LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Ronald E. Pevey

 

(Updated 4/21/2007)

Papers published in refereed journals

 

1.            R. E. Pevey, L.F. Miller, W.J. Marshall, L.W. Townsend, B. Alvord, “Coarse-Mesh Adjoint Biasing of a Monte Carlo Dose Calculation,” Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 3, No. 7 (July, 2006).

 

2.            R. E. Pevey, “Implications of Monte Carlo Statistical Errors in Criticality Safety Assessments,” Nuclear Science and Engineering, (January, 2006).

 

3.            R. Pevey, L.F. Miller, B.J. Marshall, L.W. Townsend, B. Alvord, “Shielding for a Cyclotron Used for Isotope Production in China,” Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 115, No. 1-4, pp.415-419, (2005).

 

4.            H. M. Moussa, K. F. Eckerman, L. W. Townsend, and R. E. Pevey, “Estimation of Electron Absorbed Fraction in the Extrathoracic Airways,” Health Physics, 80 (1):12-15, 2001.

 

5.            L. Paschal, C. Bentley, M. Dunn, S. Goluoglu, R. E. Pevey, H.L. Dodds, “Criticality Safety Evaluation of Shutdown Diffusion Cascade Coolers,” Nuclear Technology, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 295-305 (September 1997). 

 

6.            M.D. DeHart, R.E. Pevey, T.A. Parish, "An Extended Step Characteristic Method for Solving the Neutron Transport Equation in Generalized Geometries," Nuclear Science and Engineering, Volume 118, Number 2, October, 1994.

Papers published in refereed conference proceedings

7.            L. Miller, R. Pevey, W. Hines, L. Townsend, B. Upadhyaya, P. Groer, M. Grossbeck and H. Dodds, “Innovations in Nuclear Engineering Distance Education at The University of Tennessee,”  PHYSOR-2006, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.  (September, 2006).

 

8.            R. E. Pevey, “Optimum Choice of Standard Deviation in Criticality Safety Monte Carlo Calculations,” Conference on Integrating Criticality Safety into the Resurgence of Nuclear Power, Knoxville, TN (September, 2005.)  [Won Best Paper award for session.]

 

9.            R. E. Pevey, “Alternate Eigenvalues for Use in Criticality Safety Analyses,” Conference on Integrating Criticality Safety into the Resurgence of Nuclear Power, Knoxville, TN (September, 2005.)  [Won Best Paper award for session.]

 

10.        R. Pevey, L.F. Miller, B.J. Marshall, L.W. Townsend, and B. Alvord, “Efficacy of Three-Dimensional Adjoint Biasing for a Cyclotron used for Medical Isotope Production in China,” 12th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Gatlinburg, TN, May 2005.

 

11.        R. Pevey, “Current Status and Future Paths of Monte Carlo Algorithms for the Solution of the Neutral Particle Boltzmann Transport Equation,” International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo—MCQMC2004, Juan-les-Pins, Cote d’Azur, France, June, 2004.

 

12.        L.F. Miller, R. Pevey, B.J. Marshall, L.W. Townsend, J. Wagner, and B. Alvord, “Shielding for a Cyclotron used for Medical Isotope Production in China,” 21st Century Challenges in Radiation Protection and Shielding, ICRS-10/RPS-2004, Madeira, Portugal, May 2004.

 

13.        Turner, Susan B., Lewis, Kenneth D., Pevey, Ronald E., and Baker, Randal S. “Use of PARTISN 2.99 on the Y-12 National Security Complex SGI High-Performance Computer (Manhattan),” Nuclear Mathematical and Computational Sciences: A Century in Review-A Century Anew, Gatlinburg, April, 2003.

 

14.        I. K. Attieh, R. E. Pevey,  “A New Generalized Multigroup Method”, PHYSOR 2002, Seoul, Korea, October 7-10, 2002.

 

15.        J.W. Hines, L.F. Miller, R.E. Pevey, L.W. Townsend, B.R. Upadhyaya, R.H. Jackson, and H.L. Dodds, “The Use of Information Technology in The University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Distance Education Program,”  2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.

 

16.        T. M. Miller, R. E. Pevey, R. A. Lillie, J. O. Johnson, “Radiation Transport Analyses in Support of the SNS Target Station Neutron Beam Line Shutters Title I Design,” International Topical Meeting on Radiation Protection and Shielding, Spokane, WA (Sept. 2000).

 

17.        F.X. Gallmeier, R.E. Pevey,  “Creation of a Set of Interface Utilities to Allow Coupled Monte Carlo/Discrete Ordinates Shielding Analysis”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerator Technology (AccApp’99), Long Beach, CA (Nov. 1999). 

 

18.        J.P. Getty, R. E. Pevey, J.O. Johnson, R.T. Santoro, “Spallation Neutron Source: Radiation Effects of Beam Particle Losses”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerator Technology (AccApp’99), Long Beach, CA (Nov. 1999). 

19.        R.E. Pevey, “MINOTAUR: A Generalized Geometry Discrete Ordinates Research Code”, International Conference on Mathematics and Computation, Reactor Physics and Environmental Analysis, Madrid (Sept. 1999). (Invited)

 

20.        S. Goluoglu, C. Bentley, R. Demeglio, M. Dunn, K. Norton, R. E. Pevey, I. Suslov, H. L. Dodds, “A Deterministic Method for Transient, Three-Dimensional Neutron Transport,” Proceedings of the 1998 ANS Radiation Protection and Shielding Division Topical Conference on Technologies for the New Century, Nashville, TN, Vol. 1, pp. I351-I358 (April 1998). 

 

21.        C. Bentley, R. DeMeglio, M. Dunn, S. Goluoglu, K. Norton, R. Pevey, I. Suslov, and H.L. Dodds, “Development of a Hybrid Stochastic/Deterministic Method for Transient, Three-Dimensional Neutron Transport,” Joint International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Supercomputers for Nuclear Applications, Saratoga Springs, NY (October 1997). 

 

22.        R.E. Grove, R.E. Pevey, "A Characteristic Based Multiple Balance Approach for SN on Arbitrary Polygonal Meshes," The International conference on Mathematics and Computations, Portland, OR, May, 1995. (Invited)

 

23.        R.E. Pevey, H.L. Dodds, Jr., "EXTREME ‑ A New Nodal Transport Code," Topical Meeting on Advances in Reactor Computations, Salt Lake City (March 1983). 

 

Papers or extended abstracts published in conference proceedings (refereed on the basis of abstract)

24.        M. Miller, R. Pevey, L. Miller, A. Hawari, “Lifetime Predictions for Three Fuel Reloading Scenarios in the PULSTAR Reactor at NCSU,”  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Reno, NV (June, 2006).

 

25.        L.F. Miller, R.E. Pevey, M.L. Miller, A.I. Hawari, “Determination of Power Peaking Factors for Replacement Fuel for the PULSTAR Reactor at NCSU,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, (November 2005)

 

26.        Shane E. Parkey, Robert H. Smith, and Ronald E. Pevey, “Validation Of MCNP4C2 For Criticality Safety Analyses,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 89, New Orleans, LA (November, 2003).

 

27.        Shane E. Parkey, Robert H. Smith, and Ronald E. Pevey, “Critical Experiment Benchmark Calculations with MCNP4C2 for Validation of Criticality Safety and Radiation Shielding Analyses,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 89, New Orleans, LA (November, 2003).

 

28.        J.W. Hines, R.E. Pevey, L.W. Townsend, B.R. Upadhyaya, R.H. Jackson, and H.L. Dodds, “The University of Tennessee Brings Nuclear Engineering Education to the Student’s Desktop,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 86, Hollywood, FL, June 9-13, 2002.

 

29.        P.G. Groer, J.W. Hines, R.H. Jackson, L.F. Miller, R.E. Pevey, L.W. Townsend, B.R. Upadhyaya, and H. L. Dodds, “Distance Education Programs in Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 85, November, 2001.

 

30.        K. Brumley, R. E. Pevey, “The Use of Boron in Nuclear Criticality Safety,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 82, San Diego, CA (June 2000).

 

31.        C. T. Scott, R. E. Pevey, “Uranyl Nitrate Source Characterization for Criticality Alarm Placement Analysis,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 82, San Diego, CA (June 2000).

