Design study of long-life small modular sodium-cooled fast reactor
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DOI: 10.1002/er.3609
Abstract: Summary This paper presents a new design for a small modular sodium-cooled fast reactor core with an optimized lifetime and reactivity swing through the analysis of various breed-and-burn strategies and its neutronic analyses in terms… read more here.
Keywords: small modular; design; analysis; modular sodium ... See more keywords
Small modular reactors for nuclear‐renewable synergies: Prospects and impediments
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DOI: 10.1002/er.6838
Abstract: Conventional energy systems in both developed and developing economies are currently run by fossil‐fueled power plants. Many of them are ageing and are now being considered for the replacement to reduce the carbon intensity in… read more here.
Keywords: energy; small modular; nuclear renewable; power ... See more keywords
Research on the application of burnable poison ZrB2 and Gd2O3 in a small modular lead-based thermal reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.09.012
Abstract: Abstract A lead-based reactor with thermal or epithermal spectra is considered to be a good choice for small modular reactors design. Beside the safe and better thermal property of lead coolant it also takes the… read more here.
Keywords: poison; lead based; small modular; burnable poison ... See more keywords
Rod bundle thermal-hydraulics experiment with water and water-Al2O3 nanofluid for small modular reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2020.107870
Abstract: Abstract This study offers state-of-the-art rod bundle facility development and testing with modified coolant, with the prospects and challenges for the small modular reactor (SMR). The thermal-hydraulics characteristics of a 3 × 3 square array… read more here.
Keywords: rod bundle; water; modular reactor; thermal hydraulics ... See more keywords
A comparative study of alternative power cycles for small modular reactors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114734
Abstract: Abstract To combat safety concerns and poor economics, research and commercialization of new nuclear power plants has focused on the development of small modular reactors. NuScale Power has developed a small modular reactor design based… read more here.
Keywords: small modular; modular reactors; comparative study; power ... See more keywords
Load following of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) by cogeneration of hydrogen: A techno-economic analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.01.041
Abstract: Load following is the possibility for a power plant to adjust its power output according to the demand and electricity price fluctuation throughout the day. In nuclear power plants, the adjustment is usually done by… read more here.
Keywords: small modular; load following; hydrogen; techno economic ... See more keywords
Risk and regulatory considerations for small modular reactor emergency planning zones based on passive decontamination potential
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.173
Abstract: Abstract It has been argued that risk and performance-based approaches to licensing would be appropriate for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) because their risk profiles differ from large-scale reactors. This is based on several factors including… read more here.
Keywords: surry smr; risk; ap1000 surry; small modular ... See more keywords
Flow characteristics in the containment cooling pools of small modular reactors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.12.136
Abstract: Abstract Some small modular reactors' containments are placed in the pools for long term cooling. The flow and temperature distribution in the cooling pool are of great importance for heat removal from the containment. In… read more here.
Keywords: characteristics containment; flow characteristics; modular reactors; containment cooling ... See more keywords
Indefinite sustainability of passive residual heat removal system of small modular reactor using dry air cooling tower
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DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2019.11.003
Abstract: Abstract The small modular reactors (SMRs) of the integrated pressurized water reactor (IPWR) type have been widely developed owing to their enhanced safety features. The SMR-IPWR adopts passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) to extract… read more here.
Keywords: small modular; passive residual; heat removal; prhrs ... See more keywords
The prospects of small modular reactors in Southeast Asia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.03.010
Abstract: Abstract The size of a nuclear reactor has increased from below 300 MWe to more than 1000 MWe to achieve better economies of scale since the 1950s. Across the 1970s and 1980s, severe nuclear accidents,… read more here.
Keywords: small modular; prospects small; modular reactors; energy ... See more keywords
Neutronic simulation of CAREM-25 small modular reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.05.016
Abstract: Abstract CAREM is an Argentine project aimed to achieve the development, design and construction of an innovative small and integrated nuclear power plant. Some of the unique characteristics of CAREM-25 are integrated primary cooling system,… read more here.
Keywords: small modular; carem small; carem; neutronic simulation ... See more keywords