Daniel F. Hang

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Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering

Daniel F. Hang
Professor Emeritus
100C Talbot Lab, MC-234
217/333-3348
d-hang@illinois.edu

EDUCATION

B.S. University of Illinois, Electrical Engineering 1941
M.S. University of Illinois, Electrical Engineering 1949
Registered Professional Engineer (Illinois 1950)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD

Professor Emeritus, 1984 to present
Departments of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor NE & EE, U. of I., 1969-198
Assoc. Prof., NE & EE, U. of I., 1962-1969
Assoc. Prof., EE, U. of I., 1955-1962
Asst. Prof., EE, U. of I., 1947-1955

OTHER

General Electric Co., Project Engineer, General Engineering Lab, Schenectady, NY,
June, 1941-January, 1947
Advanced Motor Design, Research Engineer, Fort Wayne, IN, June- September 1953
SAEC-ASEE Institutes, Basic Nuclear Energy Inst., Purdue Univ., June-August, 1958
Specialized Nuclear Studies Institute, ANL, June-August, 1959
EBWR Study Group, ANL, June-August, 1961
Faculty Member, Reactor Kinetics Inst., U. of I., June-August, 1962
Argonne National Lab., Resident Research Associate, June-Sept. 1960
ANL-AMU Engineering Practice School, Director, June-Sept. 1964
Faculty Advisor June-Sept. 1966
Visiting Scientist, Metallurgy Div., May-Sept. 1968
ANL-IAEA, Section Leader, Construction & Operations Management of Nuclear Plants,
Jan.-June 1978
Lecturer, 1976-1981
ANL-AUA Director of two-week Graduate Student & Faculty Conference, 1966-70
Commonwealth Edison Co., Research Engineer, Statistical Research Division., May-August, 1967, and June-August, 1970.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL, Expert, 1971-74.
Contractor 1974 - 1976.

CONSULTING

A.O.Smith, Kankakee, IL 1960
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) 1961-1973, 1975-1981
Commonwealth Edison Co. 1971
City of Peoria 1972
National Science Foundation 1974, 1976-1979
Battelle Columbus Laboratory 1976
Allied General Nuclear Service 1981-82
Soyland Electric Cooperative 1983
Edlow International 1985
Educational Testing Service 1986-1988
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers 1990
Illinois Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Siting Commission 1991-1992

SHTH ASSOCIATES INC.

Co-founder & Pres. 1978-present.
Provide Computer Software for Nuclear Electric Utilities in Nuclear Fuel Management and in Engineering Economic considerations for new fuel and reload bids. Economy of every day reactor operations are analized by GEM, our main-frame software.
About 25% of the reactors in the U.S. use some version of GEM.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Economics of Pyrochemical Reprocessing in the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder
Reactor System, 1968
Value of Plutonium in Light Water Reactor Systems, 1968;
Economics of D.C. EHV Power Transmission in the Detroit Edison Power System, 1968-69
An economic Criterion for Fast Breeder Fuel Management Studies, 1968-69
Relation of Fast Reactor Fuel Characteristics and Performance to Fuel Cycle Costs,
with ANL, 1968
Economic Analysis of Illinois Power Co's H.V. Transmission System, 1969-70
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Cost Optimization, 1971 - 1991
Investment tax credit and ADR as applied to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, 1975 to 1984
Engineering Economy Models in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Education, 1975 -1991
Evaluation of the Light Water Breeded Reactor Economics, 1976-1977
Use of ADR-CLS in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Costing- With C. E. Co., 1975-77
Life-cycle costing of Military Electric Power Generation and Distribution Systems, with Construction Engineering Laboratory (CERL) of US Army Corps of Engineers, 1971-1976
Ohio River Basin Energy Study-Environmental Impact of Proposed Fossil-Nuclear Mixes 1976-77
Mathematical Modeling of Economical & Environmental effects of policies relative to coal production, with Provenzano, 1978-79
Regional-Environmental-Economic Optimization Models for Evaluating Policies which affect the development of the Electric Power Industry in the Midwest, with Provenzano, 1979-80
LWR Recycle vs Throwaway Study- with A.I.F. (now U.S. Council for Energy Awareness) 1979-1981
Sufficiency of AFDC in the Nuclear Plant Rate Base, 1981
Potential hazard in storing Natural Uranium in the form of U3O8 in the East St. Louis area- Edlow International 1984-85
Comparison of Future Costs of Nuclear and Coal-Fired Electricity, for a Study group of the Committee on Financial Considerations of AIF, 1983-84
An update of above study using the 1986 Income Tax Law changes, for same Committee but now USCEA, 1986-87

