PAVEL V. TSVETKOV Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering Departm. of Nucl. Eng., A&M University, MS 3133, College Station, TX, 77843-3133, USA Phone: (979) 845-7078, E-mail: [email protected], Fax: (979) 845-6443 EXPERTISE – Funded Efforts in the Areas of • Advanced nuclear energy systems, Generation IV reactors and systems, design and optimization methods, fuel and materials in novel systems, instrumentation • Fuel cycles and waste, energy symbiotics including zero-waste and nuclear security, cyber security • Nuclear data, high fidelity nuclear measurements, uncertainty quantification, novel detection methods • Data reconstruction and sensory network algorithm development, real-time plant simulators, Big Data processing, cybersecurity and informatics EDUCATION Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 2002 CUMULATIVE EXPERIENCE 09/11– Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University 09/05–09/11 Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University 02/03–09/05 Visiting Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University 02/03–08/03 Assistant Research Engineer, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University 09/99–12/02 Research Assistant, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University 09/97–09/99 Project Manager, Central Science Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia 01/96–01/97 Research Fellow, Reactor Phys., Inter. Reactor Inst., TU Delft, Netherlands 03/92–09/99 Research Assistant, Nuclear Eng., Moscow Eng. Phys. Institute, Russia RESEARCH PROGRAM - High-Fidelity Integrated Systematics 2017 – NuSTEM: Science, Technology& Education for Molten Salt Reactors, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2016 – Criticality Safety Evaluation of Nuclear Repositories, Industry Funding. 2016 – 2017 Data management methods development in support of the nuclear waste management system, specifically focused on commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF), DOE ORNL. 2015 – Integrated Approach to Fluoride High Temperature Reactor (FHR) Technology and Licensing Challenges, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2012 – Novel small modular reactor design with advanced energy conversion, Industry Funding. 2010 – Nuclear Power Simulator Laboratory, broad scope and full scope simulators, TAMU. 2011 – 2014 Fission Product Transmutation in Mixed Radiation Fields, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2011 – 2012 Radiation Shielding and Dose Rate Analysis of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at the Comanche Peak (CPNPP), Luminant. 2009 – 2012, Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Network for Online 3D Temperature and Neutron Fluence Mapping in a Very High Temperature Reactor Environment, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2009 – 2012, Advanced Elastic/Inelastic Nuclear Data Development Project, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2009 – 2012, Improved Fission Neutron Data for Active Interrogation of Actinides, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2009 – 2012, Fuel Performance Experiments and Modeling: Fission Gas Bubble Nucleation and Growth in Alloy Nuclear Fuels, U.S. DOE NEUP. 2009 – 2010, “Deep-Burn” Gas-Reactor Technology R&D: Development of Optimization and Shuffling Methodology for the Prismatic HTR Deep Burn Reactor, U.S. DOE. 2008 – 2013, Basic Research on HTR Thermal Hydraulics and Reactor Physics, U.S. NRC. 2008 – 2010, High Fidelity Nuclear Energy System Optimization towards an Environmentally Benign Sustainable and Secure Energy Source, Sandia National Laboratories. 2008 – 2010, Design of a New ORNL HFIR Target for Gen IV Relevant Experimentation, ORNL. 2008 – 2010, Climate Fluctuations and Long-Term Nuclear Power, Entergy Nuclear. 2006 – 2007, Advanced Waste Management Technologies for Storage and Complete Ultimate Incineration of Transuranics (TRU), Sandia National Laboratories. 2005 – 2008, Utilization of Minor Actinides as a Fuel Component for Ultra-Long Life VHTR Configurations: Designs, Advantages, Limitations, U.S. DOE NERI.

