[HTML][HTML] Emerging small modular nuclear power reactors: A critical review

EMA Hussein - Physics Open, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the smallness, modularity and reactor-design aspects of emerging small
modular reactors (SMRs). It is shown that small (whether in physical size or power level) …

[HTML][HTML] Maximizing the use of hydrogen as energy vector to cover the final energy demand for stand-alone systems, application and sensitivity analysis for the Canary …

C Berna-Escriche, Y Rivera-Durán… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel-based economies must undergo a deep transition for complete decarbonization.
To this end, it is widely recognized that all economies must move towards the electrification …

Techno-economic analysis of advanced small modular nuclear reactors

A Asuega, BJ Limb, JC Quinn - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) represent a robust opportunity to develop low-
carbon and reliable power with the potential to meet cost parity with conventional power …

[HTML][HTML] Why coal-fired power plants should get nuclear-ready

N Haneklaus, S Qvist, P Gładysz, Ł Bartela - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear power plant designs are becoming smaller so that the capacity of these small
modular reactors (SMRs) is similar to that of coal-fired power units. The need to decarbonize …

600-MWe high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant HTR-PM600

ZY Zhang, YJ Dong, Q Shi, F Li, HT Wang - Nuclear Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The HTR-PM600 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant is based on the
technology of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor pebble-bed module (HTR-PM) …

Exploring defect behavior in helium-irradiated single-crystal and nanocrystalline 3C-SiC at 800° C: A synergy of experimental and simulation techniques

Z Wang, L Zhang, AT AlMotasem, B Li, T Polcar… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, single crystal (sc) and nanocrystalline (nc) 3C-SiC samples were subjected to
30 keV He ion irradiation across various doses while maintaining a temperature of 800° C …

Neural network extended state-observer for energy system monitoring

Y Zhu, Z Dong, Z Cheng, X Huang, Y Dong, Z Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the complexity of industrial energy systems such as the thermal power plants,
renewable plants and batteries, energy system monitoring is gaining more and more …

Discrete-time integral terminal sliding mode load following controller coupled with disturbance observer for a modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor

J Hui - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
With the appearance of digital computers and microprocessor technologies, the control
systems used in nuclear reactors continue to transform from analog devices to digital ones in …

Parameter analysis and wall effect of radiative heat transfer for CFD-DEM simulation in nuclear packed pebble bed

H Wu, N Gui, X Yang, J Tu, S Jiang - Experimental and Computational …, 2021 - Springer
In the heat transportation of core of high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor (HTGR),
radiative heat transfer plays a significant role in the CFD-DEM simulations. The numerical …

Dynamical modeling and coordinated control design of a multimodular nuclear power-hydrogen cogeneration plant

Z Dong - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on the idea of interconnecting the modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor
(mHTGR), steam Rankine cycle, Cu-Cl cycle and high temperature electrolysis (HTE), the …