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Thanh-Mai VU
Assistant Professor ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1126-0951
Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, ResearchGate: Thanh Mai Vu University of Sharjah, P.O.BOX, 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Scopus ID: 55619332100
Email: [email protected]
Research Interest
Advanced nuclear reactor system; Small modular reactors; Nuclear reactor core design and analysis; Nuclear transmutation; Nuclear fuel cycle; Nuclear data analysis; Research reactor; Irradiation experiment analysis
Education
Ph.D. Osaka University, Japan Oct. 2011 – Sep. 2014 Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineer
Dissertation: Study on seed and blanket ADS for transuranic elements transmutation using thorium-reprocessed fuel and its application in Vietnam
M.Sc. KAIST, Republic of Korea Aug. 2007 – Aug. 2009 Nuclear & Quantum Engineering
M.S. Thesis: Comparative Studies of Deterministic and Stochastic Depletions in Fuel Assembly Design
B.Sc. VNU University of Science Sep. 2001 – June 2005 Nuclear Technology
B.S. Thesis: Calculating Efficiency of HP-Ge Detector using MCNP Code
Skills
Codes : - MCNP, SERPENT and MVP Monte-Carlo Particle Transport codes - NJOY Nuclear Data Processing code
- Experience in HELIOS Fuel Lattice Transport code - Experience in MARBLE code system
- PARCS code Nodal Diffusion code
- MONTEBURNS and MVP BURN Isotope Depletion codes
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- SCALE and SRAC-CITATION Nuclear Package code systems
- DASSH sub-channel code for full-core, steady state TH calculations (beginner) - WHISPER S/U-based Nuclear Criticality Safety code
Language : Vietnamese (native), English (excellent) and Japanese (advance) Programming : Experience in FORTRAN-90
Appointments
August 2022 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
March 2021 – August 2022 Head of Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics, VNU University of Science
Feb. 2006 – August 2022 Lecturer at Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics, VNU University of Science
June 2015 to March 2017 Post-Doctoral Researcher at Division of Nuclear Engineering Science, Researcher at Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI, now known as Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Japan
Aug. 2005 – Nov. 2005 Intern at Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST
Honors and Awards
2021 Best paper award at Vietnam Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology, Dalat, Vietnam Dec. 2021.
2011 – 2014 Japanese government scholarship for PhD. program 2007 - 2009 RCA scholarship for Master Program at KAIST, Korea
2005 The best student in Nuclear Technology, VNU University of Science
Research Grants
2020 – 2022 Vietnam National University Foundation for “Core conceptual design of a small power ADS loading thorium and reprocessed fuel” Project.
2019 – 2021 National foundation for Science and Technology Development for “Study on ADS utilized thorium fuel for TRUs transmutation: Compact design concept for small reactivity swing and more efficient fuel utilization” project.
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Teaching
Taught courses:
● Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Engineering, VNU University of Science
● Nuclear reactor safety analysis, VNU University of Science
● Nuclear Reactor Simulation, VNU University of Science
● English in Physics, VNU University of Science
● Electromagnetism - Optics, VNU University of Science
Supervision
2021 – present Conceptual Design of 200 MWth Fast Reactor and Its Capable Applications, PhD Thesis, VNU University of Science (Co-Supervisor).
2019 – 2021 Evaluation of ENDF/B-VII.0 and ENDF/B-VIII.0 nuclear library uncertainty impact on Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor reactivity and control rod worth calculation using MCNP6, Master Thesis, VNU University of Science (Co-Supervisor)
2019 – 2021 Application of MCNP simulation in designing and manufacturing background reduction system for gamma spectrometer system using scintillation detector, Master Thesis, VNU University of Science (Co-Supervisor).
2020 Comparative study of the moderation capability of Graphite and light water in PWR using Monte Carlo method, Bachelor’s dissertation, VNU University of Science (Co-Supervisor).
2020 Establishing control-rod worth curve of Pressurized-Water Reactor using Monte Carlo method, Bachelor’s dissertation, VNU University of Science (Co-Supervisor).
Professional Activities
● Member of Rod ejection accidents in PWR UO2 and MOX/UO2 fueled cores Research Group, Center of Nuclear Energy, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, VINATOM.
● Technical Chair of Nuclear Reactor session in 2020 Youth Personnel in Atomic Energy, VINATOM, October 8-9, 2020, Hanoi, Vietnam.
● Participant:
a. Joint ICTP-IAEA Course on Theoretical Foundations and Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Nuclear Engineering', 13 - 17 September 2021, organized by ICTP and IAEA.
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b. Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Physics and Technology of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems, 20 - 24 August 2018, organized by ICTP and IAEA.
Publications
Journal articles:
[1] Thanh Mai Vu, Donny Hartanto, Chu Thoi Nam, Pham Nhu Viet Ha, Bui Thi Hong, “Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of neutronic and kinetic parameters for CERCER and CERMET fueled ADS using SERPENT 2 and ENDF/B-VIII.0, Annals of Nuclear Energy 168, 108912, 2022.
[2] Pham Nhu Viet Ha, Donny Hartanto, Thanh Mai Vu, Vinh Thanh Tran, and Viet-Phu Tran, “An Improved Analysis of the OECD/NRC PWR MOX/UO2 Core Transient Benchmark with PARCS/Serpent”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 168, 108922, 2022.
[3] Thanh Mai Vu, Donny Hartanto, “Comparative Study of ENDF/B-VII.1 Nuclear Data Uncertainty on the CERCER and CERMET Fueled ADS Integral Parameters using Monte Carlo Codes”, ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, March 12, 2022.