TECHNICAL PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES

University of Illinois, Nuclear Reactor Committee, 1960-1974, Chairman 1964-1966, 1972-1974
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, State Secretary 1968-70, Executive Board 1963-70, Chapt. Pres. 1961, Chm. State
Energy Comm. 1974-77
State of Illinois, Professional Engineering Examining Committee (now called Professional Engineering board) Member 1970-1976 & 1978-1991, Secretary 1979-1992 [now called Professional
Illinois Energy Resources Commission, Technical Consultant, evaluating developmental fund proposal requests for State of Illinois coal related projects, 1974-77
Illinois Commission on Atomic Energy, as Science and Technology, Member 1978-84 (Commission dissolved by Legislature)
Atomic Industrial Forum (AIF, now called U.S. Council for Energy Awareness), Nuclear Fuel Finance Committee, 1976-1987
Member of Governor Thompson's Panel to investigate Illinois Nuclear Reactor Safety regarding the 1979 TMI-2 accident, (our report recommended the formation of a Department of Nuclear Safety, but did not include all of the tasks that they have since assumed)
Member of Illinois Engineering Council Ad Hoc committee to evaluate the IDNS' Technical Advisory Committee's (TAC) report on the siting process used by IDNS for the Mid-Central Compact Low Level Radioactive Waste Facility, a letter to Governor supported TAC's report resulted, 1989-1990
Professional Societies & Activities:
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers – National Society of Professional Engineers.(ISPE-NSPE): Life Member; State Secretary 1968-70; Executive Board 1963-70;
Member State Energy Comm. 1974-80, Chm. 1974-77; Champaign Co. Chapter President 1961, V-Pres. 1959-60.
American Nuclear Society (ANS): Life Member; Education Division, Chm. Program Comm. 1967-73, Div. Vice. Chm. 1973-74, Div. Chm. 1974-75; Nuclear Technology Editorial Advisory Board 1969-73; Fuel Cycle Div. Exec. Board 1975-78; Publications Comm. 1978-84; Chm. Meetings, Proceedings and Transactions Comm. 1981-84; Faculty Advisor, Student Branch 1977-82, & 1989-91; Director Central Illinois Section 1984-91.
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Senior Life Member; Central Illinois Chapter Pres. 1951
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): Life Member; Nuc. Engr. Div. Director 1971-72; Interact Comm. 1980-84
National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES): Member, Public Info. Comm. Chm. 1975-76; ABET Comm. 1976-84; Uniform Examination & Qualifications Comm., 1983-87; Examination of Professional Engineering Comm., 1987-92(pres.); Examination Audit Comm., 1989-90; Asst. Vice President of Central Zone, 1990-92; Secretary, Illinois Engineering Council 1991-92;ABET Visiting Team 1982-88

Other Professional Engineering Services:

Taught many off-campus Professional Engineering Refresher courses on University Extension in Illinois, 1950-87.
Established Engineering Economy courses at Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in 1956-7, at Commonwealth Edison Co. in 1957, and at Argonne National Laboratory in 1960.
Helped establish a course on Nuclear Power Economics and Fuel Management at Commonwealth Edison Co. in 1967, and at Illinois Power Co. in 1973.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Courses Taught in Electrical Engineering Included:

Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Lect-Lab.
Introduction to Circuit Analysis, Lect-Disc,
Electric Machinery, Lect-Disc & Lect.
Economic Aspects of Elec. Eng., Disc.
Advanced Electric Machinery, Lect-Lab.
Introduction to Electric Circuits, Lect-Disc.
Electromechanics, Lect-Disc & Lab.

Courses Taught in Nuclear Engineering Included:

Nuclear Power Engineering, Lect-Disc.
Nuclear Power Economics & Fuel Management, Lect-Disc.
Design in Nuclear Engineering, Disc.
Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Lect-Lab.
Advanced Nuclear Engineering Lab., Lect-Lab.
Nuclear Engineering Problems, Disc.

Students supervised who received MSEE or MSNE

Beg, Mirza A. 1963
Zaidi, Saiyid M.N. 1963
Holdt, Terry 1968
McBride, Calbus 1970 (with Egbert)
Shugars, H. Gordon 1974
Renwick, Brian L.1975
Manning, Patrick 1976
Kaczmarek, Keith 1983
Hottmann, Hagen 1985 (with Bullard)

Students supervised who rec'd Ph.D. in NE.

