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When Cities Go Nuclear: Exploring the Applications of Nuclear Batteries Toward Energy Transformation

Urban Science
Global society faces the pressing question of how to eliminate reliance on fossil fuels while meeting increasing energy demand. In comparison to solar and wind energy, nuclear power has been largely ignored in urban studies research.
Sanjana Paul, Mikita Klimenka, Fabio Duarte, Carmen Crawford, Claire Gorman, Carlo Ratti, Jacopo Buongiorno   +6 more
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Simulating Collaboration in Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Cybersecurity with Agent-Based Models

Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy
This study proposes methods of computer simulation to study and optimize the cybersecurity of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs). SMRs hold the potential to help build a clean and sustainable power grid but will struggle to gain widespread adoption ...
Michael B. Zamperini, Diana J. Schwerha
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Advanced Nuclear Reactors—Challenges Related to the Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Energies
Nuclear energy can help stop climate change by generating large amounts of emission-free electricity. Nuclear reactor designs are continually being developed to be more fuel efficient, safer, easier to construct, and to produce less nuclear waste.
Katarzyna Kiegiel, Tomasz Smoliński, Irena Herdzik-Koniecko   +2 more
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Emerging Issues of Corrosion in Nuclear Power Plants: The Case of Small Modular Reactors

Energies
There has been increasing interest in deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) due to their simplicity, enhanced safety features, and economic advantages, which may facilitate the transition from coal to nuclear energy.
Dagmara Chmielewska-Śmietanko, Bożena Sartowska   +1 more
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Study of the impact of load-following operation on light water reactor fuel performance using the TRANSURANUS code

Frontiers in Energy Research
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are gaining popularity due to several economic and safety benefits, along with their desirable load-following capability, which allows them to complement intermittent renewable energy sources.
Vikram Rathore, Paul Blair, Gustav Robertson, Martin Jonson, Peter Andersson   +4 more
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Small modular nuclear reactors: A pathway to cost savings and environmental progress in SAGD operations

Next Energy
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) offer a promising option for environmentally friendly bitumen recovery operations. The extraction of oil sands in Western Canada is vital for the economy, but traditional methods like Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (
Samaneh Ashoori, Ian D. Gates
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How national nuclear energy plans frame small modular reactors (SMRs): evidence from natural language processing of global policy documents

Environmental Research Letters
Conventional nuclear power plants continue to face persistent challenges related to public safety perceptions, siting constraints, and water requirements, particularly in or near urban areas.
Daein Kang, John D Kim, Moe Kyaw Thu, Brian Y An   +3 more
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Coordinated control of the World's first multi-modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor power plant HTR-PM

Nuclear Engineering and Technology
The modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor (mHTGR) adopts helium as coolant, graphite as moderator and structural material, and TRISO particle-based fuel elements.
Di Jiang, Zhe Dong, Yunlong Zhu, Hui Yu, Xiaojin Huang   +4 more
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Carburization Kinetics of Zircalloy-4 and Its Implication for Small Modular Reactor Performance. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2022
Kardoulaki E, Abdul-Jabbar N, Byler D, Hassan MM, Mann S, Coons T, White J.   +6 more
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The role of small modular reactors (SMRs) in achieving Net-Zero emissions by an approach to climate actions

Nuclear Engineering and Technology
As the energy sector is a major driver of atmospheric change, the solution to reduce CO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels, including oil and coal, is sought in nuclear energy.
Yun Il Kim, Tae Ho Woo
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