PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES AGAINST STATION BLACKOUT IN SELECTED PWR MODELS [PDF]
, 2021 The 2011 Fukushima accident did not prevent countries to construct new nuclear power plants (NPPs) as part of the electricity generation system. Based on the IAEA database, there are a total of 44 units of PWR type NPPs whose constructions are started ...
Susyadi, Susyadi +3 more
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The core surveillance system SCORPIO and its validation against measured pressurised-water reactor plant data [PDF]
Modeling, Identification and Control, 1987 The computerised core surveillance system SCORPIO is described. Main modules in the system arc an interactive communication system with a function keyboard and a fully graphic colour screen; a strategy generator which proposes how to operate the reactor ...
Øivind Berg +2 more
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Corrosion and Materials Degradation, 2022 The radiolysis of water is a significant cause of corrosion damage in the primary heat transport systems (PHTSs) of water-cooled, fission nuclear power reactors (BWRs, PWRs, and CANDUs) and is projected to be a significant factor in the evolution of ...
Digby D. Macdonald, George R. Engelhardt
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The reactor pressure vessel surveillance program of the Belgian nuclear power plants [PDF]
EPJ Web of ConferencesThis paper presents an overview of the Reactor Pressure Vessel surveillance program as it is applied to the seven Belgian Pressurised Water Reactors (PWR). The first part of the paper recalls the original objectives of the surveillance program, detailing
Wagemans Jan, Slosse Nicolas
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Generation IV supercritical water-cooled nuclear reactors: Realistic prospects and research program [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2019 Existing conditions make possible obtaining information that being discussed openly by wide scientific community could help outlining or even establishing the expediency of a particular area of present and future research.
Pavel L. Kirillov +1 more
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Analysis of radiation safety for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) on PWR-100 MWe type
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2018 Abstract Indonesia as an archipelago country, including big, medium and small islands is suitable to construction of Small Medium/Modular reactors. Preliminary technology assessment on various SMR has been started, indeed the SMR is grouped into Light Water Reactor, Gas Cooled Reactor, and Solid Cooled Reactor and from its site it is group into Land
P M Udiyani +3 more
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN PROPOSED SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND EXISTING POWER REACTORS WITH REGARD TO SPENT FUEL NUCLEAR MATERIAL ATTRACTIVENESS A COMPARISON BETWEEN PROPOSED SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND EXISTING POWER REACTORS WITH REGARD TO SPENT FUEL NUCLEAR M [PDF]
, 2020 The nuclear material attractiveness of used fuel from proposed small modular reactors is evaluated relative to used fuel from the existing fleet of power reactors. Irradiated fuels at several burn-ups and cooling times are considered. The methodology for
J S Choi +19 more
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Advanced Gen III PWR NPP General Operation Strategy Design Based on Function Analysis and Task Analysis Technology [PDF]
, 2017 General operation means NPP start-up and shut down operation, and it is one of the most important NPP operation manners. It is necessary to design a general operation strategy and related procedures for those advanced Gen III PWR reactor because of their
Xu Zhao, Miao Zhuang
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FACTORS LIMITING LIFE TIME OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WITH PRESSURIZED-WATER REACTORS [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of the thesis is to analyze the state of preparedness of nuclear power plants (NPP) for long term operation (LTO) based on the IAEA SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) peer review service, analysis of the most significant failures ...
Křivánek, Robert
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Evaluation of material accountancy techniques for 233Pa from thorium nuclear fuels
Nuclear Engineering and TechnologyThorium is a promising alternative to uranium as nuclear fuel with advantages such as higher abundance, lower production of long-lived transuranic elements, and potentially better proliferation resistance.
Victoria Davis +4 more
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