Ep 145: Katy Huff - Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois

Published: April 10, 2019, 10 a.m.

In this episode we discuss:

  • What a nuclear fuel cycle is and how it is analyzed
  • How a surplus of enriched uranium impacts nuclear fuel prices
  • The connection between high enrichment nuclear fuel and inherent safety features
  • How negative temperature coefficients affect nuclear heat transfer
  • Computational tools for analyzing the nuclear fuel life cycle and transfer methods
  • Costs and benefits of nuclear waste reprocessing and how nations manage it
  • Long term safety considerations for nuclear waste disposal of different isotopes
  • Competitive advantages of nuclear energy and its impact on computational science