Publications related to Light-water reactor

Neutron-Gamma Noise Measurements in a Zero-Power Reactor Using Organic Scintillators

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Oskari Ville Pakari

Noise measurements in light water reactor systems aid in generating validation data for integral point kinetic parameter predictions and generating monitoring parameters for reactor safety and safeguards. The CROCUS zero-power reactor has been used to supp ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

Intra-pin Reaction Rate Measurements in the CROCUS Experimental Reactor

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin, Oskari Ville Pakari, Thomas Jean-François Ligonnet, Tom Mager

In response to the need for validating high-fidelity deterministic neutronics solvers capable of providing pin-resolved neutron flux distributions, intra-pin reaction rates measurements were performed in the CROCUS experimental reactor. A specially designe ...

2024

Demonstration of a sparse sensor placement technique to the limited diagnostic set in a fusion power plant

Artur Perek, Lorenzo Martinelli

DEMO will have a limited diagnostic set for optimization of reactor performance, and limited diagnostic coverage due to challenging reactor conditions. This poses challenges for control, especially for detachment control which is planned to be performed wi ...

Elsevier Science Sa2024

Gamma-ray Spectroscopy in Low-Power Nuclear Research Reactors

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Oskari Ville Pakari

Gamma-ray spectroscopy is an effective technique for radioactive material characterization, routine inventory verification, nuclear safeguards, health physics, and source search scenarios. Gamma-ray spectrometers typically cannot be operated in the immedia ...

MDPI2024

Gamma noise to non-invasively monitor nuclear research reactors

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Oskari Ville Pakari, Pavel Frajtag, Tom Mager

Autonomous nuclear reactor monitoring is a key aspect of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s strategy to ensure nonproliferation treaty compliance. From the rise of small modular reactor technology, decentralized nuclear reactor fleets may strain the ...

2024

Extension of GeN-Foam to departure from nucleate boiling prediction and validation against the OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark

Carlo Fiorina, Yuhang Niu, Hao Qin

The prediction of departure from nucleate boiling (DNB) has always been a crucial aspect of thermal-hydraulic codes for the analysis of Light Water Reactors. In this paper, GeN-Foam, a multi-physics code developed based on OpenFOAM, has been enhanced to in ...

Lausanne2023

Design and operational guidelines of solar-driven catalytic conversion of CO2 and H2 to fuels

Sophia Haussener, Sha Li

Sunlight-powered catalytic conversion of CO2 and (green) H2 into fuels and chemicals via Sabatier and reverse water gas shift (RWGS) processes offers a promising solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase renewable energy utilization. The suc ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023

HighNESS conceptual design report: Volume II. The NNBAR experiment.

Davide Campi, Mina Akhyani, Xiaoxue Han, Sheng Xu

A key aim of the HighNESS project for the European Spallation Source is to enable cutting-edge particle physics experiments. This volume presents a conceptual design report for the NNBAR experiment. NNBAR would exploit a new cold lower moderator to make th ...

Ios Press2023

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Light-water reactor

Heterogeneous catalysis via light-heat dual activation: A path to the breakthrough in C1 chemistry

Neutron-Gamma Noise Measurements in a Zero-Power Reactor Using Organic Scintillators

Intra-pin Reaction Rate Measurements in the CROCUS Experimental Reactor

Demonstration of a sparse sensor placement technique to the limited diagnostic set in a fusion power plant

Gamma-ray Spectroscopy in Low-Power Nuclear Research Reactors

Gamma noise to non-invasively monitor nuclear research reactors

A holistic investigation of photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Extension of GeN-Foam to departure from nucleate boiling prediction and validation against the OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark

Design and operational guidelines of solar-driven catalytic conversion of CO2 and H2 to fuels

HighNESS conceptual design report: Volume II. The NNBAR experiment.

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Heterogeneous catalysis via light-heat dual activation: A path to the breakthrough in C1 chemistry

Intra-pin Reaction Rate Measurements in the CROCUS Experimental Reactor

Design and operational guidelines of solar-driven catalytic conversion of CO2 and H2 to fuels

Demonstration of a sparse sensor placement technique to the limited diagnostic set in a fusion power plant

HighNESS conceptual design report: Volume II. The NNBAR experiment.

Neutron-Gamma Noise Measurements in a Zero-Power Reactor Using Organic Scintillators

A holistic investigation of photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Gamma-ray Spectroscopy in Low-Power Nuclear Research Reactors

Gamma noise to non-invasively monitor nuclear research reactors

Extension of GeN-Foam to departure from nucleate boiling prediction and validation against the OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark