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OSU gets $6.6 million for "super hot," super efficient nuclear reactor
Reactor will be safer and potentially twice as efficient because it runs on hydrogen
Taryn Luna
Issue date: 2/3/09 Section: News
Woods said OSU was given a grant to develop a scaled version of a light water nuclear reactor during the mid 1990's to the early 2000's called the APEX-1000. The "passive safety" reactor limited human intervention and was the first in the world to rely on gravity in the event of a leak.
"The work we did there helped build our reputation, so that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was comfortable asking us to work on this particular type of nuclear reactor," he said.
As partners in the project, the University of Michigan will be performing research using computer models and Texas A&M University will be performing small-scale laboratory experiments on their own campuses.
The grant will give OSU students the opportunity to graduate with hands-on experience at the forefront of nuclear technology under their belt. Woods said roughly a dozen graduate students and undergraduates will be analyzing data, writing reports, performing maintenance and running tests for the project.
Taryn Luna, senior reporter
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
"The work we did there helped build our reputation, so that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was comfortable asking us to work on this particular type of nuclear reactor," he said.
As partners in the project, the University of Michigan will be performing research using computer models and Texas A&M University will be performing small-scale laboratory experiments on their own campuses.
The grant will give OSU students the opportunity to graduate with hands-on experience at the forefront of nuclear technology under their belt. Woods said roughly a dozen graduate students and undergraduates will be analyzing data, writing reports, performing maintenance and running tests for the project.
Taryn Luna, senior reporter
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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Hydrogen Helium Leak Testing
posted 11/18/09 @ 9:03 PM PST
It's great to use hydrogen as it can be used to increase efficiency but special care must be given to its storage.
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