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Biography
Michael Woods, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher investigating the thermophysical properties and chemical structure and speciation of molten salts as they pertain to nuclear reactor and fuel reprocessing applications. His background and expertise include the study of liquid metal electrodes for fission product recovery, characterization of molten salts and solid materials via electrochemistry and optical spectroscopy, and high-pressure low-temperature high-magnetism sample preparation for condensed matter physics experiments
Research Interests
- Molten salt reactors
- Used nuclear fuel reprocessing
- Molten salt thermal energy storage
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Physics , Florida State University
PhD, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Master, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Corrigendum to “Radiolytic evaluation of select sulfur chlorides (S2Cl2 and SOCl2) for advanced low temperature chlorination of zirconium-based used nuclear fuel cladding” [Radiat. Phys. Chem. 206 110732] (Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2023) 206, (S0969806X22007952), (10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110732))
Conrad, J. K., Woods, M. E. & Horne, G. P., Jul 2024, In: Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 220, 111628.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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First-principles-derived transport properties of Molten chloride salts
Duemmler, K., Woods, M., Karlsson, T., Gakhar, R. & Beeler, B., Nov 1 2023, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 585, 154601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of iodide ions on the speciation of radiolytic transients in molten LiCl-KCl eutectic salt mixtures
Conrad, J. K., Iwamatsu, K., Woods, M. E., Gakhar, R., Layne, B., Cook, A. R. & Horne, G. P., Jun 5 2023, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25, 23, p. 16009-16017 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of Corrosion Products and Impurities on the Behavior of Molten Salts In-Reactor
Besmann, T. M., Pinto, J. S., Aziziha, M., Paz Soldan Palma, J., Mofrad, A., Dixon, C., Booth, R. E., Wilson, J. A., McFarlane, J., Woods, M. & Gakhar, R., Dec 14 2023, Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023) .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Irradiation damage and recovery in gold-coated fiber optics
Conrad, J. K. & Woods, M. E., Nov 8 2023, In: Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 56, 2, p. 685-687 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Activities
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American Nuclear Society (ANS) (External organization)
Don Wood (Member), Kenneth Marsden (Member), Jeffrey Joe (Member), Diego Mandelli (Member), Vivek Agarwal (Member), Su-Jong Yoon (Member), Heather Chichester (Member), Robert Youngblood (Member), Jagoda Urban-Klaehn (Member), Benjamin Spencer (Member), Janine Lambert (Member), Shannon Eggers (Member), Todd Anselmi (Member), Paul Hunton (Member), Jason Christensen (Member), Sunming Qin (Member), Michael Woods (Member) & Chase Taylor (Member)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network