The Ohio State University

Professor


B.E., Engineering Physics, Cornell University
MS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Florida
PhD 1967, Nuclear Engineering, University of Florida

Room E420
201 W. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-2544

Email: denning.8

Research

Research interests include probabilistic risk analysis of nuclear facilities, severe accident behavior of nuclear power plants, the design of inherently safe reactors, and reactor physics. He is currently developing dynamic approaches to probabilistic risk assessment and severe accident behavior of sodium cooled fast reactors. Dr. Denning also holds the position Sr. Research Leader at Battelle Memorial Institute. He is a former member of the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and the DOE’s Advisory Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety. He is a fellow of the American Nuclear Society.

Selected Publications

1. R.S. Denning et al., “Aerosol Transport in PBMR Accidents,” ICAPP ’04, June 2004.
2. A. Hakobyan, T. Aldemir, R. Denning, B. Rutt, U. V. Catalyurek, S. Dunagan and D. Kunsman, “Dynamic Generation of Accident Progression Event Trees”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238, 3457 – 3467 (2008).
3. A. Brunett, R. Denning, T. Aldemir, “Application of Limit Curves to the Risk-Informed Regulation of SFRs,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, June 2009 (submitted for publication).
4. R. Winningham, K. Metzroth, T. Aldemir, and R. Denning, “Passive Heat Removal System Recovery following an Aircraft Crash using Dynamic Event Tree Analysis,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, June 2009 (submitted for publication).
5. M. Bucknor and R. Denning, “Downstream Core Blockage in PWR Loss of Coolant Accidents,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, June 2009 (submitted for publication).