DON MUELLER

PUBLICATIONS

2008

D. E. Mueller, K. R. Elam, and P. B. Fox, Evaluation of the French Haut Taux de Combustion (HTC) Critical Experiment Data, NUREG/CR-6979 (ORNL/TM-2007/083), prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2008.

 B. T. Rearden and D. E. Mueller, "A User's Perspective on Recent Use of Covariance Data for Criticality Safety Analyses," presented at the 2008 Workshop on Neutron Cross Section Covariances," Port Jefferson, NY, June 24-27, 2008.

D. E. Mueller, "Evaluation of the HTC Critical Experiment Data," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 98, 219-222 (2008).

2007

G. Radulescu, D. E. Mueller, and J. C. Wagner, Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Commercial Reactor Criticals for Burnup Credit, NUREG/CR-6951 (ORNL/TM-2006/87), prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., December 2007.

L. C. Leal, H. Derrien, M. E. Dunn, and D. E. Mueller, Assessment of Fission Product Cross-Section Data for Burnup Credit Applications, ORNL/TM-2005/65, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., December 2007.

G. Radulescu, D. E. Mueller, and J. C. Wagner, "Evaluation of Applicability of CRC Models for Burnup Credit Validation," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 97, 151-153 (2007).

G. Radulescu, D. E. Mueller, S. Goluoglu, D. F. Hollenbach, and P. B. Fox, Range of Applicability and Bias Determination for Postclosure Criticality of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel, ORNL/TM-2007/127, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., October 2007.

E. D. Blakeman, D. E. Peplow, J. C. Wagner, B. D. Murphy, and D. E. Mueller, PWR Facility Dose Modeling Using MCNP5 and the CADIS/ADVANTG Variance-Reduction Methodology, ORNL/TM-2007/133, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2007.

C. V. Parks, J. C. Wagner, D. E. Mueller, and I. C. Gauld, "Full Burnup Credit in Transport and Storage Casks--Benefits and Implementation," Radwaste Solutions 14(2), 32-41 (March/April 2007).

2006

C. V. Parks, J. C. Wagner, and D. E. Mueller, "Full Burnup Credit in Transport and Storage Casks: Benefits and Implementation," Proc. of the International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 30-May 4, 2006, pp. 1299-1308.

S. N. Williams and D. E. Mueller, "Survey of Operating Parameters for Use in Burnup Credit Calculations," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 95, 269-273 (2006).

2005

D. E. Mueller and G. A. Harms, "Using the SCALE 5 TSUNAMI-3D Sequence in Critical Experiment Design," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 93, 263-266 (2005).

D. E. Mueller and B. T. Rearden, "Sensitivity Coefficient Generation for a Burnup Credit Cask Model using TSUNAMI-3D," presented at the 2005 NCSD Topical Meeting, Knoxville, TN, September 19-22, 2005.

J. C. Wagner and D. E. Mueller, "Updated Evaluation of Burnup Credit for Accommodating PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel to High-Capacity Cask Designs," presented at the 2005 NCSD Topical Meeting, Knoxville, TN, September 19-22, 2005.

D. E. Mueller and J. C. Wagner, "Application of Sensitivity/Uncertainty Methods to Burnup Credit Criticality Validation," Proceedings of the IAEA Technical Meeting on Advances in Applications of Burnup Credit to Enhance Spent Fuel Transportation, Storage, Reprocessing and Disposition, August 29-September 2, 2005, London, U.K., IAEA-TECDOC-1547, ISBN 92-0-103307-9, Date of Issue: June 21, 2007.

J. C. Wagner, C. V. Parks, and D. E. Mueller, "Assessment of Benefits for Extending Burnup Credit in Transporting PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel in the USA," Proceedings of the IAEA Technical Meeting on Advances in Applications of Burnup Credit to Enhance Spent Fuel Transportation, Storage, Reprocessing and Disposition, August 29-September 2, 2005, London, U.K., IAEA-TECDOC-1547, ISBN 92-0-103307-9, Date of Issue: June 21, 2007.

I. C. Gauld and D. E. Mueller, Evaluation of Cross-Section Sensitivities in Computing Burnup Credit Fission Product Concentrations, ORNL/TM-2005/48, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., August 2005.

2004

D. A. Reed, A. W. Krass, and D. E. Mueller, “Criticality Index Determination for Transport of a Non-DOT Package of U(2.75)O2,” Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2004.

D. A. Reed, D. E. Mueller, and R. G. Taylor, “Processing of Nuclear Ship Savannah Fuel,” presented at 2004 ANS Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, June 2004.

2001

D. E. Mueller, “Nuclear Criticality Safety at Oak Ridge National Laboratory,” invited paper/presentation for the Eleventh Annual Energy Facilities Contractors Group (EFCOG) Safety Analysis Working Group (SAWG) Workshop, Milwaukee, WI, June 14-21, 2001.

1996

D. E. Mueller , C. M. Hopper and E. C. Crume, “MSRE Remediation or A Criticality Carol,” presented at DOE NCTSP Workshop at Gaithersburg, MD, May 15, 1996.

1988

D. E. Mueller and W. A. Boyd, "Qualification of KENO Calculations with ENDF/B-V Cross Sections," ANS Transactions, Vol. 56, 1988. Presented at the ANS Conference in San Diego in June 1988.

W. A Boyd and D. E. Mueller, "Effects of Poison Panel Shrinkage and Gaps on Fuel Storage Rack Reactivity," ANS Transactions, Vol. 56, 1988. Presented at the ANS Conference in San Diego in June 1988.

1987

J. E. Pritchett and D. E. Mueller, "Operational Experience with ZrB 2 Integral Fuel Burnable Absorbers," ANS Transactions, Vol. 55, 1987.

1986

R. L. Simmons, N. D. Jones, J. E. Pritchett, D. E. Mueller, and F. D. POPA, "Integral Fuel Burnable Absorber Experience in Two- and Three-Loop Cores," ANS Transactions, Vol. 53, 1986.

1985

G. Gerdin, D. E. Mueller, and B. W. Wehring, "Charge Neutralization by Foils to Study Alpha Edge Flux Produced in a Magnetic Fusion Reactor," Fusion Technology, Vol. 7, March 1985.

1984

D. E. Mueller, “Background Considerations for a Silicon Detector Operated as a Part of an Alpha Particle Diagnostic System for the Tokamak Test Fusion Test Reactor,” MS Thesis, University of Illinois, 1984.

G. Gerdin, B. Wehring, T. Blue, D. E. Mueller, and D. Femia, “Charge Conversion Foil Approach to Observation of Alpha Orbit Losses,” presented at the Alpha Particle Workshop, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN, February 22-23, 1984.

1983

D. E. Mueller, G. Gerdin, B. W. Wehring, T. Emoto, and T. Blue, “A Passive Approach to Measurement of Alpha Particle Energies in TFTR,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 28, 1071, October 1983.