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Biography
Nick Woolstenhulme is an engineer and technical lead with over 15 years of experience in the fields of irradiation testing and nuclear fuel development. He currently works in the fuel development, performance, and qualification department at Idaho National Laboratory. He has led development of several irradiation tests in the ATR, TREAT, and other material test reactors both domestic and abroad. He recently led a team of experts in developing the modular irradiation vehicle system which has supported every experiment performed to date in the modern TREAT program. He also currently oversees development of pressurized water environment transient testing capabilities in both ATR and TREAT and oversees irradiations for DOE’s advanced fuels campaign metallic fuel program. Prior to his current position, Woolstenhulme oversaw irradiation of the Ki-Jang Research Reactor lead test fuel assembly in ATR and worked in the Fuel Fabrication Department at INL where he researched novel techniques for fabrication of high-density advanced research reactor fuels.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Award Date: Jul 1 2008
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Flow pattern and void fraction characterization in nitrogen/water flows through a diamond-type triply periodic minimal surface lattice
Prussack, B., Moreira, T. A., Murray, K. D., Woolstenhulme, N., Nellis, G. F. & Anderson, M. H., Mar 2026, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 288, 129601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microscopic analysis of irradiated UN–Mo–W for space nuclear propulsion
Khan, S. A., Schulthess, J. L., Burns, J., Pu, X., Woolstenhulme, N., Charit, I. & O’Brien, R., Jan 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 446, 114546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neutron irradiation & thermomechanical experiment (NITE) - design
Gietl, H., Worrall, M. J., Chapman, D. B., Dromey, J. M. E., Frazer, D., Gonderman, S., Brookman, J. V. & Woolstenhulme, N. E., Jan 2026, In: Fusion Engineering and Design. 222, 115539.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Refinement and demonstration of a coupled BISON-Griffin workflow for designing targeted TRISO transient experiments in TREAT
Hirschhorn, J. A., Jaradat, M. K., Sweet, R., Woolstenhulme, N. E., Demkowicz, P. A., Reger, D. A., Balestra, P. & Strydom, G., Apr 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 449, p. 114773 114773.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CFD modeling of turbulent air flow in self-heated gyroid TPMS structures: Thermal-hydraulic performance and validation
Balderrama Prieto, S. A., Martin, N. P., Prussack, B. A., Fradeneck, A. D., Woolstenhulme, N. E. & Anderson, M. H., Nov 15 2025, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 279, 127682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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INL Laboratory Director Award, Outstanding Impact Award
Woolstenhulme, N. (Recipient), Jensen, C. (Recipient), Imholte, D. (Recipient), Folsom, C. (Recipient) & Race, C. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award