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IEEE Access, 2022 Nuclear power plants (NPPs) are complex dynamic systems with multiple sensors and actuators. The presence of faults in the actuators and sensors can deteriorate the system’s performance and cause serious safety issues.
Amine Naimi +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2021 The aim of this work is to present a comparative analysis in terms of the irradiation performance of cylindrical uranium dioxide fuel rods and monolithic uranium molybdenum fuel plates in pressurized light water reactors.
André Luiz Candido da Silva +1 more
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2021 This study discusses the effect of using 232Th instead of 238U on the neutronic characteristics and the main operating parameters of the pressurized water reactor (PWR). MCNPX version 2.7 was used to compare the neutronic characteristics of UO2 with (Th,
A. Galahom, M. M. Mohsen, N. Amrani
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南方能源建设, 2020 [Introduction] Essential service water system is responsible for providing cooling water to the nuclear island and bringing heat to the ultimate heat sink,implementing safety classification is helpful to achieve the optimal safety function under the ...
MA Yiping, LI Wuquan, CHENG Daocang
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Progress in nuclear energy (New series), 2021 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are currently being developed and licensed in many countries. The innovations in the designs provide many significant features, such as decreased construction cost and time, enhanced safety, modularity, possibility of ...
K. Skolik +6 more
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Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2021 The radioactivity of the Reactor Coolant System (RCS) of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) mainly comes from the release of corrosion products of Steam Generator (SG) tubes made of Ni-base alloys.
J. Flambard +4 more
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A comparative study of kinetics of nuclear reactors [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2009 The paper deals with the study of reactivity initiated transients to investigate major differences in the kinetics behavior of various reactor systems under different operating conditions. The article also states guidelines to determine the safety limits
Obaidurrahman Khalilurrahman +1 more
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Estimation of tritium generation and discharge of the AP1000 reactor based on historical discharge data from the U.S. Pressurized water reactors [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2023 During the normal operation of pressurized water reactors, tritium has contributed more than 95 % of the total radioactivity of all the radionuclides discharged into the environment and has been recognized as the key radionuclide in the design ...
Wang Qi
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2023 A protective oxide layer forms on the material surfaces of a Nuclear Power Plant during operation due to high temperature. These oxides can host radionuclides, the activated corrosion products of fission products, resulting in decommissioning workers ...
Ayantika Banerjee +4 more
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A nodal sensitivity study of MELCOR simulation for severe accidents in a pressurized water reactor
, 2021 This paper presents a sensitivity study of nodal scheme in MELCOR simulation of severe accidents in a pressurized water reactor, with the objective to estimate the nodal effects on some in-vessel and ex-vessel processes and phenomena, including thermal ...
Nan Zhao +4 more
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