Hughes, John A. (with R Axford)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Eta Kappa Nu 1940
Sigma Xi 1941
Tau Beta Pi 1941
Honorary member of Alpha Nu Sigma 1982
College of Engineering Pierce Award 1982
NCEES' Central Zone Award 1990; NCEES' Distinguished Service Award 1990
Arrowhead Council BSA Silver Beaver Award 1961
Tau Beta Pi Faculty Advisor (Illinois Alpha Chapter) 1974 – 92
Listed in American Men & Women of Science
Who's Who in Engineering 1982
ISPE, Illinois Award Nominee, 1976
ANS Certificate of Governance 1980

TECHNICAL PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

With M.L. Babcock, et al., Professional Engineering Notes, Pern Inc. Urbana, 4th Ed., 1974.
With R.D. Shultz & R.A. Smith, "Economics of Electric Power Generation," Handbook of Energy Systems, Sect. 14.1, L.C. Wilbur, Editor in Chief, John Wiley & Sons., 1986.
"Fuel Cycle Economics", Chapter IV. Education & Research in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, edited by D.M. Elliott and L.E. Weaver, Univ. of Okla. Press, Norman, 1972, pg 64-83.

INVITED PAPERS

With E.F. Koncel, "Economic Effects of Nuclear Fuel Management", Amer. Power Conf., Vol. 30, 1968.
"Continuing Education in Nuclear Engineering-Progress Problems", ANS Trans., Vol. 12-2 Dec. 1969.
"Current Status of Fuel Cycle Economics" 11th AUA-ANS Nuc. Eng. Educ. Conf., ANL. Feb. 2, 1970.
"Economic Computations in the Fuel Cycle", ANS Trans., Vol. 26 Jun. 1977.
"Engineering Economy for a Nuclear Engineering Program", ANS Trans. Vol. 33 Nov. 1979.
With W.W. Brandfon, "LWR Recycle-Economic at What Price U3O8", A.I.F. Fuel Cycle Conf. 80, Apr. 1980, New Orleans, LA.

REFEREED PAPERS

With J.W. Lucey, M.E. Wacks, "Graduate Engineering Practice School", ANS Trans. Vol. 10-1, 1967
With B.G. Jones, G.P. Beck, N.H. Schilmoeller, "Thermal Analysis of Forced Cooling System of the Illinois Advanced TRIGA Reactor", ANS Trans. Vol. 11-1, 1968
With J.A. Hughes "Development of Engineering Basic Analize Nuclear Fuel Cycle Costs", ANS Trans. Vol. 15-1, P. 48-50, 1972
With D. Leverenz & F. Southworth, "Nuclear Engineering Design Curriculum at the University of Illinois", ANS Trans., Vol. 24, 1976
With J.J. Carbajo, "Experience wth Team-teaching at the University of Illinois", ANS Trans., Vol. 27, 1977

TECHNICAL REPORTS

"D-C Aircraft Motor Design Considerations", G.E. Tech. Info. Series No. 53FM17, 1953
With E.G. Manning, "Analog Computations of Training Reactor Kinetics", ANL-Blueback, 1959
With J.A. Hughes, "Program GEM - General Economic Model to Analyze Nuclear Fuel Cycle Costs", Argonne Code Center #576, Sept. 1973
With T.L. Stoner, & E.M. Takemori, "Diesel Electric Power Plant Life Cycle Cost, Input Data Definition and Data Collection Procedure", Letter Report No. C-9, Dept. of Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Sept. 1974
With R.G. McCormick, B.L. Renwick & P.L. Manning "Electric Power Generation and Distribution", Vol. III, ACN 20380, Feb. 1975
With P.F. Gustafson, J.B. Van Erp, G.H.Miley, and G.R. Day, "Nuclear Power Reactor Safety in Illinois", July 1979, Report to Governor Thompson, Illinois
"A comparison of Future Costs of Nuclear and Coal-Fire Electricity", Study Group of AIF's Comm. On Financial Considerations, Oct 31, 1984, AIF, Bethesda, MD.
"A Comparison of Future Costs of Nuclear and Coal-Fired Electricity An Update", Study Group of U.S.C.E.A's Comm. on Financial Considerations, July 8, 1987, U.S. Council for Energy Awareness, Wash. DC.