Integrated analysis of VVER-1000 fuel assembly fueled with accident tolerant fuel (ATF) materials

MYM Mohsen, MAE Abdel-Rahman… - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an integrated study about some accident-tolerant fuels compared to the
standard fuel in trying to find an alternative fuel that enhances the safety, competitiveness …

Investigation of the possibility of using a uranium–zirconium metal alloy as a fuel for nuclear power plant AP-1000

AA Galahom, MAE Abdel-Rahman… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

A fractional PID controller based on fractional point kinetic model and particle swarm optimization for power regulation of SMART reactor

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of neutronic characteristics of accident tolerant fuel concepts in SMART reactor fuel assemblies using DRAGON

SEA Prianka, MMH Prodhan - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Worst‐Case Accident Analysis of Accident Tolerant Fuel in NuScale Using RELAP5/MOD3‐Based Code

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 …

Enhancing the neutronic performance of SMART Small modular reactor using alternative fuel material

N Widiawati, N Trianti, W Luthfi, H Wafda… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
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 …

Neutronic assessment and optimization of ACP-100 reactor core models to achieve unit multiplication and radial power peaking factor

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 …

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Multi-Scale Modeling for High Burnup Accident-Tolerant Fuels for Light Water-Based SMR Applications

S Hassan, AH Khan, R Verma, D Kumar… - Handbook of Smart …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Sensitivity study of core characteristic parameter of ATF loaded APR1400 core and cycle length compensation by enrichment adjustment

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 …

Core analysis of fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel (FCM) for SMART reactor under normal operation and reactivity insertion accident

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 …