Reactor dynamic tests, which are categorized as one of the power start-up test groups, are
the most complex tests during commissioning of the new nuclear power plants. This paper …

In this paper, a new approach is proposed for controlling the reactivity and power distribution
in pressurized water reactor cores without the implementation of burnable absorbers. This …

The small modular reactor tends to drive down the price of electricity and heat, installed far
from the national power grid. In order to provide the active power balance in small networks …

There has been a deep interest in trying to find better-performing fuel clad motivated by the
desire to decrease the likelihood of the reactor barrier failure like what happened in …

This study aims to find an economic method to decrease the excess reactivity and increase
the fuel cycle length. The neutronic feasibility to replace the 238 U with 232 Th and the …

The control of the reactor energy increases the reactor fuel cycle time. In this work, a new
method has been investigated to control the reactor energy instead of traditional methods …

The necessity to replace outdated analogue nuclear system calculations as well as the
desire to enhance and guarantee adequate levels of plant availability and safety have led to …

The point reactor dynamic model is based on the lumped parameter model and, unlike the
traditional reactor kinetics model, takes into account the effects of the fuel and moderator …

The direct whole-core calculations can provide accurate results and insights to the physics
phenomena of the reactor. It can also capture the local effects of temperature and density …

Abstract Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is one of the most advanced fuel types
for the next nuclear reactor generations. ATFs (Accident Tolerant Fuels) can improve nuclear …