Patenaude, Hannah Katherine | Engineering Papers

DOE OSTI2023

Oh, My Darling Clementine: A Detailed History and Data Repository of the Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor

The Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor, Clementine, provided the first fast neutron spectrum using a metallic plutonium fuel system and liquid mercury coolant. Clementine is often mentioned in the history of fast, metal-fueled, or metal-cooled designs, with little public information regarding the specifications or timeline. This paper contains a synopsis of each report regarding the development, operation, experimental results, failures, and subsequent disassembly of Clementine to explore this unique reactor within the context of modern advanced reactor development.

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DOE OSTI2020

Nuclear Communication Certification - Summary

Given the increasing threat of climate change and demanding global energy needs, nuclear energy should be an active component of clean energy conversations. Yet, public acceptance and support is severly lacking. It is hypothesized that the culture of nuclear scientists and engineers steering away from associations with the industry plays an important role in the public's associations with nuclear power. A certification has been constructed with communication research and rhetorical theory to equip scientists and engineers with the tools and tactics to take on any type of public interaction, positive or otherwise. A five module program provides a holistic overview of science communication as appiled to nuclear in order to encourage nuclear experts to form relationships and built trust with the public, ultimately helping to rewrite the current nuclear narrative.

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