[4] Chu Thoi Nam, Le Tran Quang Linh, Donny Hartanto, Tran Hoai Nam, Nguyen Kien Cuong, Thanh Mai Vu, Donny Hartanto, “Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis on reactivity for HEU and LEU fuel assemblies of Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor using Monte Carlo code and ENDF/B-VII.0 and ENDF/B-VII.1 nuclear libraries”, VNU-Journal of Science: Mathematics and Physics, v. 38, n. 1, March 2022.
[5] Thanh Mai Vu and Donny Hartanto, “Study on the Sensitivity and Uncertainty of Nuclear Data to the Sodium-cooled Linear Breed-and-Burn Fast Reactor using SCALE6.2. Code,” Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations 2021, 9997867, 2021. DOI:10.1155/2021/9997867
[6] Thanh Mai Vu, Donny Hartanto, Tran The Anh, Luu Thi Lan, Tran Viet Phu, and Pham Nhu Viet Ha, “Neutron Cross Section Generation for PWR MOX Fuel Assemblies with SCALE and SERPENT,” VNU-Journal of Science:
Mathematics and Physics 37 (2), 59-68, 2021. DOI:10.25073/2588-1124/vnumap.4596
[7] Thanh Mai Vu, Donny Hartanto, and Pham Nhu Viet Ha, “Neutronics Study on Small Power ADS Loaded with Recycled Inert Matrix Fuel for Transuranic Elements Transmutation using Serpent code,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology 53 (7), 2095-2103, 2021. DOI:10.1016/j.net.2021.01.004.
[8] Thanh Mai Vu, Donny Hartanto, Pham Nhu Viet Ha, Nguyen Thi Dung, Bui Thi Hoa, and Vi Ho Phong,
“Comparative Analysis of Reactivity Calculations for the CERMET Fueled ADS with Serpent and MCNP6
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Codes,” VNU-Journal of Science: Mathematics and Physics 37 (1), 54-59, 2021. DOI:10.25073/2588- 1124/vnumap.4506
[9] Thanh Mai Vu and Donny Hartanto, “Comparison of Deterministic and Stochastic Depletions in Graphite- Filled MOX Fuel Assembly Design,” VNU-Journal of Science: Mathematics and Physics 36(4), 66-75, 2020.
DOI:10.25073/2588-1124/vnumap.4499
[10] Tran Vinh Thanh, Thanh Mai Vu, Hoang Van Khanh, Pham Nhu Viet Ha, “Study on transmutation efficiency of the VVER-1000 fuel assembly with different minor actinide compositions”, Nuclear Science and Technology 9, 12-18, 2019.
[11] Cheol Ho Pyeon, Masao Yamanaka, Song-Hyun Kim, Thanh Mai Vu, Tomohiro Endo, Willem Fredrik G. Van Rooijen, Go Chiba, “Benchmarks of subcriticality in accelerator-driven system at Kyoto University Critical Assembly”, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 1-6, 2017.
[12] Thanh Mai Vu and Takanori Kitada, “Seed and blanket ADS using thorium – reprocessed fuel: Parametric survey on TRU transmutation performance and safety characteristics”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 78, 176- 179, 2015.
[13] Thanh Mai Vu and Takanori Kitada, “Seed and blanket thorium-reprocessed fuel ADS: multi-cycle approach for higher thorium utilization and TRU transmutation”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 75, 438-442, 2015.
[14] Takanori Kitada, Thanh Mai Vu, Noboru Dobuchi, “Study on Neutron Spectrum of Pulsed Neutron Reactor”, Springer, Nuclear Back-end and Transmutation Technology for Waste Disposal, 129-137, 2015.
[15] Thanh Mai Vu and Takanori Kitada, “Impact of thorium capture cross section uncertainty on the thorium utilized ADS reactivity calculation”, Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations vol 2014, 4 pages, 2014.
[16] Thanh Mai Vu and Takanori Kitada, “Transmutation strategy using thorium – reprocessed fuel ADS for future reactors in Vietnam”, Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations vol 2013, 5 pages, 2013.
[17] Thanh Mai Vu, Takashi Fujii, Kazuhiro Wada, Takanori Kitada, Naoyuki Takaki, Akinori Yamaguchi, Hiroki Watanabe and Hironobu Unesaki, “Accuracy of thorium cross section of JENDL-4.0 library in thorium based fuel core evaluation”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 57, 173-178, January, 2013.
[18] Nguyen The Nghia, Bui Van Loat and Thanh Mai Vu, “The model 5SDH-2 pelletron accelerator and application”, VNU Journal of Science: Mathematics – Physics 27 (1), 180-184, 2011.
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[19] Nguyen Van Do, Pham Duc Khue and Kim Tien Thanh, Bui Van Loat and Thanh Mai Vu, Guinyun Kim, Youngdo Oh, Hee-Seock Lee and Won Namkung, “Isomeric cross-section ratios for the 197Au(g,n)196m,gAu reaction induced by 65 MeV and 2.5 GeV bremsstrahlung”, Communications in Physics 17 (3), 129-136, 2007.
[20] Quoc Hung Pham, The Nghia Nguyen, Thanh Mai Vu, Anh Hoang, Dai Nghiep Tran, Tien Phong Nguyen, “Study on design of a howitzer C30H62 for neutron generator ING– 3”, VNU Journal of Science: Mathematics – Physics 22 (2), 85-87, 2006.
[21] Quoc Hung Pham, Xuan Chung Le, Thanh Mai Vu, Viet Nhan Hao Tran, “Alpha decay scheme of some isotopes:
U235, U238, Pu239, Am241”, VNU Journal of Science: Mathematics – Physics 15, 15-16, 2004.
(Last updated on September 12, 2022)
