This paper provides a deep analysis of the possibility of utilizing uranium–zirconium metallic alloys as Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) in the AP-1000 nuclear power reactor. MCNPX 2.7 …
O Safarzadeh, O Noori-kalkhoran - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …
The selection of perfect accident-tolerant nuclear reactor fuels necessitates a neutronic study of the various fuels for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This study demonstrates a …
W Zuidersma, MH du Toit… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research in nuclear engineering focusses on improving the safety of light water reactors (LWRs), driven by accidents like Fukushima in 2011. The severity of this accident was a …
SMART, a conceptual small modular reactor (SMR), uses uranium dioxide (UO 2) as fuel but is prone to damage in high-temperature scenarios like station blackout (SBO) accidents …
MAR Ishraq, HRK Rohan, AE Kruglikov - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the neutronic and burnup assessment of the PWR-based Chinese ACP-100 SMR core. Four different core models with varying fuel compositions and assembly …
The concept of small modular reactor has changed the outlook for tackling future energy crises. This new reactor technology is very promising considering its lower investment …
K Park, T Park, SK Zee - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Following the Fukushima Daiichi accident, efforts have been made in a variety of disciplines to respond to nuclear accidents. From the perspective of nuclear fuel, various …
IA Hassan, AA Badawi, A El Saghir… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …