HTTL researchers' inventions and publications have cemented the program's reputation in the international community. HTTL scientists have designed, fabricated, and demonstrated heaters capable of maintaining high-temperature nuclear reactor core materials at their melting temperatures. Journal Publications2015K. Davis, D. Knudson, J. Rempe, J. Crepeau, S. Solstad, "Design and Laboratory Evaluation of Future Elongation and Diameter Measurements at the Advanced Test Reactor," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 191, No. 1, July 2015, pp 92-105.
2014T. Unruh, B. Chase, J. Rempe, D. Nigg, G. Imel, J. Harris, T. Sherman, J. Villard, "In-Core Flux Sensor Evaluations at the ATR Critical Facility," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 187, No. 3, September 2014, pp 308-315.
2013 2012J. Rempe, M. Farmer, M. Corradini, L. Ott, R. Gauntt, and D. Powers, "Revisiting Insights from Three Mile Island Unit 2 Post-Accident Examinations and Evaluations in View of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident," Nuclear Science and Engineering, 172, November 2012, pp 223-248. B. Kim, J. Rempe, D. Knudson, K. Condie, and B. Sencer, "In-situ Creep Testing Capability for the Advanced Test Reactor," Nuclear Technology, 179, 3, September 2012, pp 413-428. B. Geslot, T. Unruh, P. Filliatre, C. Jammes, J. Di Salvo, S. Bréaud, J-F. Villard, "Method to Calibrate Fission Chambers in Campbelling Mode", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 59, No. 4, pp 1377-1381, August 2012. J. Rempe, D. Knudson, J. Daw, T. Unruh, B. Chase, and K. Davis, "Enhanced In-pile Instrumentation at the Advanced Test Reactor," invited paper for ANIMMA 2011 Special Edition, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science,59, Issue 4, Part:2, August 2012, pp 1214 -1223. J. Daw, J. Rempe, D. Knudson, and S. C. Wilkins, "Hot Wire Needle Probe for In-Pile Thermal Conductivity Detection," IEEE Sensors Journal,12, Issue 8, August 2012, pp 2554-2560.
2011B. Kim, J. Rempe, J-F Villard, and S. Solstad, "Review of Instrumentation for Irradiation Testing of Fuels and Materials," invited review paper, Nuclear Technology, 176, November 2011, pp 155-187. B. Kim, J. Rempe, D. Knudson, K. Condie, and B. Sencer, "An In-situ Creep Testing Capability for the Advanced Test Reactor," submitted to Nuclear Technology, MS 10-58, accepted October 24, 2011. J. Rempe, D. Knudson, K. Condie, J. Daw, and S. Wilkins, "New Sensors for In-Pile Temperature Measurement at the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility," invited paper, NURETH13 Special Edition, Nuclear Technology, 175, September 2011. J. Rempe, M. Meyer, D. Knudson, K. Condie, J. Daw, and S. Wilkins, "ATR NSUF Instrumentation Enhancement Efforts", invited paper, NPIC HMIT Special Edition, Nuclear Technology, 173, pp 66-77, January 2011.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers2015J. Daw, J. Rempe, J. Palmer, P. Ramuhalli, R. Montgomery, H-T. Chien, B. Tittmann, B. Reinhardt, and G. Kohse "Ultrasonic Transducer Irradiation Test Results," 9th International Conference on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human–Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC & HMIT 2015), Charlotte, NC, February 2015.
2014 B. Reinhardt, B. Tittmann, J. Rempe, J. Daw, G. Kohse, D. Carpenter, M. Ames, Y. Ostrovsky, P. Ramulhalli, and H. Chien, "Progress towards Developing Neutron Tolerant Magnetostrictive and Piezoelectric Transducers," 41st Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, July 20-25, 2014, Boise Centre, Boise, Idaho.
2013J. Daw, J. Rempe, J. Palmer, P. Ramuhalli, R. Montgomery, H-T. Chien, B. Tittmann, B. Reinhardt, and G. Kohse, "Irradiation Testing of Ultrasonic Transducers," 2013 Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurements Methods (ANIMMA 2013), June 23-27, 2013, Marseilles, France. J. Rempe and D. Knudson, "Instrumentation Performance during the TMI-2 Accident," 2013 Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurements Methods (ANIMMA 2013), June 23-27, 2013 Marseilles, France. M. Reichenberger, T. Unruh, P. Ugorowski, "Micro-Pocket Fission Detectors (MPFD) For Fuel Assembly Analysis," International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM 2013), Brussels, Belgium, September 8-12, 2013.
2012J. Rempe, D. Knudson, J. Daw, T. Unruh, B. Chase, K. Davis, R. Schley, and S. Taylor, "New Sensors for Irradiation Testing at Materials and Test Reactors," IAEA Technical Meeting on In-Pile Testing and Instrumentation for Development of Generation-IV Fuels and Materials, 21-24 August 2012, Halden, Norway. K. Davis, B. Chase, T. Unruh, D. Knudson, J. Rempe, H. Chichester, K. Sridharan, "Use of Silicon Carbide Monitors in ATR Irradiation Testing," 8th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2012), San Diego, CA, July 22-26, 2012. K. Davis, D. Knudson, J. Daw, J. Rempe and A. Palmer, "Melt Wire Sensors Available to Determine Peak Temperatures in ATR Irradiation Testing," 8th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2012), San Diego, CA, July 22-26, 2012. J. Daw, J. Rempe, D. Knudson, T. Unruh, B. Chase, and K. Davis, "Temperature Monitoring Options Available at the Idaho National Laboratory Advanced Test Reactor," Proceedings of the 9th International Temperature Symposium, Anaheim, CA, March 2012.
Crawford, A. L., “Force Control and Nonlinear Master-Slave Force Profile to Manage an Admittance Type Multi-Fingered Haptic User Interface," Proceedings of ISRCS 2012, Salt Lake City, UT, August, 2012. Crawford, A. L., “Nonlinear Force Profile Used to Increase the Performance of a Haptic User Interface for Teleoperating a Robotic Hand," Proceedings of NPIC & HMIT, San Diego, CA, 2012.
2011J. Rempe, D. Knudson, J. Daw, T. Unruh, B. Chase, K. Condie, J. Palmer, and K. Davis, "Enhanced In-pile Instrumentation at the Advanced Test Reactor," Second International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA2011), Ghent, Belgium, June 2011.
Patents/Invention Disclosures2015"Hot wire needle prove for thermal conductivity
detection," US patent filed by Battelle Energy Alliance (IDR # BA-459)
on behalf of DOE (Serial Number 13/648,502), Patent 9,182,364. Inventors: Keith G. Condie, Joy L. Rempe, Darrell L. Knudson, Joshua E. Daw, S. Curtis Wilkins, Brandon S. Fox, and Heng Ban.
2011"High Temperature In-Pile Elongation Measurements," US patent filed by Battelle Energy Alliance (IDR #BA-311) on behalf of DOE (Serial Number 12/419,916), Patent 8,065,810. Inventors: Joy L. Rempe, Darrell L. Knudson, Joshua E. Daw, Keith G. Condie, and Carl M. Stoots. "High Temperature Thermocouple Design and Fabrication," US patent filed by Battelle Energy Alliance (IDR #BA-142) on behalf of DOE (Serial Number 11/678,901), Patent 7,871,198. Inventors: Joy L. Rempe, Darrell L. Knudson, Keith G. Condie, and S. C. Wilkins.
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