Uncertainty Analysis of Method-Based Operating Event Groups Ranking by Zdenko Šimić, Benoit Zerger, Reni Banov

“…An analysis was performed on the set of the two databases from the 20 years of nuclear power plants in France and Germany. From all uncertainties the presented analysis selected ranking indexes as the most relevant for consideration. …”
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Condition Monitoring of Sensors in a NPP Using Optimized PCA by Wei Li, Minjun Peng, Yongkuo Liu, Shouyu Cheng, Nan Jiang, Hang Wang

“…An optimized principal component analysis (PCA) framework is proposed to implement condition monitoring for sensors in a nuclear power plant (NPP) in this paper. Compared with the common PCA method in previous research, the PCA method in this paper is optimized at different modeling procedures, including data preprocessing stage, modeling parameter selection stage, and fault detection and isolation stage. …”
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Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point Defects by Mazharul M. Islam, Thierry Couvant, Philippe Marcus, Boubakar Diawara

“…Modeling the growth and failure of passive oxide films formed on stainless steels is of general interest for the use of stainless steel as structural material and of special interest in the context of life time extension of light water reactors in nuclear power plants. Using the DFT+U approach, a theoretical investigation on the resistance to failure of the chromium-rich inner oxide layer formed at the surface of chromium-containing austenitic alloys (stainless steel and nickel based alloys) has been performed. …”
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The Characteristics of Seismic Response on Hard Interlayer Sites by Jie Su, Zhenghua Zhou, You Zhou, Xiaojun Li, Qing Dong, Yafei Wang, Yuping Li, Liu Chen

“…Based on the engineering geological data of a nuclear power plant site, nine engineering geological profiles were created with hard interlayers of different thicknesses. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Out-of-Plane Flexural and Shear Performance of Half Steel-Concrete Slabs by Quanquan Guo, Peiyao Zhang, Lieang Yang

“…Half steel-concrete slabs have been used in nuclear power plants and high-rise buildings as floor and roof panels. …”
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First principle investigation of Cr doping effect on the stability of NiFe2O4 by Tianhao Rui, Yulin Lan, Congyi Li, Haibin Zhang, Xiaojing Liu

“…NiFe2O4 is a key component of CRUD (corrosion-related undesirable deposits) that may severely degrade the safety and efficiency of nuclear power systems. Recent experimental studies showed that Cr impurity may affect the formation and growth of NiFe2O4-rich deposit on Cr-coated nuclear fuel, demonstrating a promising solution to inhibit the growth of CRUD. …”
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Experimental Studies of Thermal Hydraulics of Deep Eutectic Solvent Based on Choline Chloride by Myung Hyun Pyo, Siwon Seo, Jaeyoung Lee

“…Molten salt reactor (MSR) is considered a promising 4th generation nuclear power plant because of its safety and suitability for SMR (small modular reactor). …”
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Modeling of the Radiation Doses during Dismantling of RBMK-1500 Reactor Pressurized Tanks from Emergency Core Cooling System by A. Simonis, P. Poskas, A. Sirvydas, D. Grigaliuniene

“…Decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant involves multiple problems. One of them is personnel radiation safety during the performance of dismantling activities. …”
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Multi-step multivariate forecasting of transmission power in NPPs using operational and meteorological data by Jaeseok Yoo, Young-jin Oh, Nam-hyun Kim, Soo-ill Lee, Jaepil Ko

“…All kinds of power plants, including nuclear power, must notify the grid operation organization of their expected transmission power. …”
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Analysis and Implementation of Sliding Mode Controller-Based Variable Frequency Drive Using the SCADA System by Belqasem Aljafari, L. Ashok Kumar, V. Indragandhi, V. Subramaniyaswamy

“…To solve this problem, the proposed system combines a seven-level pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter for vector control of a three-phase asynchronous nonstandard induction machine used in critical applications in nuclear power plants with a sliding mode control technique that eliminates the complexity of PI tuning. …”
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‘Fission Chips’: An Activist’s View on Anti-Nuclear Activism in South Africa from the 1980s to the 21st Century by Mike Kantey

“…Evidence of the decisive role played by Eskom is presented, while we show how energy policy became implacably skewed in favour of nuclear power by means of a ‘policy-adjusted’ IRP2010, which became the unchallenged justification for the nuclear fleet. …”
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Operational Characteristics of Research and Test Benches and Installations with Heavy Liquid Metal Heat Carriers by T. A. Bokova, A. G. Meluzov, N. S. Volkov, A. R. Marov, A. V. Lviv

“…Heavy liquid metal heat carriers of nuclear power plants such as lead, eutectic lead-bismuth alloy, lead-lithium, gallium alloys differ significantly in their physicochemical properties from traditional and well-studied, widely used water, sodium, as well as liquid salt heat carriers, potassium, gases (helium, etc.).…”
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Simulation and Analysis of Small Break LOCA for AP1000 Using RELAP5-MV and Its Comparison with NOTRUMP Code by Eltayeb Yousif, Zhijian Zhang, Zhaofei Tian, Hao-ran Ju

“…Many reactor safety simulation codes for nuclear power plants (NPPs) have been developed. However, it is very important to evaluate these codes by testing different accident scenarios in actual plant conditions. …”
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Study on Release and Migration of Radionuclides under the Small Break Loss of Coolant Accident in a Marine Reactor by Zhao Fang, Zou Shuliang, Liu Zejun, Xu Tao, Xu Shoulong, Huang Yan, Feng Jinjun

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Simulation of Electromagnetic Field of a Powerful Electrical Machine by D. I. Hvalin, O. H. Kensytskyi, K. O. Kobzar

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Interaction of Cyclic Loading (Low-Cyclic Fatigue) with Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Growth Rate by Rehmat Bashir, He Xue, Rui Guo, Yueqi Bi, Muhammad Usman

“…The structural integrity analysis of nuclear power plants (NPPs) is an essential procedure since the age of NPPs is increasing constantly while the number of new NPPs is still limited. …”
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The Arab world on the verge of the energy transition: Challenges, ambitions, and limits to growth by A. O. Filonik, V. N. Baturina

“…The authors note that these countries actively experiment with all known renewable energy sources, including hydrogen-based, but at the same time, they are seeking to develop nuclear power. However, their ambitious projects do not reflect the real situation in the region as a whole, where most countries are extremely cautious in making risky, expensive decisions on energy and climate policy. …”
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A Study of the Creep-Fatigue Damage Mechanism of a P92 Welded Joint Using Nanoindentation Characterization by Zhangmin Jin, Zhihui Cai, Xuecheng Gu, Zhiqiang Wang, Yiwen Han, Ting Yu, Yuxuan Song, Zengliang Gao, Zhongrui Zheng

“…In fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, welded joints continuously experience creep-fatigue loading, which can result in premature cracking during the in-service term. …”
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International Standard Problems and Small Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (SBLOCA) by N. Aksan

“…Best-estimate thermal-hydraulic system codes are widely used to perform safety and licensing analyses of nuclear power plants and also used in the design of advance reactors. …”
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Investigation and Assessment of the CFD for Horizontal Flow in the VHTR Core by Yan Shengyuan, Jean Luc Habiyaremye, Wei Yingying, Cong Chi Tran

“…A nuclear power station using gas as a cooling medium has attracted so much attention because it offers high efficiency and greater safety. …”
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