Graphite Exidation Modeling Intern - Summer 2027
About The Position
This internship will focus on implementing and validating graphite degradation models for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) in Pronghorn. The intern will review the literature to identify relevant degradation mechanisms, available models, and experimental data; implement selected models; and develop tests and validation cases. The work may begin with a simple empirical model and progress toward higher-fidelity approaches that account for local temperature and gas conditions and their effects on graphite properties. The intern will compare model predictions with published data, assess sensitivity to key assumptions, and document the models’ applicability and limitations.
Requirements
- Enrolled full time in an Master degree program, or Doctorate Degree program at an accredited college/university studying Nuclear Engineering, Energy Engineering, or other closely related Engineering discipline.
- A minimum overall 3.0 GPA
- Applicants are subject to the requirements of DOE O 142.3B, Unclassified Foreign National Access Program.
- Current Resume or CV
- Unofficial Transcripts (include current and completed degree programs)
- Current class schedule and number of credits
- Nuclear research experience/coursework in thermomechanical analysis, fluid dynamics and heat transfer
Responsibilities
- Review the literature to identify relevant degradation mechanisms, available models, and experimental data.
- Implement selected models.
- Develop tests and validation cases.
- Compare model predictions with published data.
- Assess sensitivity to key assumptions.
- Document the models’ applicability and limitations.
Benefits
- Paid holiday time off
- Travel reimbursement may be available for eligible interns
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
