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Minimizing the Standard Deviation of the Thermal Load in the Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask Loading Problem

Energies, 2020
The paper assumes that, at the end of the operational period of a Spanish nuclear power plant, an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation will be used for long-term storage. Spent fuel assemblies are selected and transferred to casks for dry storage,
Joaquín Bautista-Valhondo, Lluís Batet, Manuel Mateo   +2 more
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Exploring the Potential of Zero‐Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials in Photoluminescent, Electrochemiluminescent and Electrochemical Sensors

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Zero‐dimensional carbon nanomaterials are presented as multifunctional platforms linking structure, property, and sensing performance. Surface engineering and heteroatom doping modulate electron‐transfer and luminescent behavior, enabling electrochemical, photoluminescent, and electrochemiluminescent detection. Fundamental design principles, analytical
Gustavo Martins, Jeferson Luiz Gogola, Ava Gevaerd, Cristiane Kalinke, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira, Fabio Roberto Caetano, Bruno Campos Janegitz, Márcio Fernando Bergamini, Luiz Humberto Marcolino‐Junior   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of activity resources by nomenclature of main radiation-hazardous radionuclides during the long-term management of spent nuclear fuel of the Belarusian NPP

Весці Нацыянальнай акадэміі навук Беларусі: Серыя фізіка-тэхнічных навук, 2020
The purpose of the study is calculation research of the radiation characteristics of fission products and actinides at different phases of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) management of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
J. A. Korchova, N. V. Harbachova, N. D. Kuzmina, N. V. Kulich   +3 more
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Assessment of the conditions of heat exchange in a pool of spent nuclear fuel from the account of effect of evaporation [PDF]

, 2012
Provides a model for the assessment of processes of heat transfer in the basins of excerpts of spent nuclear fuel, with various levels of flooding and the effects of evaporation. To heat flow due to surface evaporation can be significant (up to 20–30%)
Andrizhievski, A. A., Pronkevich, T. Yu., Trifonov, A. G.   +2 more
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Instant release fraction corrosion studies of commercial UO2 BWR spent nuclear fuel [PDF]

, 2017
The instant release fraction of a spent nuclear fuel is a matter of concern in the performance assessment of a deep geological repository since it increases the radiological risk.
Casas Pons, Ignasi, Martínez Torrents, Albert, Pablo Ribas, Joan de, Serrano Purroy, Daniel, Sureda, R.   +4 more
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart and Sustainable Sizing: Investigating the Sensing Behavior of Glass Fabrics Coated With Waterborne Polyurethane/Graphene Dispersions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Waterborne polyurethane/graphene formulations are developed as piezoresistive coatings on glass fabric to enable flexible strain sensing. The graphene‐enabled conductive network provides a stable electromechanical response under cyclic compression. The coating demonstrates reliable pressure‐dependent resistance changes, highlighting its potential for ...
Vishnu Vijayan Pillai, Premika Govindaraj, Sai Aditya Pradeep, Olivia Sequerth, Srikanth Pilla, Franz Konstantin Fuss, Peter Kingshott, Nishar Hameed, Nisa V Salim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monte Carlo analysis of LWR spent fuel transmutation in a fusion-fission hybrid reactor system

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2018
The aim of this paper is to determine neutronic performances of the light water reactor (LWR) spent fuel mixed with fertile thorium fuel in a FFHR.
Sümer Şahi̇n, Hacı Mehmet Şahin, Güven Tunç   +2 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calculation of dose rates due to loss-of-coolant accident in open-pool spent-fuel storage

Radiation Protection and Environment, 2018
The objective of the spent-fuel storage pool is shielding the worker and public from radiation emitted by radioactive decay in the spent fuel and providing a barrier for any radioactive release.
Amr Abdelhady
doaj   +1 more source