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Pebble bed reactor (PBR) relying on TRISO-fueled pebbles is one of the most promising Gen-IV reactor designs because of intrinsic safety and thermal efficiency. Fuel pebbles flow through PBR's core and the identification of individual…
High-temperature gas reactors rely on TRIstructural-ISOtropic (TRISO) fuel for enhanced fission product retention. Accurate fuel characterization would improve monitoring of efficient fuel usage and accountability. We developed a new…
During the past few decades, there has been a renewed interest in advanced reactor concepts, especially the high-temperature gas-cooled and the molten salt-cooled technologies for energy production as well as hydrogen or process heat…
During irradiation, phenomena such as kernel swelling and buffer densification may impact the performance of tristructural isotropic (TRISO) particle fuel. Post-irradiation microscopy is often used to identify these irradiation-induced…
Tristructural isotropic (TRISO)-coated particle fuel is a robust nuclear fuel and determining its reliability is critical for the success of advanced nuclear technologies. However, TRISO failure probabilities are small and the associated…
Tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) fuel is currently one of the most mature fuel types for candidate advanced reactor types, namely pebble bed reactors (PBRs). In PBRs, TRISO-fueled pebbles can be re-introduced into the core several times…
Tri-Structural Isotropic (TRISO) fuel particles are a key component of next generation nuclear fuels. Using X-ray computed tomography (CT) to characterize TRISO particles is challenging because of the strong attenuation of the X-ray beam by…
Pebble bed reactors (PBRs) can improve the safety and economics of the nuclear energy production. PBRs rely on TRIstructural-ISOtropic (TRISO) fuel pebbles for enhanced fission product retention. Accurate characterization of individual fuel…
The Tristructural isotropic (TRISO)-coated particle fuel is a robust nuclear fuel proposed to be used for multiple modern nuclear technologies. Therefore, characterizing its safety is vital for the reliable operation of nuclear…
Tristructural isotropic (TRISO)-coated particle fuels undergo dimensional changes and chemical reactions during high-temperature neutron irradiation. Post-irradiation materialography helps understand processes that impact fuel performance,…
Accurate reconstruction of 2D and 3D isotope densities is a desired capability with great potential impact in applications such as evaluation and development of next-generation nuclear fuels. Neutron time-of-flight (TOF) resonance imaging…
The assumption of spherical symmetry is not justified for the vast majority of PNe. The interpretation of spatially-resolved observations cannot rely solely on the application of 1D codes, which may yield incorrect abundances determinations…
This paper provides a unique and to the best of our knowledge first-of-a-kind attempt to develop chemical processes that may contribute to the volume reduction of SMR TRISO-based fuels and aims at the eventual ability to reprocess the spent…
We discuss the problem of the optimal design of a micro-tubular fuel cell applying an inverse homogenization technique. Fuel cells are extremely clean and efficient electrochemical power generation devices, made up of a…
In order to enable investigations of the fuel flow inside unmodified injectors, we have developed a new experimental approach to measure time-resolved vibration spectra of diesel nozzles using a three dimensional laser vibrometer. The…
UZr based metallic nuclear fuel is the leading candidate for next-generation sodium-cooled fast reactors in the United States. US research reactors have been using and testing this fuel type since the 1960s and accumulated considerable…
In this work, we present a multi-fidelity, physics-informed framework for tritium fuel cycle modelling based on the open-source PathSim/PathView platform. Three complementary modelling approaches are demonstrated within a unified dynamic…
In the present work, accurate determination of single-particle ignition is focused on using high-speed optical diagnostics combined with machine learning approaches. Ignition of individual particles in a laminar flow reactor are visualized…
Understanding interfacial mass transfer during dissolution of gas in a liquid is vital for optimising large-scale carbon capture and storage operations. While the dissolution of CO2 bubbles in reservoir brine is a crucial mechanism towards…
We extend the well-studied midrapidity TRENTo initial-conditions model to three dimensions, thus facilitating (3+1)D modeling and analysis of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and LHC energies. TRENTo-3D is a fast, parametric…