthal, Chris, Colvin, Marcus, Ferrario, Daniel, Olive, Daniel, Vasos, Maria, Williams, Taylor, Calik, Martin, Dutkovich, Frank, Mccrory, Reuben, Ortega, Uriel, Whitmore, Hugh
Date
2005-05, 2005-05
Description
Over the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC...
Show moreOver the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC will be the next great step in particle physics, and there will only be one in the world. The United States would like to host the ILC and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois is a very likely candidate to support this technology. Many important politicians and scientists will be visiting Fermilab during this period of political negotiation and site evaluation. The team’s goal is to design an exhibit for the atrium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab that conveys the scale and importance of scientific research, the value of science education, and the intersections of art and science for both a scientific and non-scientific audience. The exhibit will not only be open to the Fermilab staff and general public, but also to visiting dignitaries and politicians.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab for the Spring 2005 semester
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Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Abstract Sp05
Title
Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Abstract Sp05
Creator
Rosenthal, Chris, Colvin, Marcus, Ferrario, Daniel, Olive, Daniel, Vasos, Maria, Williams, Taylor, Calik, Martin, Dutkovich, Frank, Mccrory, Reuben, Ortega, Uriel, Whitmore, Hugh
Date
2005-05, 2005-05
Description
Over the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC...
Show moreOver the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC will be the next great step in particle physics, and there will only be one in the world. The United States would like to host the ILC and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois is a very likely candidate to support this technology. Many important politicians and scientists will be visiting Fermilab during this period of political negotiation and site evaluation. The team’s goal is to design an exhibit for the atrium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab that conveys the scale and importance of scientific research, the value of science education, and the intersections of art and science for both a scientific and non-scientific audience. The exhibit will not only be open to the Fermilab staff and general public, but also to visiting dignitaries and politicians.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab for the Spring 2005 semester
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Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Midterm Report Sp05
Title
Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Midterm Report Sp05
Creator
Rosenthal, Chris, Colvin, Marcus, Ferrario, Daniel, Olive, Daniel, Vasos, Maria, Williams, Taylor, Calik, Martin, Dutkovich, Frank, Mccrory, Reuben, Ortega, Uriel, Whitmore, Hugh
Date
2005-05, 2005-05
Description
Over the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC...
Show moreOver the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC will be the next great step in particle physics, and there will only be one in the world. The United States would like to host the ILC and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois is a very likely candidate to support this technology. Many important politicians and scientists will be visiting Fermilab during this period of political negotiation and site evaluation. The team’s goal is to design an exhibit for the atrium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab that conveys the scale and importance of scientific research, the value of science education, and the intersections of art and science for both a scientific and non-scientific audience. The exhibit will not only be open to the Fermilab staff and general public, but also to visiting dignitaries and politicians.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab for the Spring 2005 semester
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