Reactor and Nuclear Systems Division

Jess Gehin

Jess C. Gehin, Ph.D.

Lead, Reactor Technology R&D Integration
Reactor and Nuclear Systems Division
Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008, Bldg. 5700
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6003
Phone: 865.576.5093
gehinjc@ornl.gov

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

  • nuclear reactor physics
  • reactor and fuel cycle technology

Education

  • Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992
  • M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
  • B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, 1988

Publications

2011

D. E. Holcomb and J. C. Gehin, "Current Status of Fluoride Salt-Cooled High Temperature Reactor R&D Activities in the U.S.," presented at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., November 7, 2011.

K. A. Terrani, L. L. Snead, and J. C. Gehin, "FCM Fuel Development for SMR Applications," ASME SMR-2011, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2011.

J. C. Gehin et al., Fast Spectrum Molten Salt Reactor Options, ORNL/TM-2011/105, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 2011.

2010

D. Ilas, J. C. Gehin and S. R. Greene, "Preliminary Nuclear Design Studies for a Small Modular Advanced High Temperature Reactor (SmAHTR)," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 103, 607-608 (2010).

J. C. Gehin et al., "SMAHTR - A Concept for a Small, Modular Advanced High Temperature Reactor," Proc. Fifth International Conference on High Temperature Reactor Technology HTR 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, October 18-20, 2010.

J. C. Gehin et al., "Development and Validation of Scale Nuclear Analysis Methods for High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors," Proc. Fifth International Conference on High Temperature Reactor Technology HTR 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, October 18-20, 2010.

D. Ilas and J. Gehin, “HTTR Fuel Block Simulations with SCALE,” Proc. PHYSOR 2010, Advances in Reactor Physics to Power the Nuclear Renaissance, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 9-14, 2010.