Vitae, Page 1 of 2 PUBLICATIONS (select, 300+ in journals, proceedings, reports, etc.) 1. J. M. Johns*, M. P. Johnson*, P. V. Tsvetkov, S. M. Bragg-Sitton, A. B. Alajo, “Emulation of VHTR Operating Conditions in TRIGA Reactors”, ANS Trans., Vol. 104, ANS 2011 Annual, p. 78 (2011). 2. A. Al Rashdan*, P. Tsvetkov, “Hierarchical Integrated Parameters Exploration in Systems Modeling”, Biometrica, 99(1), p. 1 (2012). 3. M. P. Johnson*, P. V. Tsvetkov, “3D Mapping and Reconstruction for In-Core Monitoring in Advanced Reactors”, Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc., Winter Meeting (2013). 4. K. Yancey*, P. V. Tsvetkov, “Variability Analysis in Spent Fuel Inventory Data”, Progr. Nucl. Energy, 81, p. 184 (2015). 5. A. Kumar*, P. Tsvetkov, R. McClarren, “Linear Regression and Sensitivity Analysis in Nuclear Reactor Design”, Ann. Nucl. Energy, 85, p. 798 (2015). 6. A. Kumar*, P. Tsvetkov, “A New Approach to Nuclear Reactor Design Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms and Regression Analysis”, Ann. Nucl. Energy, 85, p. 27 (2015). 7. C. Stratton*, P. Tsvetkov, “Experiments with Distributed Measurement of Radiation by Fiber Optic Intrinsic Sensors”, Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc., 117, p. 460 (2017). 8. C. Stratton*, P. Tsvetkov, “Point Source Method of Reconstruction from Distributed Measurement”, Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc., 117, p. 443 (2017). 9. P. Tsvetkov, C. Rosaire IV, J. Scherr*, J. Hearne*, G. Marcantel*, “In-Core Feature Identification Using Neutron, Gamma, and Temperature Data”, Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc., 117, p. 1088 (2017). 10. P. Tsvetkov, A. Cardenas, M. Manic, J. Wilhelm, “Protection via Cyber Security Event Analysis Framework Using Full-Scope Plant Simulator Capabilities”,Trans.Amer.Nucl.Soc.,117,p.1136 (2017). *Graduate students. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPED (patents, copyrigts, etc.) S. Rhyne, P. Tsvetkov, U.S. Patent Pending, “Integrated System for Converting Nuclear Energy into Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal Energy and Methods for Using The Same”, 15/809,652, A&B Ref.: 066102/497342 (2017). SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES (professional, scholarly activities, recognition) • Editorships and chapter contributions – over 20 1. Nuclear Power, ed. P. Tsvetkov, Sciyo (2010). 2. Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and Sustainability, ed. P. Tsvetkov, InTech (2010). 3. Nuclear Power - System Simulations and Operation, ed. P. Tsvetkov, InTech (2010). 4. Nuclear Power - Operation, Safety and Environment, ed. P. Tsvetkov, InTech (2010). 5. Nuclear Power - Control, Reliability and Human Factors, ed. P. Tsvetkov, InTech (2010). 6. Fast Spectrum Systems, eds. A. Waltar, D. Todd, P. Tsvetkov, Springer (2011). 7. Contributor, Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Sci., Techn., and App., ed. S. Krivit, Wiley (2011). 8. Contributor, Handbook of Gen. IV Nuclear Reactors, ed. I. Pioro, Elsevier-WP, #103 (2016). • Reviewer – ANS, ASME, Springer, Elsevier, DOE/NNSA, NASA, NSF, NRC, ISTC, DARPA. • Notable Invited Talks - “Energy Sustainability: Offering Integrated Solutions to Energy Delivery and Waste Management”, Invited, Low Carbon Earth Summit 2011, Dalian, China. • Professional Society Leadership - , National Program Committee, Member, 2009 – 2012. - American Nuclear Society, Reactor Physics Division, Chair, 2015 - 2016. - American Nuclear Society, Book Publishing Committee, Chair, 2017 - present. • Recognition – honors and awards - for teaching: 2016, George Armstead Jr.’23 Faculty Excellence; 2009 Caterpillar Excel. Award. - for leadership: 2007 Cert. Apprec., Assistant Techn. Progr. Chair, ANS 2007 Winter Meeting. - for scholarship: 2004, Phi Kappa Phi; 2001, Alpha Nu Sigma;

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