The concept of an Integrated Energy System (IES) is meant to combine different energy
technologies in synergistic ways to achieve a more secure and economical energy supply …

Efficient controller tuning for novel designs of nuclear reactors is an ongoing research issue.
An offline optimal PI regulator tuning has been accordingly addressed herein for the power …

The interaction of the active control system with passive safety behavior is investigated for
sodium-cooled fast reactors. A claim often made of advanced reactors is that they are …

Advanced reactors are often claimed to be passively safe against unprotected upset events.
In common practice, these events are not considered in the context of the plant control …

Decay heat removal (DHR) is an important safety function in sodium-cooled fast reactors
(SFRs). Dedicated systems are provided in the plant for performing DHR functionalities …

Despite its significant advantages as a baseload, low-carbon energy source, the US nuclear
power industry has faced increasing difficulties in maintaining economic competitiveness in …

In this work, an innovative control approach for metal-fueled Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors is
proposed. With respect to the classical approach adopted for base-load Nuclear Power …

Abstract The Autonomous Reactivity Control (ARC) is a state-of-the-art, innovative safety
system, proposed to be implemented as a self-actuated passive safety system in Generation …

The increasing penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) requires the current power
grid to be suitably improved. Because of the unsteady nature of RES, as long as energy …

SEALER-UK (Swedish Advanced Lead-cooled Reactor for the UK) è un reattore di nuova
concezione refrigerato a piombo liquido che utilizza combustibile a base di nitruro di uranio …