Education

B.Sc. Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Technion, Israel, 1961
M.Sc. Nuclear Science and Engineering, Technion, Israel, 1963
Ph.D. Nuclear Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 1966

Field of specialization

Nuclear reactor theory, design and analysis.

Research Interests

Generation IV reactors - conception and analysis of advanced nuclear reactors; Transmutation - minimization of nuclear waste as well as the disposition of nuclear waste and the closing of the nuclear fuel cycle; Advanced fuel cycles for improving proliferation resistance and nuclear fuel utilization; as well as development of automated nuclear design optimization methods and their application in the areas of criticality safety, boron neutron capture therapy, radiation shields, and fusion energy systems.

Teaching and Research

Courses in nuclear reactor theory, design and analysis.

Specific ongoing research projects include the following:

• Nuclear Battery Type Reactors for Proliferation-Resistant, Safe and Secure Energy for Developing Countries and Remote Sites
• High Temperature Reactors for High Efficiency and for Hydrogen Production
• Improving the Performance of Light Water Reactors Using Hydride Fuel
• Transmutation of Nuclear Waste
• Highly Compact Fission-Multiplied Accelerator Neutron Source for Medical and Industrial Applications
• Nuclear Design Optimization Methods Development and Application

Selected Recent Publications (out of ~450)

S.G. Hong, E. Greenspan and Y.I. Kim, “The Encapsulated Nuclear Heat Source (ENHS) Reactor Core Design,” Nuclear Technology, 149, 22 – 48, January 2005

M. Fratoni and E. Greenspan, “Transmutation Capability of Molten Salt Reactors Fed with TRU from LWR,” Proc. Third Workshop on Advanced Reactors With Innovative Fuels - ARWIF-2005, Oak Ridge, TN, February 16-18, 2005

E. Greenspan, P. Hejzlar, H. Sekimoto, G. Toshinsky and D. Wade, "New Fuel Cycle and Fuel Management Options in Heavy Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors," Nuclear Technology, 151, 177-191, August 2005

F. Ganda and E. Greenspan, “Plutonium Incineration Capability of Hydride Versus MOX Fuel in PWR“ Proceedings of GLOBAL’05, Tsukuba, Japan, October 9-13, 2005

M. Fratoni and E. Greenspan, “Optimal Hydride Fueled BWR Assembly Designs,” Advances in Nuclear Analysis and Simulation, PHYSOR 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 10 - 14, 2006

E. Greenspan, S.G. Hong, L. Monti, T. Okawa, M. Sumino and A. Susplugas, “Encapsulated Nuclear Heat Source Reactors for Energy Security,” 15th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 15-20, 2006

Supported research

“Use of Solid Hydride for Improved Long-Life LWR Core Designs”, Funded by the DOE NERI Program from 9/02 to 9/05.

“Encapsulated Nuclear Heat Source Related Research”, Funded by Argonne National Laboratory from 7/03 through 5/04.

“UCB Support of the SSTAR Program”, To be funded by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 8/03 through 8/05.

“Accelerator-Driven Transmutation of Waste Reactor” (with Profs. Ahn and Peterson). Funded by Los Alamos National Laboratory from 4/99 through 12/03. Extension to 6/04 is expected.

“JIMO Project Related Research at UCB”, Funded by Lockheed Martin from 8/03 through 6/04.

“Highly Compact Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Assembly for Medical and Industrial Applications” (with Profs. Vujic, Kastenberg and Leung). Funded by the DOE NEER Program from 6/03 to 6/06.

“Development of the SWAN-SCALE Code for keff Maximization and Critical Mass Minimization” Funded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 1/98 to 12/03. Extension to 12/04 is expected.

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