Physics Features of TRU-Fueled VHTRs by Tom G. Lewis, Pavel V. Tsvetkov

“…The current waste management strategy for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) mandated by the US Congress is the disposal of high-level waste (HLW) in a geological repository at Yucca Mountain. …”
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Safety Enhancements for PHWRs Based on Macroscopic Losses of the Fukushima Accident by Sang Ho Kim, Tsuneo Futami, Soon Heung Chang, Yong Hoon Jeong

“…Considering the design of systems, the areas of weakness at the Fukushima nuclear power plants can be divided into three categories: plant protection, electricity supply, and cooling of the nuclear fuel. In this paper, focusing on these three areas, the lessons learned are proposed and applied for pressurized heavy water reactors. …”
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Global Competitiveness Potential of U.S. Nuclear Energy Technologies by T. V. Voronin

“…At the same time, as the author notes, there are still certain capacity constraints, related, in particular, to the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and the transition to cost-effective production of small modular reactors.…”
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Phosphorus-modified Zr-based metal-organic framework materials for their effective removal of thorium from aqueous solutions by Yinghao Zhuang, Shuai Sun, Kai Jia, Lei Shi, Xiangshan Yang

“…Thorium is a promising nuclear fuel; however, even a small amount in nuclear wastewater can cause significant radioactive pollution. …”
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Back-extraction of major actinides from organic phase through precipitation by Réaux-Durain, Julie, Mortada, Boushra, Bertrand, Murielle, Maynadié, Jérôme, Carboni, Michaël, Meyer, Daniel, Bourgeois, Damien

“…Recycling waste nuclear fuel through the production of mixed oxide (MOx) fuel allows for sustainable management of natural nuclear resources. …”
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Laser cutting study of zirconium alloys for nuclear decommissioning by Jae Sung Shin, Joonsoo Ock, Sungyeol Choi

“…We conducted laser cutting studies on zirconium alloys, specifically Zircaloy-2 and Zr-2.5%Nb alloy, which are used as constituent materials in the nuclear fuel channel of a pressurized heavy water reactor. …”
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International Cooperation of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM under Sanctions by Veronika I. Murina, Elena V. Zhiryaeva

“…The main competitors in the international markets of the Сorporation are identified: the natural uranium market, the uranium enrichment services market, the nuclear fuel fabrication market. An analysis of the position of the ROSATOM in selected segments of the global nuclear energy market in 2012-2022 was carried out. …”
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Methodology for risk assessment of multi-event scenarios on radioactive waste repository by Karyoung Choi, Minseok Kim, Kibeom Son, Gyunyoung Heo

“…Deep geological disposal, which is a permanent method that isolates a storage facility in rocks 200 to 1000 m deep underground, plays a role in safely disposing spent nuclear fuel to prevent excessive radioactive species from leaking out and its safety should be primarily proved. …”
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An Economic Cost Assessment on HALEU Fuels for Small Modular Reactors by Liam Carlson, Zeyun Wu, James Olson, Li (Emily) Liu

“…In this paper, the net benefit of extending an SMR’s fuel cycle by enriching uranium fuel to HALEU levels was estimated using 2017 nuclear fuel production market data with NuScale’s 160 MWt SMR design as a case study. …”
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A Precise Oxide Film Thickness Measurement Method Based on Swept Frequency and Transmission Cable Impedance Correction by Yifan Li, Qi Xiao, Lisha Peng, Songling Huang, Chaofeng Ye

“…Accurately measuring the thickness of the oxide film that accumulates on nuclear fuel assemblies is critical for maintaining nuclear power plant safety. …”
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INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN FOCUS by Y. V. Borovsky

“…The second goal is to become suppliers of nuclear fuel for multiple Russian- or Soviet-made VVER-type reactors, which are functioning or will be run in a number of countries in the region (Slovakia,CzechRepublic,Hungary,Bulgaria, andUkraine). …”
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On Some Fundamental Peculiarities of the Traveling Wave Reactor by V. D. Rusov, V. A. Tarasov, I. V. Sharph, V. N. Vashchenko, E. P. Linnik, T. N. Zelentsova, M. E. Beglaryan, S. A. Chernegenko, S. I. Kosenko, V. P. Smolyar

