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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Radiation | 1/11/2012 | Steve Nelson |
| Q: I recently received several books from friends from Japan. Although I was very happy about the ... A: You're partly confusing (don't worry, most people do) radioactive material with radiation itself, ... | ||
| Tungsten Conduct Rods | 1/2/2012 | Steve Nelson |
| Q: Would it be possible to use Tungsten Rods to conduct heat from magma chambers? since, what little ... A: This is basically what we call geothermal energy. It can be extracted from anywhere in the Earth's ... | ||
| alfa ışımasında fazla elektronlar | 12/18/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: Hocam öncelikle saygılar. Ben tıp dönem 1 öğrencisiyim ve biyofizik dersi görüyorum. ... A: Merhaba, Soruyu pek anlamadım, herhalde elektronları kaybeden fizk konusunda fazla ... | ||
| man made or natural disasters | 9/22/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: how intense would an explosion or other kind of shock have to be to breach the 6 foot steel and ... A: The small leaks would be detected quickly and repaired quickly. Uncovering a used fuel bundle isn't ... | ||
| man made or natural disasters | 9/21/2011 | Steve Nelson |
| Q: how intense would an explosion or other kind of shock have to be to breach the 6 foot steel and ... A: While I am not an engineer, I'm a physicist, I can help answer this one to an extent. To an extent ... | ||
| industrial accidents | 9/21/2011 | Steve Nelson |
| Q: how dangerous is an industrial accident at a nuclear power plant that does not directly involve the ... A: This is much like your previous question, almost impossible to answer. You never mentioned what ... | ||
| Nuclear waste | 9/21/2011 | Steve Nelson |
| Q: at what levels are strontium, nickel-63, and tritium no longer safe for people in the general area ... A: That depends on a ridiculous number of factors. Such as: who lives there? What is their water ... | ||
| maintenance, repairs, and safety | 9/21/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: On average, how often do Pressurized Water Reactors need to be repaired and maintained in order to ... A: Nuclear power plants adhere to a very strict maintenance rule as part of their license to operate ... | ||
| man made or natural disasters | 9/21/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: how intense would an explosion or other kind of shock have to be to breach the 6 foot steel and ... A: Very. The containment domes are designed to withstand the impact of airplanes, tornado-generated ... | ||
| industrial accidents | 9/21/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: how dangerous is an industrial accident at a nuclear power plant that does not directly involve the ... A: These would be as dangerous as any industrial accident. Transformers can explode on light poles or ... | ||
| plant maintenance | 9/21/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: On average, how often do Pressurized Water Reactors need to be repaired and maintained in order to ... A: Maintenance is ongoing to ensure that the plants remain safe. Major maintenance happens every 18 to ... | ||
| Nuclear waste | 9/21/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: at what levels are strontium, nickel-63, and tritium no longer safe for people in the general area ... A: First, please understand that these aren't in the groundwater unless there is a major accident in ... | ||
| man made or natural disasters | 9/21/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: how intense would an explosion or other kind of shock have to be to breach the 6 foot steel and ... A: This is a difficult question to answer, since in most of the properties of containment buildings ... | ||
| industrial accidents | 9/21/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: how dangerous is an industrial accident at a nuclear power plant that does not directly involve the ... A: Nuclear power plants are build in special sites. When a nuclear site is licensed by the regulatory ... | ||
| maintenance, repairs, and safety | 9/21/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: On average, how often do Pressurized Water Reactors need to be repaired and maintained in order to ... A: Nuclear power plants are very expensive machines and like care given to any very expensive property ... | ||
| Nuclear waste | 9/21/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: at what levels are strontium, nickel-63, and tritium no longer safe for people in the general area ... A: You have asked four extensive questions and I will try to answer them as much as I can. So, bare ... | ||
| safety | 9/21/2011 | Willliam S. Linnell |
| Q: how dangerous is an industrial accident at a nuclear power plant that does not directly involve the ... A: Any industrial accident at a nuclear power plant which triggers an automatic shutdown is potentially ... | ||
| Efficiency | 9/21/2011 | Willliam S. Linnell |
| Q: In terms of the cost of operating a plant versus the amount of power it produces, which is more ... A: Coal has always been cheaper than nuclear to produce. Of course, both forms of energy have serious ... | ||
| Difference between a Degree in Nuclear Engineering Technology and Nuclear Engineering | 7/23/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: I'm going to go into the Navy in the Nuclear Power Program (I'm in the Delayed Entry Program now) ... A: May be I should start answering your question by introducing myself. I am a retired nuclear ... | ||
| science | 4/22/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: What is the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power? A: Sorry for the delay. To answer your question, nuclear power for electricity generation is a safe and ... | ||
| Nuclear & other power generation deaths | 4/6/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: 1/ Can you give a figure on deaths in the Nuclear power generation cycle compared to the coal & ... A: sorry for the delay in answering your question. Was on a trip to Sandia National Lab and just got ... | ||
| HTTR concentric hot gas duct | 3/31/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: Kent: Why the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) use a concentric hot gas duct? ... A: The gas duct is a cross connect to the intermediate heat exchanger. In a sense, the inner tube is ... | ||
