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Initial Safety Parameter Evaluation of a PWR Loaded with Thorium and Reprocessed Fuel

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
The once-through cycle (OTC) of nuclear fuel results in storing large quantities of high-radioactive isotopes. Alternatively, the closed cycle (CC), which involves reprocessing and reusing spent nuclear fuel, improves fuel utilization and reduces high ...
Matheus Henrique dos Santos Araújo, Graiciany de Paula Barros, Geovana Loren da Cruz, Keferson Almeida Carvalho, Vitor Silva, Andre Augusto Campagnole dos Santos   +5 more
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Spent Fuel Measurements

AbstractThis chapter describes the methods used to measure spent nuclear fuel. The first section describes the properties of typical reactor fuel: geometry, burnup, initial enrichment, and cooling time. Neutron multiplication in the assembly is discussed.
A. C. Kaplan-Trahan, A. P. Belian, M. Croce, D. C. Henzlova, P. Jansson, G. Long, G. E. McMath, J. R. Phillips, E. Rapisarda, M. A. Root, H. R. Trellue   +10 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

Development of Neutron Energy Spectral Signatures for Passive Monitoring of Spent Nuclear Fuels in Dry Cask Storage

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2018
Demand for spent nuclear fuel dry casks as an interim storage solution has increased globally and the IAEA has expressed a need for robust safeguards and verification technologies for ensuring the continuity of knowledge and the integrity of radioactive ...
Harkness Ira, Zhu Ting, Liang Yinong, Rauch Eric, Enqvist Andreas, Jordan Kelly A.   +5 more
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Determination of thermal capacity of processed sorbents from residual biomass of Chlorella Sorokiniana and duckweed Lemna Minor

Известия высших учебных заведений: Проблемы энергетики, 2019
Our article reviews the issues arising during the process of wastewater purification and utilization of spent adsorbents. We are offering different ways of utilization of spent sorbents produced  from  residual  biomass  of  Chlorella  Sorokiniana ...
E. L. Shaburov, O. V. Derevianko, A. V. Fedyukhin, Yu. A. Smyatskaya, N. A. Politaeva   +4 more
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Advanced Manufacturing of Composite‐Based Systems for Energy Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Advanced manufacturing enables the integration of polymers, ceramics, metal oxides, and composites into architected microstructures with tailored transport pathways. By coupling material selection, manufacturing strategy, and structural design, multifunctional energy systems can simultaneously improve electrochemical performance, thermal management ...
Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Dhanush Patil, Libin Yang, M. Taylor Sobczak, Anshul Kulkarni, Xiao Sun, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Tiantian Li, Ramaraja P. Ramasamy, Jason J. Locklin, Yanyu Chen, Xianqiao Wang, Arunachala Mada Kannan, Kenan Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the advantages of using nitride and carbide fuel based on reactor-grade plutonium in a new fuel assembly of APR-1400

Nuclear Engineering and Technology
The accumulation of plutonium isotopes in spent nuclear fuel from reactors worldwide presents a significant concern. Consequently, international efforts are focused on addressing and reducing existing plutonium stockpiles.
Ahmed Salah Khaliil, Ahmed Elgarayhi, A. Elhanbaly, Nassar Alnassar, Sitah Alanazi, A. Abdelghafar Galahom   +5 more
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Determination of plutonium and uranium content and burnup using six group delayed neutrons

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2019
In this study, investigation of spent fuel was performed using six group delayed neutron parameters. Three used fuels (F1, F2, and F11) which are burnt over the years in the core of Missouri University of Science and Technology Reactor (MSTR), were ...
T. Akyurek, S. Usman
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Learning‐Based Soft Robotic Grasping: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review analyzes learning‐based soft robotic grasping from a pipeline‐oriented perspective, encompassing soft gripper design, multimodal sensing, and learning‐based planning and control. It surveys key neural network architectures and benchmark datasets and identifies critical challenges such as sim‐to‐real transfer, generalization, and continual ...
Arnab Majumder, Jelizaveta Konstantinova, Graham Deacon, Kaspar Althoefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spent Fuel Safety Experiment [PDF]

, 1995
The Department of Energy is conducting an ongoing investigation of the consequences of taking fuel burnup into account in the design of spent fuel transportation packages. A series of experiments, collectively called the Spent Fuel Safety Experiment (SFSX), has been devised to provide integral benchmarks for testing computer-generated predictions of ...
Harms, G. A., Davis, F. J., Ford, J. T.
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