 

32.        C. T. Scott, R. E. Pevey, “Uranyl Nitrate Source Characterization for Criticality Alarm Placement Analysis,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 82, San Diego, CA (June 2000).

 

33.        H. L. Dodds, R. E. Pevey, “Joint University/Industry Program for Basic Training and Certification of Nuclear Criticality Safety Specialist,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 82, Long Beach, CA (November 1999). 

 

34.        R. E. Pevey, “Extension of MINOTAUR to Higher-Order Spatial Functions,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 80, Boston (June 1999).

 

35.        D. C. Evans, R. E. Pevey, “Development of PYXIS: A Graphical Tool for Engineering Analysis,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 80, Boston (June 1999).

 

36.        R. V. DeMeglio, K. Goluoglu, D. Evans, J. Rammsy, H. Dodds, R. Pevey, “Use of THREEDANT to Calculate a 12-Rad Boundary,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 77, (June 1998).

 

37.        K. Goluoglu, C. L. Bentley, R. V. DeMeglio, S. Goluoglu, R. E. Pevey, I. Suslov, and H. L. Dodds, “Application of TDKENO for the Analysis of Criticality Excursion Experiments,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 77, pp. 145-146 (June 1998).

 

38.        J. M. Rammsy, R. DeMeglio, J. Medel, K. Norton, R. Pevey and H.L. Dodds, “Neutron Beam Design for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy and RECH-2 Reactor,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 77, (June 1998).

 

39.        K.L. Goluoglu, C. L. Bentley, R. V. DeMeglio, S. Goluoglu, R.E. Pevey, I.R. Suslov and H. L. Dodds, “Application of TDKENO for the Analysis of Criticality Excursion Experiments,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 77, p. 145 (November 1997).

 

40.        L. F. Miller, L. D. Weems, Z. Cao, S. Goluoglu, R. E. Pevey, and H. L. Dodds, “Placement of Criticality Alarms in the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Laboratory,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 77, pp. 220-221 (November 1997).

 

41.        S. Goluoglu, C. Bentley, R. DeMeglio, M. Dunn, K. Norton, R. Pevey, I. Suslov, and H.L. Dodds, “Development of a Time-Dependent Three-Dimensional Deterministic Neutron Transport Method,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 76, p. 219 (June 1997). 

 

42.        C. Bentley, R. DeMeglio, M. Dunn, S. Goluoglu, K. Norton, R. Pevey, I. Suslov, and H.L. Dodds, “Development of a Hybrid Stochastic/Deterministic Method for Transient, Three-Dimensional Neutron Transport,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 76, p. 221 (June 1997). 

 

43.        M. E. Dunn, C. L. Bentley, S. Goluoglu, R.E. Pevey, H.L. Dodds, and L.M. Petrie,“Continuous-Energy Methods Development for the Monte Carlo Code KENO V.a.,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 76, p. 234 (June 1997).

 

44.        I.R. Suslov, R.E. Pevey, C. Bentley, S. Goluoglu, R. DeMeglio, K. Norton, and H.L. Dodds,  “Application of the Method of Characteristics to Criticality Safety Calculations,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 76, p. 249 (June 1997).

 

45.        T.T. Le, R.E. Pevey, "GRIMH3: A New Reactor Calculation Code at Savannah River Site," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 68, November 1993.

 

46.        M.D. DeHart, R.E. Pevey, "A Discrete Ordinates Approximation to the Neutron Transport Equation Applied to Generalized Geometries," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 65, November 1992.

 

47.        R.E. Pevey, A. M. White, "Sensitivity of SRP LOCA Power Limits to Break Size and Location," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 59 (June 1989). 

 

48.        R. E. Pevey, W.R. Waltz, "A Modular Code System Using Adjoint Fluxes for Calculating a Three Dimensional Dose Map," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 50, June 1985.  

 

49.        J.J. Ullo, J.J. Dorning, H.L. Dodds, Jr, R.E. Pevey. "A Comparison of Nodal Transport Methods Based on Exponential and Polynomial Expansions," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 43, November 1982. 