“…Some variants of the possible stability loss due to the so-called blow-up modes (anomalous nuclear fuel temperature and neutron flow evolution) are discussed and are found to possibly become a reason for a trivial violation of the traveling wave reactor internal safety.…”
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Deep Learning in Nuclear Industry: A Survey by Chenwei Tang, Caiyang Yu, Yi Gao, Jianming Chen, Jiaming Yang, Jiuling Lang, Chuan Liu, Ling Zhong, Zhenan He, Jiancheng Lv

“…As a high-tech strategic emerging comprehensive industry, the nuclear industry is committed to the research, production, and processing of nuclear fuel, as well as the development and utilization of nuclear energy. …”
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Measurement and Spatial Transfer of Blue Water Footprint in Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi Megalopolis——Based on MRIO Model by LYU Zhengyin, SUN Jianguang

“…To find a way to alleviate the pressure on water resources during the coordinated development of the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis,this paper calculated the blue water footprint in the megalopolis from the perspectives of production and consumption with a city-scale multi-region input-output (MRIO) model.The pattern of spatial transfer among the sectors of the region and between the region and the rest of the country was also measured.The results lead to the following conclusions:① In 2012,the blue water footprint of production in the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis was 3.383 billion m³,mainly due to the large production scale of the agriculture,forestry,animal husbandry,and fishery in Changji.In contrast,the blue water footprint of consumption was as high as 6.403 billion m³ because Urumqi and Shihezi imported a lot of blue water footprint in the primary industry (mainly from inside Xinjiang) and the tertiary industry (mainly from outside Xinjiang).② The self-sufficiency of the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis is limited.Nevertheless,the various sectors of each city are closely related to each other,and those in Shihezi are especially prominent in pulling the region's water consumption up to a high level.③ The Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis has a net import of blue water footprint from within Xinjiang that is higher than its net export to outside Xinjiang.Specifically,Urumqi achieves a net import from both inside and outside Xinjiang and has a net export only in the sectors of petroleum,coking products,and processed nuclear fuel products.In contrast,Changji,presenting itself with a net export,and Shihezi,with a net import,rely on the inflow from the primary and tertiary industries within Xinjiang on the one hand and are burdened with the demand of major agricultural provinces outside Xinjiang and the developed provinces and cities in Southeast China for agricultural and livestock products and primary industrial products on the other hand.This research can thus provide a reference for the rational allocation of water resources in the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis and the strategic arrangement for foreign trade.…”
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Cost Estimation and Efficiency Analysis of Korean CANDU Spent Fuel Disposal Alternatives in Consideration of Future Price Volatility by Sungsig Bang, Yanghon Chung, Dongphil Chun, Chulhong Kwon, Sungjun Hong

“…The results of this study provide invaluable policy data for any nation considering the construction of spent nuclear fuel repository.…”
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Understanding the affinity of Cyphos Nitrate for Zr(IV) over other metal ions present in simulated high level liquid waste compositions by Alok Rout, S. Sriram, N. Ramanathan

“…The presence of Zr(IV) in the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is an hindrance for a smooth and safe reprocessing of actinides and other fission products. …”
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Exploration of Optical Fiber and Laser Cutting Head Applications in High-Radiation Environments for Fast Reactor Spent Fuel Reprocessing by Qi Chen, Jiarong Zheng, Jia Zhou, Zhengbin Chen, Zengliang Mo, Zhi Cao, Chunwei Tang, Tianchi Li, Fang Liu, Taihong Yan, Weifang Zheng

“…This study confirms the feasibility of laser cutting technology in high-radiation environments and provides essential technical support for its application in nuclear fuel reprocessing.…”
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Engineering Design of a Mechanical Decladder for Spent Nuclear Rod-Cuts by Young-Hwan Kim, Yung-Zun Cho, Young-Soon Lee, Jin-Mok Hur

“…A practical scale mechanical decladder that can slit spent nuclear fuel rod-cuts (hulls + pellets) of several tens of kg HM/batch is being developed to supply UO2 pellets to a voloxidation process. …”
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Temperature effects on Xe bubble structure and grain boundary migration in UO2: A molecular dynamics simulation by Zhen Guo, Hui Ma, Danmin Peng, Hongwei Bao, Zhipeng Sun, Yong Xin, Jibin Zhang, Fei Ma

“…The interaction between fission gas Xe and grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline UO2 nuclear fuel is intricate at elevated temperatures. Herein, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the structural characteristics and evolution of intergranular and intragranular Xe bubbles in UO2. …”
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Scaling of fractured rock flow. Proposition of indicators for selection of DFN based flow models by Davy, Philippe, Le Goc, Romain, Darcel, Caroline, Selroos, Jan-Olof

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