A hopeless pursuit? National efforts to promote small modular nuclear reactors and revive nuclear power

S Thomas, MV Ramana - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear power plant construction has historically been challenged by problems of high cost,
cost escalation, and construction delays. The newest set of large reactor projects have also …

One size doesn't fit all: Social priorities and technical conflicts for small modular reactors

MV Ramana, Z Mian - Energy Research & Social Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Small modular reactors (SMRs) have been proposed as a possible way to address the
social problems confronting nuclear power, including poor economics, the possibility of …

A new design of composite fuel with Zr-coated TRISO particles dispersed in metal matrix

X Cheng, X Yang, B Liu, M Liu, Y Shao, R Liu - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of advanced reactors, it is critical to improve the safety of nuclear
reactors. Safety primarily depends on the ability to block fission products and the ability to …

An expert elicitation of the proliferation resistance of using small modular reactors (SMR) for the expansion of civilian nuclear systems

J Siegel, EA Gilmore, N Gallagher, S Fetter - Risk Analysis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To facilitate the use of nuclear energy globally, small modular reactors (SMRs) may
represent a viable alternative or complement to large reactor designs. One potential benefit …

[PDF][PDF] Burnup Characteristic of CERMET and TRISO Fuel Particles Used in Boiling Water Reactor with Pebble-Bed Coated Particles

A Benchrif - SOP Trans. Theor. Phys., 2014 - academia.edu
The reactor concept of boiling water reactor with pebble-bed coated particles (BWR-PB), as
a 890MW (th) without the need of on-site refueling, is originally based on UO2 TRISO fuel …

[PDF][PDF] Исследование характеристик расчетной модели газоохлаждаемого реактора с водным замедлителем

АС СУРАЕВ - shakarim.edu.kz
Развитие атомной энергетики, основанной на реакторах с тепловым спектром
нейтронов, возможно только при условии увеличения эффективности проектируемых …

Расчёт нейтронно-физических параметров дисперсионного ядерного топлива в реакторе ВВЭР-1200

Н Пименов - 2019 - earchive.tpu.ru
В настоящее время актуальным направлением работы является разработка новых
видов ядерного топлива при сохранении надежности и безопасности эксплуатации …