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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Nuclear power generation"”.
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Modular Manufacture and Construction of Small Nuclear Power Generation Systems
Nuclear power is a stable, secure, low-carbon energy source; however, recent nuclear power plant projects are challenged by long build times and high construction costs, making them difficult to finance. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors smaller than 300 MWe and claim to leverage …
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Evaluation of alternative fuel cycle strategies for nuclear power generation in the 21st century
… the assumption of a growing worldwide demand for nuclear energy. It is assumed that the growth rate is about 2.1% per year up to 2053, with alternative scenarios after that date. The transuranics (TRU) stored in temporary repositories, the TRU sent to permanent repositories, the system cost and a …
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Dynamic safety assessment of FPGA-based safety critical systems with applications in nuclear power generation
… that FPGA implementations of I&C systems in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) is expected to increase significantly in the future. One issue facing FPGAs in the nuclear field is a lack of technical standards and design/review documentation. Therefore, the research program undertaken during this …
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Risky business: Moral arguments againts the Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1987 Can consent be engineered?
Risky Business: Moral Arguments Against the Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1987, Can Consent Be Engineered? asks the moral and ethical questions of assigning risk. In a democracy a fundamental principle for imposing risk is obtaining the consent of the governed. In the case of a proposed …
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Determining the optimal nuclear safety regulatory approach for South Africa's expanding nuclear power industry
… Africa is poised to expand significantly its nuclear power generation industry. Considering that the current South African nuclear safety regulatory approach is applied to regulate the operation and maintenance of one mature nuclear power plant, it is expected that significant adaptation of …
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Aurora: Lunar Surface Power Plant
… goals is to develop an incremental lunar power generation and distribution system that is evolvable to support continuous robotic/human operation and is capable of scaling to global power utilization and industrial power levels. Achieving this mission will require a deep understanding of …
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Investigation into Greedy Exhaustive Dual Binary Swaps (GEDBS) for the optimization of core configuration in pressurized water reactors
In order to promote nuclear power production as an attractive option for power generation, measures must be taken to ensure that the process is both safe and economical. One aspect of the nuclear fuel cycle that contributes significantly towards such goals is the management of the fuel. Proper fuel …
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Physics and engineering aspects of South Africa's proposed dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel
… encouraged the need to diversify electricity generation sources. Civilian use of nuclear power dates back to the 1950s. The United States of America and France are currently leading with the highest nuclear power generation in the world, generating 101 GWe and 63 GWe, respectively. Several …
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Enhancing trust in US nuclear waste management institutions
… solution has led to the accumulation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste material at nuclear power plants and former weapons manufacturing facilities. This situation poses a growing long-term public safety hazard, and it hampers the possibility of a revival of commercial …
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Technological development under global warning : roadmap of the coal generation technology
… explores the measures for the Japanese electric power utilities to meet the Kyoto Target, and the technological development of the coal thermal power generation to meet the further abatement of the carbon dioxide beyond Kyoto. To meet the Kyoto Target, the present measure by the Japanese …
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Concrete deterioration inspection system for extending the operating life of nuclear power plants
… affect the reinforced concrete structures of a nuclear power generation facility during and beyond its original design life. This task was undertaken in consideration of the feasibility of extending the life of nuclear power plants beyond their current license expiration dates. Following the …
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Using the Finite Discrete Element Method (FDEM) to Correlate Simulated Microfractures to Acoustic Emissions in Brittle Anisotropic Rock
… storage of radioactive waste created from nuclear power generation. There has been extensive research into the behaviour of anisotropic rock as failure commences at the grain scale and propagates into macroscopic fracture, enhanced by technological advances in both laboratory testing and …
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Scenario modeling for feasibility assessment of nuclear power plant construction projects
… and current experience, the economics of nuclear power have proven to be problematic for utility companies. Construction costs and schedules have proven to be highly unpredictable, with the average reactor construction project costing two to three times more than its initial budget and …
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Influence of wettability on boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux in vertical flow boiling
… can be catastrophic for system components. In nuclear power generation, the initiation of a CHF event may cause fuel damage through fuel melting or through zircaloy oxidation. CHF marks the upper limit for safe reactor operation in light-water reactor systems. The understanding of the physical …
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Economic analysis of the Virginia steam coal market
… in a nation which is turning away from oil and nuclear power generation. With the possible passage of the Clean Air Act, low sulfur central Appalachian coal may have a promising future, but only if its production can reach this new market. Prior to 1980, regulated rail tariffs gave coal …
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Elemental Effects of Fe, Mo, C, and Hf (or Nb) on Solidification Behavior, Microstructure, and Weldability of High-Cr, Ni-base Filler Metals
… weldments are commonplace practice in the nuclear power generation industry, so the Welding Repair Technology Center at the Electric Power Research Institute has been tasked with finding a solution to this dilemma. The solution that is being investigated in this thesis is the replacement of …
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The future of natural gas in China : effects of pricing reform and climate policy
… scheme, the cost of natural gas-based power generation, substitutability of fuels in final consumption, and the level of nuclear power generation in China.
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Modeling the Dynamic Response of Vertical Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Casks under Three-Dimensional Earthquake Wave Fields
Nuclear power generation has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, offering the potential for reduced carbon emissions and cleaner energy production. However, the long-term management of irradiated nuclear fuels poses a significant challenge. These materials require ongoing heat …
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Chromatographic Separation of Metals
In nuclear reprocessing, PUREX, a solvent extraction process, has long been the separation method employed for the separation of the bulk components of irradiated nuclear fuel (namely uranium and plutonium) from the fission products and other minor actinides produced during the fuel use. The …
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A new approach to neutron spectrometry with multi-element scintillators
The combined effects of the nuclear industrial renaissance, the events of 9/11, and the Fukushima disaster have had a significant impact on the research and development of radiation detection instrumentation. Notably, there is ample worldwide scientific research effort into a better understanding …
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