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Physics of plutonium recycling

For nuclear utility companies that opt to reprocess spent fuel, recycle it or do both, one of the main pertinent issues is plutonium recycling.

Reactor physics Plutonium Nuclear fuel cycle Reactor physics
Published date: 8 September 2021
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Benchmark of the Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-350 MW Core Design

Helium-cooled very high-temperature gas reactors are highlighted as a key technology with the potential to improve the competitiveness of nuclear energy within the Generation IV International Forum (...

Gas-cooled reactors Reactor physics
Published date: 20 September 2021
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International review of benchmark experiments

ICSBEP, SINBAD AND IRPhEP Technical Review Group meetings, October 2021.

News brief Criticality safety Nuclear science ICSBEP IRPhEP Reactor physics …
Published date: 25 October 2021
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Expert Group on Uncertainty Analysis in Modelling (EGUAM)

The expert group provided advice to the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Reactor Systems (WPRS) on the scientific development needs (data and methods, validation experiments, scenario studies) o...

EGUAM Boiling water reactors Nuclear science Light water reactors WPRS Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Uncertainty quantification Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 27 October 2021
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Expert Group on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities (SATIF)

The Expert Group on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities (SATIF) dealt with the various aspects of the modelling and design of accelerator shield systems and radiatio...

Reactor physics Nuclear science Radiation shielding Radiation transport and shielding Reactor physics …
Published date: 19 November 2021
NEA Document
NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test BFBT Benchmark - Volume IV: Results of Phase II on Pressure Drop and Critical Power
NEA/NSC/R(2020)7

In the past decade, a large amount of effort has been made towards the direct simulation of the boiling transition (BT) for boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel bundles. This international benchmark, bas...

English Reactor physics Boiling water reactors Nuclear safety Benchmark Reactor physics …
Published date: 2 December 2021
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Nuclear science Multiphysics Radiation transport and shielding Thermal hydraulics and mechanics Reactor physics …
Published date: 7 February 2022
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International Reactor Physics Handbook Database and Analysis Tool (IDAT)

The IRPhEP Database and Analysis Tool (IDAT) was first released in 2013 and is included on the IRPhE Handbook DVD. This database and corresponding user interface allows easy access to handbook inform...

Verification and validation Information, data and knowledge management Databases Reactor physics
Published date: 17 March 2022
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Pellet-Cladding Mechanical Interaction (PCMI) Benchmark

The aim of the benchmark is to improve understanding and modelling of pellet-cladding mechanical interaction (PCMI) amongst NEA member organisations. This is achieved by comparing PCMI predictions of...

Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Light water reactors EGRFP Benchmark Reactor physics …
Published date: 23 March 2022
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IRPhE primary documentation

Collected sources of primary documentation for reactor physics benchmarks.

Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Benchmark Reactor physics …
Published date: 14 April 2022