In an operating nuclear reactor system, various physical phenomena of different properties
are intimately linked. These multiphysics phenomena include neutronics (N), thermal …

Improved computer capabilities and parallel algorithms have enabled high fidelity coupled
analyses of classical nuclear power plant designs, which can also be applied to analyze the …

Loading pattern optimization (LPO) is a main issue of in-core fuel management. In this work,
the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm based on behavior of gray wolves for hunting is …

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 the field of reactor physics analysis, the coupling of multiple physics phenomena plays a
crucial role in enhancing the accuracy of predictions and understanding complex systems …

This paper describes the coupling of the subchannel code SubChanFlow developed at the
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) with the reactor dynamics diffusion code PARCS. The …

High uranium density accident tolerant fuel (ATF) with high economy and safety seems to be
one of the most promising candidates to replace UO 2 in future reactor. The thermal …

This paper describes use of sub-channel analysis code COBRA-EN to assess the thermal
hydraulic performance and influence of different coolant channel geometries on several …

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 …

Nuclear power plants containment plays an important role as last-defined barrier in defense
in depth approach against the release of radioactive material to the environment. In this …