 

50.        R.E. Pevey, H.L. Dodds, Jr. "A Two Dimensional Exponential Expansion Discrete Ordinates Nodal Method," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 39, November 1981. 

51.        R.E. Pevey, H.L. Dodds, Jr. "A One Dimensional Exponential Expansion Discrete Ordinates Nodal Method," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 38, June 1981.

 

52.        R.E. Pevey, H.L. Dodds, Jr, N.M. Greene, R.M. Westfall. "On the Proper Use of the Nordheim Integral Treatment," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Volume 33, November 1979.

 

Engineering Technical Reports to sponsors (Technically reviewed)

53.        F. E. Kendall, R. H. Smith, R.E. Pevey, “Validation of XSDRN Using Selected OECD U-235 Benchmark Experiments,” Y/DD-1177, BWXT Y-12 LLC (Sept 2005).

 

54.        R. E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Residue Sampling and Repack in Building 776,” SJW-21 (Rev. 1), CSOL#960040, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (July 1998).

 

55.        R.E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Wet Residue Sampling, Thermal Stabilization, and Repack in Building 707,” SJW-20 (Rev. 3), CSOL#950073, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (July 1998).

 

56.        R. E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Unload and Reload of Residue 55-Gallon Drums,” YSK-008 (Rev. 5), CSOL#960026, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (June 1998).

 

57.        R. E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Weighting, Separating, and Counting in Glovebox A-90,” BIK-119 (Rev. 6), CSOL#960063, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (June 1998).

 

58.        R. E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Weighting, Separating, and Counting in Glovebox A-125,” BIK-125 (Rev. 6), CSOL#960065, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (June 1998).

 

59.        R. E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Ash Residue Stabilization by Vitrification,” REP-02 (Rev. 0), CSOL#960090, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Aug. 1997).

 

60.        R. E. Pevey, “Criticality Safety Evaluation: Segmented Gamma Scanner,” REP-01 (Rev. 0), CSOL#960095, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Aug. 1997).

 

61.        L.F. Miller, L. D. Weems, Z. Cao, S. Goluoglu, R. E. Pevey, H. L. Dodds, “Placement of Criticality Alarms in the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Laboratory, KY/G-639, Lockheed Martin Utility Services, Inc. (May 1997).

 

62.        W.E. Ford III, C.C. Webster, B.R. Diggs, R.E. Pevey and A.G.Croff, “FCXSEC: Multigroup Cross Section Libraries for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Shielding Calculations.”  ORNL/TM-7038  (May 1980).

 

Research reports to sponsors (Non-reviewed)

63.        Pevey, Ronald E. “Review of the CSE in Support of Pennsylvania State University Pathfinder Fuel Elements,” Report to GEM, Inc., Knoxville, TN, July, 2003.

 

64.        Shane E. Parkey, Robert H. Smith, and Ronald E. Pevey, “Critical Experiment Benchmark Calculations with MCNP4C2 for Criticality Safety Analyses on the HP J-5600 Unclassified Workstation (CMODB)” (Y/DD-1026), June, 2003.

 

65.        Shane E. Parkey, Robert H. Smith, and Ronald E. Pevey, “Bias and Uncertainty of Critical Experiment Benchmark Calculations with MCNP4C2 for Criticality Safety Analyses on the HP J-5600 (CMODB) Workstation” (Y/DD-1027).

 

66.        R.E. Pevey, “Verification of MCNP on HONECK Workstation,” UTNE-EC-96-01, (May 1996).

 

67.        R.E. Pevey, “Progress and Status of the Idaho Slag Radiation Review Project”, Auxier and Associates, (Aug. 1996).

 

68.        R.E. Pevey, “Improvements to MINOTAUR: A Generalized Geometry Discrete Ordinates Kernel,” Final Report for the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, (July 1998).

 

69.        R.E. Pevey, “MINOTAUR: A Generalized Geometry Discrete Ordinates Kernel,” Final Report for the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, (May 1997).

 

PATENTS

70.        Alvord, William; Williamson, Andrew; Pevey, Ronald.  “Closure for Shielding the Targeting Assembly of a Particle Accelerator,” US Patent No. 7030399.  (Issued 04-18-06)