Pub Date : 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2383099
Kristel Ghoos, Lukas Zavorka, Joseph Tipton, Igor Remec
The Second Target Station (STS) at the Spallation Neutron Source of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is being designed to become the world’s highest peak brightness sou...
美国能源部橡树岭国家实验室的第二靶站(STS)正在设计中,它将成为世界上峰值亮度最高的中子源。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2380611
Adam Q. Lam, Richard M. Vega
We present a new method for solving the linear Boltzmann transport equation. Two commonly used and well-understood methods for solving partial differential equations are the method of characteristi...
{"title":"A Characteristics Approach to the Finite Element Method","authors":"Adam Q. Lam, Richard M. Vega","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2380611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2380611","url":null,"abstract":"We present a new method for solving the linear Boltzmann transport equation. Two commonly used and well-understood methods for solving partial differential equations are the method of characteristi...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2383110
Rafael Isayev, Natalia Pukhareva, Evgeniy Malinovskiy, Egor Korenevski, Pavel Dzhumaev
The compatibility of structural materials with lead and lead-bismuth eutectic is a significant challenge in the development of fast neutron reactors with heavy liquid-metal coolants. Liquid-metal c...
{"title":"Corrosion of EP823 Steel Cladding Under Heavy Liquid-Metal-Coolant Reactor Conditions: A Review","authors":"Rafael Isayev, Natalia Pukhareva, Evgeniy Malinovskiy, Egor Korenevski, Pavel Dzhumaev","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2383110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2383110","url":null,"abstract":"The compatibility of structural materials with lead and lead-bismuth eutectic is a significant challenge in the development of fast neutron reactors with heavy liquid-metal coolants. Liquid-metal c...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"194 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2380607
Colin A. Weaver, Christopher M. Perfetti, Michael E. Rising
A numerical code library was developed for the radiation transport code MCNP6.3 to calculate generalized response sensitivity coefficients for fixed source neutron transport problems with applicati...
{"title":"Fixed Source Sensitivity Calculations for Inertial Confinement Fusion Applications","authors":"Colin A. Weaver, Christopher M. Perfetti, Michael E. Rising","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2380607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2380607","url":null,"abstract":"A numerical code library was developed for the radiation transport code MCNP6.3 to calculate generalized response sensitivity coefficients for fixed source neutron transport problems with applicati...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2375175
Nicolas E. Stauff, Yinbin Miao, Yan Cao, Kun Mo, Ahmed Amin E. Abdelhameed, Lander Ibarra, Christopher Matthews, Emily R. Shemon
Researchers who are actively developing nuclear microreactors are planning to employ innovative designs and features using traditional commercial modeling tools that may be inadequate for their des...
{"title":"High-Fidelity Multiphysics Modeling of a Heat Pipe Microreactor Using BlueCrab","authors":"Nicolas E. Stauff, Yinbin Miao, Yan Cao, Kun Mo, Ahmed Amin E. Abdelhameed, Lander Ibarra, Christopher Matthews, Emily R. Shemon","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2375175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2375175","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers who are actively developing nuclear microreactors are planning to employ innovative designs and features using traditional commercial modeling tools that may be inadequate for their des...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s requirements for the minimization of radioactive waste, nuclear facility components need to be cut into smaller blocks and packaged in waste co...
根据国际原子能机构关于尽量减少放射性废料的要求,核设施部件需要切割成小块,并用废料箱包装。
{"title":"A Multi-Objective Optimization Design for Enhancing Space Utilization and Minimizing Cutting Time in Nuclear Facility Component Decommissioning","authors":"Wanyi Tian, Yanfei Zhang, Weiwei Chen, Junhao Zhang, Bingyu Ni, Chao Jiang","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2372516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2372516","url":null,"abstract":"According to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s requirements for the minimization of radioactive waste, nuclear facility components need to be cut into smaller blocks and packaged in waste co...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2370675
D. Ghasemabadi, H. Zaki Dizaji, M. Abdollahzadeh
This research aims to investigate and analyze the optimal beta radioisotopes for use in betavoltaic batteries, focusing on enhancing a betavoltaic battery’s performance and efficiency. We conducted...
{"title":"Investigation and Analysis of Beta Radioisotopes for Optimal Use in Betavoltaic Batteries","authors":"D. Ghasemabadi, H. Zaki Dizaji, M. Abdollahzadeh","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2370675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2370675","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims to investigate and analyze the optimal beta radioisotopes for use in betavoltaic batteries, focusing on enhancing a betavoltaic battery’s performance and efficiency. We conducted...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2375174
Hossam H. Abdellatif, David Arcilesi
The innovative design of the AP1000 power plant has various layers of passive safety systems aiming to enhance reactor safety during normal and transient conditions. The passive containment cooling...
{"title":"Numerical Investigation of Air Natural Convection in the AP1000 Passive Containment Cooling System Following LBLOCA Using ANSYS FLUENT","authors":"Hossam H. Abdellatif, David Arcilesi","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2375174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2375174","url":null,"abstract":"The innovative design of the AP1000 power plant has various layers of passive safety systems aiming to enhance reactor safety during normal and transient conditions. The passive containment cooling...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2372515
Andy Rivas, Gregory Kyriakos Delipei, Jason Hou
Advanced reactor designers are looking to maximize the system capacity factor to make advanced reactors more economically competitive and meet the projected energy demand. To achieve this goal, we ...
{"title":"A System Predictive Maintenance Framework for Advanced Reactors Using a Data-Driven Digital Twin","authors":"Andy Rivas, Gregory Kyriakos Delipei, Jason Hou","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2372515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2372515","url":null,"abstract":"Advanced reactor designers are looking to maximize the system capacity factor to make advanced reactors more economically competitive and meet the projected energy demand. To achieve this goal, we ...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"188 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141968747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-31DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2024.2372513
Xiangyun Zhou, Shixiang Hu, Weiding Zhuo, Long Wang, De’An Sun, Luqiang He, You Gao, Xiayang Zhang
Temperature distribution plays a crucial role in the safety performance assessment and thermal dimensioning design in a deep geological repository for disposing high-level waste. In this study, a t...
{"title":"Analytical Prediction of Temperature Distribution in a Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository","authors":"Xiangyun Zhou, Shixiang Hu, Weiding Zhuo, Long Wang, De’An Sun, Luqiang He, You Gao, Xiayang Zhang","doi":"10.1080/00295639.2024.2372513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2372513","url":null,"abstract":"Temperature distribution plays a crucial role in the safety performance assessment and thermal dimensioning design in a deep geological repository for disposing high-level waste. In this study, a t...","PeriodicalId":19436,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Engineering","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}