| Nuclear plant workers | 3/29/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: I live near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. As you know, this plant (and others) is ... A: The answer depends on what work they're doing. If they're actually working with radioactive or ... | ||
| Thoughts on travelling to Japan? | 3/29/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: I'm set for a trip to Japan (Tokyo) for a week in September, and while I'm trying to wrap my head ... A: You are planning to go to Japan in six months time and wondering about the effects of the nuclear ... | ||
| Nuclear(of course!)sodium cooled reactors | 3/28/2011 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: I am doing a broad report on nuclear reactors. I am,at best, a novice nuclear anything scholar. I ... A: I can answer the question about different types of reactors, but nuclear medicine is out of my area ... | ||
| Radioactive element | 3/27/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: Please...consider a radioactive element (not a man-made isotope) with a relatively 'short' or 'very ... A: Regardless of weather natural or man made, all radioactive isotopes decay to a much stable isotope. ... | ||
| A future for African student | 3/16/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: Good day Sir. I am doing BSc. Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. It is the only ... A: I was instrumental in the establishment of the nuclear engineering department at the North-West ... | ||
| Question about radiation in Japan | 3/14/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: Dr. Welter: My name is John Lyman, I'm a professional freelance journalist and I'm just trying to ... A: Please see responses below... 1. Are there any websites available to the public where you can see ... | ||
| Safe to travel? | 3/14/2011 | Steve Nelson |
| Q: Is a 3 mth pregnant woman safe to travel to USA now? Given Japan Nuclear reactor facing a melt down ... A: Of course she is. And the "meltdown problem" in Japan is vastly overblown, though it does highlight ... | ||
| General Inquiry of Fissile Materials and Control Rods + Hypothetical Inquiries of SCW Reactors | 3/13/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: Welter- Before I present my question, I feel it necessary to apologize in advance if my terminology ... A: Please see answers below... 1. About how long after enriched uranium fuel is considered spent does ... | ||
| Ph.D.Topic | 3/8/2011 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: I am looking for suggestions on research topics for a Ph.D. thesis in Nuclear Engineering. I have ... A: I would suggest small modular or scalable modular reactors. There are a lot of areas that are new ... | ||
| Nuclear Energy Careers | 1/6/2011 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: I am a second year Australian physics student. I would like to ask you about the job prospects for ... A: Nice to get a question from down under. I may be the right guy or the wrong guy to answer this ... | ||
| Pros of a Boiling Water Reactor | 11/1/2010 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: After searching literally for hours, I could not find any benefits of a Boiling Water Reactor. All I ... A: According to my old students, who are now big shots at GE, BWR is better because it uses more ... | ||
| Control Room Chain of Command | 10/16/2010 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: I'm doing a research project on the Zion nuclear power plant and I could use some help in ... A: These titles don't all match up with the ones at the sites where I've worked. The NSO is the ... | ||
| Nuclear Power Costs and safety. | 4/14/2010 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: I am currently writing an argumentative paper for my college English class on why Nuclear Power is ... A: Is nuclear power cost effective? Yes. The cost for nuclear fuel is relatively stable and runs ... | ||
| Reuse of nuclear waste fuel | 4/6/2010 | Dr. Kent Welter |
| Q: The problems of spent fuel are; heat that can break down the crystalline structure of rock in which ... A: The issue is there currently is no licensing process or technical basis that the NRC could rely on ... | ||
| Nuclear waste | 4/6/2010 | Bill Mihalovits |
| Q: Is it possible that we could run out of space to SAFELY store nuclear waste? A: Only if we continue to act out of fear and do not rationally approach the problem. A nuclear waste ... | ||
| nuclear engineering project | 2/19/2010 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: Q: What is your specialty in nuclear engineering? Q: What are some of the projects youve ... A: Boy, this looks like pretty personal! I do not think I am the right nuclear engineer to ask these ... | ||
| nuclear engineering project | 2/19/2010 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: Describe the duties and responsibilities of someone working in nuclear engineering. What are some ... A: What you ask can be answered with a very long list but I will try to answer it as brief as possible. ... | ||
| Social Studies Project | 1/29/2010 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
| Q: 1) Do you belive that the invention of nuclear energy has impacted the world in a positive or ... A: 1- Definitely nuclear energy has changed the world in both ways, good and bad. Nuclear power gives ... | ||
Nuclear Power
Answers by Expert:
Osman Kemal Kadiroglu
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Education, Nuclear Reactors, Pebble Bed Modular Reactors, Engineering Education
Experience
Has been teaching Nuclear Engineering for more than 20 years and been in this field for more than 30 years
Organizations belong to
American Nuclear Society
Society of Nucelar Engineers of Turkey
Emeritus Prof. Nuclear Engineering Department, Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
Extra-ordinary Prof. Nuclear Engineering Department, North-West Uni. Potchefstroom South Africa
Education/Credentials
(Mak. Y. Müh.) MS in Mech. Eng. Istanbul Technical University '68
MS in Nuclear Eng. MIT'72
Sc.D. in Nuclear Eng. MIT'76
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