Degrees
- B.A., Applied Physics (Cum Laude),
Harvard College, 1958.
- M.A., Applied Physics, Harvard University,
1960.
- M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1963.
- All Course Work and Qualifying Exams
Completed for Sc.D., Columbia
University, 1970.
- M.E.A., George Washington University,
1980.
Research area of interest
Environmental Effects of Nuclear Power
Construction, Operation and Decommissions, Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Analysis (excore and incore), Nuclear Fuel Processing and Manufacturing,
Incore Fuel Management of Reactor Cores, Advanced Nuclear Fuel
Development, Use of Nuclear Power to Generate Hydrogen, Nuclear
Regulatory Requirements, and Systems Engineering.
Recent significant research publications
- Dean Schoenfeld, James S. Tulenko,
“Design Optimization of Radionuclide Nano-Scale Batteries,”
ANES/SENA 2004 Symposium, Miami Beach, FL, October, 2004.
- James S. Tulenko, Jiwei Wang, and Christian
Acosta, “The Optimum Plutonium Inert Matrix Fuel Form
for Reactor-Based Plutonium Disposition,” ANES/SENA 2004
Symposium, Miami Beach, FL, October, 2004.
- Paul A. Demkowicz, James L. Jerden,
, Noriko Shibuya, Ronald Baney, James Tulenko and James C. Cunnane,
"Aqueous Dissolution of Urania-Thoria Nuclear Fuel,"
Nuclear Technology, 147 (2004) 157-170.
- J. S. Tulenko, D. W. Schoenfeld, J.
L. Kurtz, “Advances in Rad-Hardened Wireless Communications
and Robotic Systems,” ANS Tenth International Topical
Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Gainesville, FL, March,
2004.
- Tulenko, J.S. et al., "Optimal
LWR Fuel Rod Design for Plutonium Recycle," Global 2003,
New Orleans, La, November 2003.
- Smith, R.M., Tulenko, J.S., "The
Feasibility of Greater than 5 wt% U-235 in commercial Fuel,"
Global 2003, New Orleans, La, November 2003.
- Savela, M., Tulenko, J.S. “The
Optimum Plutonium Fuel Form for Reactor Based Plutonium Disposition,”
Advances in Fuel Management III, Hilton Head, S.C., October,
2003.
- Allen K., Tulenko J., et al. “An
Advanced Burnable Poison for Pressurized Water Reactors,”
Advances in Fuel Management III, Hilton Head, S.C., October,
2003.
Recent industry experience and
consulting activity
- Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, (2003-Present)
- Chair, Review Board, Chemical Engineering
Division, Argonne Laboratory (2001-Present)
- Member, Review Board, Decision Sciences
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001-Present)
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department, University of South Carolina, (2001-Present)
- Consultant, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(1996-2001)
- Member, Space Nuclear Fuel Working
Group (2004-Present)
- Consultant, Nuclear Energy Institute
(1988- )
- Academic Member, Review board, Fuel
Working Group, Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
- Consultant, Battelle Memorial Institute
(1984)
- Consultant, Nuclear Assurance Corporation
- Consultant, Babcock and Wilcox
- Adjunct Professor, George Washington
University (1982-85)
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