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Serkan Yilmaz
Ph.D. Candidate
The Pennsylvania State University
323 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802 |
Phone: (814) 863 - 1653
Email: sxy149@psu.edu
Personal Web Page: http://www.personal.psu.edu/sxy149
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Technical Interests: Nuclear Fuel Management, Fuel Cycle Cost Evaluation, Burnable Poison Optimization For PWRs, High Burnup Study with Optimizing Fuel Cycle Cost and Cycle Lenght for LWRs, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks, Optimization Methods, Generation IV Reactors
Current Work: Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network Application for Burnable poison placement optimization for PWRs
List of publications:
| 17. |
Yilmaz S., Ivanov K., Levine S., and Mahgerefteh M., “Optimized Innovative Burnable Poison Concepts for Advanced PWR Fuel Management” presented at American Nuclear Society 2004 Annual Winter Meeting, Nov 14-18, 2004, Washington, DC |
| 16. |
Yilmaz S., Alim F., Ivanov K., “Gadolinia Fueled Pin Placement Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms“, ANS/ENS International Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, November 16-20, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, Hyatt Regency, New Orleans |
| 15. |
Yilmaz S., Ivanov K., Levine S., and Mahgerefteh M., “Optimizing The Placement of Burnable Poisons In PWRs”, American Nuclear Society, Advances In Nuclear Fuel Management III, October 5-8, 2003, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA (Selected and to be published in the Nuclear Technology special edition on Nuclear Fuel Management) |
| 14. |
J.R Secker, B.J. Johansen, D.L. Stucker (Westinghouse Electric Company), O. Ozer (EPRI), K. Ivanov, S. Yilmaz (Penn State University), and E. H. Young (Exelon Generation Company), “Optimum Discharge Burnup and Cycle Length For PWRs”, American Nuclear Society, Advances In Nuclear Fuel Management III, October 5-8, 2003, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA |
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Yilmaz S., Ivanov K., Levine S., and Mahgerefteh M., “Automating The Optimization Of Burnable Poisons In PWRs”, American Nuclear Society, Advances In Nuclear Fuel Management III, October 5-8, 2003, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA |
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Yilmaz S., Ivanov K., Levine S., and Mahgerefteh M., “Optimizing The Placement of Burnable Poisons In PWRs”, American Nuclear Society, Advances In Nuclear Fuel Management III, October 5-8, 2003, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA |
| 11. |
YILMAZ S., et all, “Optimum Cycle Length and Discharge Burnup”, Fuel Cycle 2003 Conference, April 6-9, 2003 Baltimore, MD |
| 10. |
YILMAZ S. “A Study on Optimum Cycle Length and Discharge Burnup For Light Water Reactor Fuels”, American Nuclear Society Student Conference, April 2-5, 2003, Berkeley, CA |
| 9. |
YILMAZ S., "OPTIMUM CYCLE LENGTH AND DISCHARGE BURNUP FOR BWRs
AND PWRs", A Thesis in Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
University, December 2002 |
| 8. |
YILMAZ S., Ivanov K., et all, Optimum Cycle Length and Discharge
Burnup For Nuclear Fuel With Enrichments Greater Than 5.0 w/o, American
Nuclear Society 2002 Annual Meeting, Nov 17-21, 2002, Washington, DC |
| 7. |
YILMAZ S., Ivanov K., et all, Optimum Cycle Length and
Discharge Burnup for Nuclear Fuel, ANS 2002 Annual Meeting, June 9-13,
2002, Hollywood, Florida |
| 6. |
Optimum Cycle Length and Discharge Burnup for Nuclear Fuel - A
Comprehensive Study for BWRs and PWRs - Phase I: Results Achievable
Within the 5 % Enrichment Limit, Technical Report, EPRI, Palo Alto,
CA:2001.1003133 |
| 5. |
YILMAZ S., March 2001, "Alternative Options In Candu Fuel
Cycle", ANS Student Conference, TAMU, USA |
| 4. |
YILMAZ S., December 2000, "Economical Analysis of Alternative Fuel Cycles
for Heavy Water Cooled CANADIAN - CANDU Reactor", Master Thesis in Pure and
Applied Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey |
| 3. |
SARICI E.L., YILMAZ S., GURAY B.S., October 2000, "Nuclear Energy In Medium
and Long Term Energy Generation Of Turkey", 1st Euroasia Nuclear Science and
Its Application Conference, Izmir, Turkey |
| 2. |
YILMAZ S., ZABUNOGLU O., October 2000, "Economical Analysis Of Alternative
Options In Candu Fuel Cycle", 1st Euroaasia Nuclear Science and Its
Application Conference, Izmir, Turkey |
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BASOGLU B., GURAY B.S., YILMAZ S., KOSEOGLU G., December 1998, "National
Participation, Technology Transfer and R&D Activities in the field of
Nuclear Energy", 1st National Energy Summit of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey |
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