Small and Medium sized Reactors (SMR): A review of technology

MK Rowinski, TJ White, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper the authors review 25 original Small and Medium sized Reactor designs
currently under development, licensing procedure or in operation. Technology overview …

Control approach to the load frequency regulation of a Generation IV Lead-cooled Fast Reactor

R Ponciroli, A Cammi, S Lorenzi, L Luzzi - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the most pressing issues in the study of the power generation and distribution is the
characterization of the grid behavior, whether a relevant fraction of the connected power …

Innovative model of annular fuel design for lead-cooled fast reactors

MK Rowinski, TJ White, J Zhao - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The results of an investigation of the analytical solutions of the default–solid fuel and
innovative–annular fuel approach are summarized in this paper. Innovative annular fuel …

The Passive Heat Removal Facility: Testing and Demonstrating an Innovative Decay Heat Removal System

M Caramello, M Frignani, R Beaumont… - Nuclear …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Innovative reactor concepts are being studied by several research institutions and private
entities for their role against climate change and energy poverty. The Generation IV …

Dynamic performance assessment of MOX and metallic fuel core options for a Gen-IV LFR demonstrator

S Bortot, A Cammi, C Artioli - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
A preliminary study concerning the responses of a Generation IV (GEN-IV) Lead Fast
Reactor (LFR) demonstrator (DEMO) core to externally-induced reactivity perturbations has …

The Versatile Loop Facility: A New Infrastructure for Testing Components and Systems of Lead Fast Reactor Technology

M Caramello, M Frignani, R Beaumont… - Nuclear …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There has recently been growing interest in the development of innovative nuclear
technologies that offer greater sustainability and cost effectiveness of electricity production …

Improvement of High Temperature Creep Strength of Conventional Grade 91 Steel by Thermomechanical Treatments

R Hernández, M Serrano… - Pressure Vessels …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The study of the enhanced creep strength of conventional ferritic-martensitic (F/M) grade 91
steel by a thermomechanical treatment (TMT) to increase the precipitation of MX particles in …

Conceptual core design study for a high-flux LFR demonstrator

S Bortot, PC Camprini, G Grasso, C Artioli - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
A preconceptual core design study for a pool-type Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR)
demonstrator (DEMO) has been developed in the frame of an I-NERI between the Italian …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a Dynamic Simulator for a LFR DEMO

S Bortot, A Cammi, S Lorenzi, R Ponciroli - 2011 - iris.enea.it
This document presents the status of development of a dynamic simulator for a Generation
IV Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) demonstrator (DEMO). The development of a zero …

Monte Carlo analysis of the long-lived fission product neutron capture rates at the Transmutation by Adiabatic Resonance Crossing (TARC) experiment

A Abánades, F Álvarez-Velarde… - … engineering and design, 2013 - Elsevier
The design of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) requires the development of simulation
tools that are able to describe in a realistic way their nuclear performance and transmutation …