Douglass Henderson

Biography

Education-PhD 1987, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Intrest-reactor physics radiation transport fusion reactor technology nuclear waste Professor Henderson is a nuclear engineer with research interests in magnetic and inertial fusion energy (MFE, IFE) reactor systems, the nuclear waste transmutation and fissile material characterization of waste, and neutral particle transport. In fusion reactor systems, he is involved in radiation transport and its application to the analysis of fusion reactor first wall, blanket and shield designs, and activation studies for the protection of reactor personnel during operation and maintenance shutdown periods. Current interests are in pulsed neutron activation due to the inherent pulsed operation mode of MFE and IFE reactors; time-dependent transport methods and approximations for particle transport within IFE targets; and steady-state methods which can be applied to neutron streaming within ducts and penetrations required for fusion reactors.

Research Interest

reactor physics, radiation transport, fusion reactor technology