Measurement of decay heat in neutron irradiated 197Au foil using whole energy absorption spectrometer
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07229-y
Abstract: In a nuclear reactor, heat generated by the decay of fission products and radioactive materials is called decay heat or decay power. For measuring decay heat from radioactive samples, bismuth germanate scintillators based whole energy… read more here.
Keywords: decay; decay heat; absorption spectrometer; energy absorption ... See more keywords
Transient performance of air-cooled condensing heat exchanger in long-term passive cooling system under decay heat load
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2016.12.033
Abstract: Abstract The transient performance of an air-cooled condensing heat exchanger in a long-term passive cooling system was evaluated under a decay heat load modeled by the ANS-73 curve. An experiment was conducted in a 1/2500-volume… read more here.
Keywords: condensing heat; decay heat; heat exchanger; cooled condensing ... See more keywords
The study of passive cooling system assisted with separate heat pipe for decay heat removal in spent fuel pool
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.08.062
Abstract: Abstract The nuclear energy plays an important role in world energy production, and the safety of nuclear power plant has drawn increasing attention as well, where the decay heat removal system is an essential part… read more here.
Keywords: cooling system; passive cooling; system; decay heat ... See more keywords
Scalable modular dynamic molten salt reactor system model with decay heat
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2020.108060
Abstract: Abstract Nodal dynamic models allow rapid reduced-order simulations of complex systems. This paper presents a publicly available system dynamic model of a molten salt reactor system with a topology of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment… read more here.
Keywords: salt reactor; system; molten salt; model ... See more keywords
Assessment of the activation induced by neutron irradiation in K-DEMO and thermal response under the decay heat
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.03.181
Abstract: Abstract The radioactivation of in-vessel components due to the fusion neutrons is an unavoidable trade-off in a tokamak reactor. We investigate the radioactivity level of nuclides and decay heat of conceptual water-cooled ceramic breeder blanket… read more here.
Keywords: decay heat; temperature; activation; demo ... See more keywords
Bayesian method and polynomial chaos expansion based inverse uncertainty quantification of spent fuel using decay heat measurements
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111158
Abstract: Abstract This work presents a new application of decay heat measurement based on the calibration and inverse uncertainty quantification (IUQ) of modeling parameters of pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel assemblies. This work (i) solves the… read more here.
Keywords: quantification; fuel; decay heat; inverse uncertainty ... See more keywords
Reliability comparison of natural convection and forced circulation configurations of a FBR thermo-siphon decay heat removal system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2020.103242
Abstract: Abstract Natural convection based passive decay heat removal systems are increasingly being deployed in the newer designs of nuclear reactors with the expectation that they enhance reliability and robustness owing to the elimination of reliance… read more here.
Keywords: reliability; thermo siphon; heat removal; decay heat ... See more keywords
Estimation of Decay Heat in Ghana Research Reactor-1 Auxiliary Components Using ORIGEN-S: A Case Study
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DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2019.1585736
Abstract: Abstract The high-enriched-uranium core of the Ghana Research Reactor-1 has been removed and replaced by low-enriched-uranium fuel. Some components of the reactor that were not transported to China as part of the Chinese take-back program… read more here.
Keywords: reactor; research reactor; decay heat; ghana research ... See more keywords
Experimental Demonstration of Decay Heat Removal by Submerged Feeders in a Full-Scale Test Facility of a Natural Circulation Boiling Water Reactor
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4042852
Abstract: Removal of decay heat with nonavailability of active systems is a safety issue especially during station blackout (SBO) in a light water reactor. Passive systems are being incorporated in the new designs of nuclear reactors… read more here.
Keywords: water reactor; natural circulation; decay heat; water ... See more keywords
Role of the Nonrotating Decay Heat Removal Blower Pressure Loss in ALLEGRO Reactor
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4045805
Abstract: ALLEGRO is a helium-cooled fast reactor, which is being developed by the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland. It will be the demonstrator of the GFR-2400-MWth Generation IV gas-cooled fast reactors. In ALLEGRO, a… read more here.
Keywords: pressure loss; blower pressure; decay heat; dhr ... See more keywords
CFD Analysis of the Passive Decay Heat Removal System of an LBE-Cooled Fast Reactor
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/4821746
Abstract: This paper presents capacity of the passive decay heat removal system (DHRS) operated under the natural circulation conditions to remove decay heat inside the main vessel of the Lead-bismuth eutectic cooled Fast Reactor (LFR). The… read more here.
Keywords: heat removal; system; decay heat; passive decay ... See more keywords