Publications

R. Seidel, D. Haas K. Clarno, E. Blount, H. Nazir, P. Sreenivasan, L. Qutob, “Survey of Opportunities for Coal to Nuclear Conversion in Texas,” [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]. Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research, 3:3, https://doi.org/10.12688/nuclscitechnolopenres.17639.1, Feb. 2025.
T. Price, K. Clarno, O. Chvala, “A theory and analysis of the impact of gas in the dynamical behavior of the molten salt research reactor leading to the computation of the” gas coefficients of reactivity,” Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research, https://doi.org/10.12688/nuclscitechnolopenres.17428.1, May 2024.
G. Lentchner, W. Fritsch, R. Crowder, N. Walton, A. Lewis, O. Chvala, K. Clarno, V. Sobes, “Incorrect Resonance Escape Probability in Monte Carlo Codes due to the Threshold Approximation of Temperature-Dependent Scattering,” Annals of Nuclear Energy, 207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2024.110717, Nov. 2024.
E. Wieser, K. Clarno, D. Haas, M. Webber, “The Economics of Small Modular Reactors at Coal Sites: A Program-level Analysis Within the State of Texas,” Energy Policy, submitted Oct 2024.
K. Clarno, J. Barlow, T. Sawyer, J. Scherr, J. Hearne, P. Tsvetkov, “Evaluation of SCALE, Serpent, and MCNP for Molten Salt Reactor applications using the MSRE Benchmark,” Annals of Nuclear Energy, 194, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.110092, December 2023.
R. Salko, A. Wysocki, T. Blyth, A. Toptan, J. Hu, V. Kumar, C. Dances, W. Dawn, Y. Sung, V. Kucukboyaci, W. Gurecky, T. Lange, X. Zhao, J. Rader, C. Jernigan, B. Collins, M. Avramova, J. Magedanz, S. Palmtag, K. Clarno, “CTF: A modernized, production-level, thermal hydraulic solver for the solution of industry-relevant challenge problems in pressurized water reactors,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, 597, 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111927, October 2022.
Salko, W. Pointer, M. Delchini, W. Gurecky, K. Clarno, et al., “Implementation of a Spacer Grid Rod Thermal Hydraulic Reconstruction (ROTHCON) Capability into the Thermal Hydraulic Subchannel Code CTF,” Nuclear Technology, DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2019.1585734, (2019).
Toptan, R. Salko, M. Avramova, K. Clarno, D. Kropaczek, “A new fuel performance modeling framework, CTFFuel, with a case study on the fuel thermal conductivity degradation,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, 341, 248-258, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.11.010, )2019).
Kim, M. Williams, D. Wiarda, K. Clarno, “Development of the Multigroup Cross Section Library for the CASL Neutronics Simulator MPACT: Method and Procedure,” Annals of Nuclear Energy,133, 46-58, DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2019.05.010, (2019).
Capps, S. Stimpson, K. Clarno, B. Wirth, J. Rashid, “Assessment of the analysis capability for core-wide PWR pellet-clad interaction screening of Watts Bar Unit 1,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, 333, 131–144, (2018)
Barron, DC, ME Pasman, BA De Luna, EJ Artnak, DA Haas. Design and Modeling of a Fast Neutron Beam at a Research Reactor. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NIMA.2021.165284
Hashem, N, M Pryor, D Haas, J Hunter. Design of a Computed Tomography Automation Architecture. Applied Sciences: Special Issue – Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Volume II. (2021) https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062858
De Luna, BA, JL Lapka, A Dolocan, DA Haas. Characterization of Select Physical and Thermal Properties of Crystalline 97% 10B Powder. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165232
Foxe, M, T Bowyer, I Cameron, M Cooper, J Hayes, D Haas, L. Lidey, M Mayer, J Mendez, J Slack. Design and Operation of the U.S. Radionuclide Noble Gas Laboratory of the CTBTO. Pure and Applied Geophysics (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-020-02591-0
De Luna, BA, DA Haas, DC Barron, EJ Artnak. Design of an In-core Fission-Spectrum Neutron Irradiation Facility with Pneumatic Sample Transfer at a Research Reactor. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 957, pp 163292 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.163292
Phathanapirom, UB, DA Haas, BD Leibowicz. A Game-Theoretic Approach to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Transition Analysis Under Uncertainty. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 137 pp 107112 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ANUCENE.2019.107112
Byers, MF, DA Haas, BS Barth, J Lowrey. Adsorption of tracer gases in geological media: experimental benchmarking. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 322-3 pp 1621-1626 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/S10967-019-06768-3
Brennan, C, D Haas, S Landsberger, E Artnak, G Bator, T Kovacs. A feasibility study on the determination of 90Sr food-chain transfer using stable strontium as a surrogate and neutron activation analysis. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 208-209 pp 105988 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JENVRAD.2019.105988
Byers, MF, MJ Paul, DA Haas, SR Biegalski, BA De Luna, BS Barth. Evaluation of carbon tetrafluoride as a xenon surrogate for underground gas transport. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 318-1 pp 465-470 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1007/S10967-018-6135-3
Hashem, NR, DA Haas, MW Pryor. MeV photon imaging with robotic sample positioning at a research reactor. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 318-1 pp 599-604 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1007/S10967-018-6151-3