This thesis reports the effects that the scattering and absorption of photons have on the ability to produce tomographic images of an internal gamma-ray source distribution. Computer simulations of the photon-transport ...

The risk reduction potential of the class of artificial neural networks based on the Barto-Sutton architecture is established. The risk associated with nuclear power operations is characterized by sequences of discrete ...

A fuel pin failure model is developed and incorporated into a fast-running computer program. The model is designed to predict irradiated fuel-pin cladding rupture during a hypothetical transient-overpower (TOP) accident ...

In this dissertation, a new lattice Boltzmann model, called the artificial interface lattice Boltzmann model (AILB model), is proposed for the simulation of two-phase dynamics. The model is based on the principle of free ...

High-volume air samplers were used to collect aerosol samples on Whatman 41 air filters at the Canadian air sampling stations Burnt Island, Egbert and Point Petre. Once collected, the samples were analyzed for trace elements ...

Previous theoretical work has suggested that Alfven waves may be related to the anomalous toroidal magnetic flux generation and extended (over classical expectations) discharge times observed in the reversed field pinch. ...

In the development of SPECT system for imaging small animal in vivo, higher spatial resolution is continuously sought to provide improved spatial detail and image quality. However, the pursuit of high resolution often ...