This paper presented a review on the past, present and the future of thorium fuel cycle. The
aim of this study is to evaluate the developments in thorium fuel cycle, looking at the …

Dr. Paul Van Uffelen graduated from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) and the Ecole
Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) with a master degree in …

Superionic conductors are compounds that exhibit exceptionally high values of ionic
conductivity within the solid state. Indeed, their conductivities often reach values of the order …

BISON is a finite element-based nuclear fuel performance code applicable to a variety of fuel
forms including light water reactor fuel rods, TRISO particle fuel, and metallic rod and plate …

By 1911, the atomic weight of uranium had been refined to 238.5 (Gmelin, vol. A2, 1980a).
The natural isotope 235 U was discovered in 1935 by mass spectrometry. The artificial …

The element plutonium occupies a unique place in the history of chemistry, physics,
technology, and international relations. After the initial discovery based on submicrogram …

In this paper, the conceptual design of a small lead-cooled nuclear reactor intended to
replace diesel-power in off-grid applications is presented. In a vessel of dimensions making …

GERMINAL is a fuel performance code developed by the French Commission of Alternative
and Atomic Energies (CEA) to simulate the in-pile behaviour of mixed oxide fuel pins for …

The applicability of cerium oxide, as a surrogate for plutonium oxide, was evaluated for the
fabrication process of a MOX (mixed oxide) fuel pellet. Sintering behavior, pore former effect …

This paper presents simulations of the xM3 power ramp with the fuel performance code
ALCYONE performed during an international simulation exercise organized within the …