Doctoral Dissertations
Keywords and Phrases
air quality; atmospheric dispersion; atmospheric stability; data mining; Nuclear Reactor Site Licensing; Nuclear Regulatory Commission Compliance
Abstract
"This research aligns with the NRC's vision of implementing risk-informed decision-making to support its regulatory charter. The suite of tools developed includes automated procedures for data mining and extracting meteorological (met) data from various national and regional repositories. A second data analytics tool automates the process of data fusion into a uniform format while preserving data fidelity. Autocorrelations were then established, and correlation coefficients were calculated between the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant (Callaway) and nearby off-site weather stations. The complexity of these correlations depends on factors such as physical proximity, geographic features, and topology, potentially necessitating multivariate analysis (MVA). Furthermore, a framework was developed to correlate data from surrounding weather stations to predict on-site atmospheric stability for any potential release point.
This information will enhance predictions of air quality and inform environmental protection strategies. Also, these tools will significantly enhance NRC’s future capabilities and organizational effectiveness in evaluating new Construction Permit (CP) and Operating License (OL) applications, as well as in their regulatory tasks for the existing facilities"-- Abstract, p. iv
Advisor(s)
Usman, Shoaib
Committee Member(s)
Alajo, Ayodeji Babatund
Castano Giraldo, Carlos Henry
Sahiner, Huseyin
Smith, Joseph D.
Usman, Shoaib
Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Degree Name
Ph. D. in Nuclear Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Spring 2025
Pagination
xiii, 115 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes_bibliographical_references_(pages 75, 109 and 113)
Rights
©2024 Ben Yao Sonpon , All Rights Reserved
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Thesis Number
T 12474
Recommended Citation
Sonpon, Ben Yao, "Atmospheric Transport Of Radionuclides, Meteorological Data Mining & Synthesis For Site Data Supplementation" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations. 3370.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/3370
