... (ATF) [ 7 ] and steam generator (SG) AFW performances analysis are presented to show how we carefully treat the details during the research. Design-basis event Current reactors Nuclear engineering Nuclear fuels Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Materials Security 17 10 2017...

... reactors Nuclear engineering Nuclear safety Plant operations Research reactors Plant engineering Plant modifications Plant life cycle Security Maintenance In high-temperature reactors (HTR), the uranium dioxide particles are surrounded with three layers: a pyrolytic carbon layer at first...

.... Assoc. Editor: Akos Horvath. 26 10 2017 05 04 2018 Current reactors Nuclear fuels Nuclear safety Radiation protection Materials Security Radiation science Nuclear reactor pressure vessels steels (RPVS) are the main components of pressurized water reactor, which...

... online September 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Jovica R. Riznic. 11 10 2017 03 04 2018 Nuclear engineering Nuclear safety Security Seismic probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) methodology has been established decades ago, but not until in recent years did this method become...

... manuscript received April 23, 2018; published online September 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Tomio Okawa. 30 10 2017 23 04 2018 Design-basis event Nuclear engineering Nuclear safety Plant systems Plant construction Plant components Plant structures Security As indicated...

... 13 05 2018 Nuclear safety Security Spent fuel pool (SFP) is an important radioactive source of nuclear power plants. It stores fuel assemblies removed from reactor over the years. Due to the particularity of seismic events, both SFP and its accident mitigation measures (i.e., SFP...

...Karl Waedt; Yongjian Ding; Antonio Ciriello; Xinxin Lou The generic concept of security controls, as initially deployed in the information security domain, is gradually used in other business domains, including industrial security for critical infrastructure and cybersecurity of nuclear safety...

... as part of the annual quality assurance-related refresher trainings, introductory courses for new employees, or indoctrinations of temporary staff. Gradually, security awareness trainings are also addressed on a regular basis, typically with a focus on information technology, the daily office work, test...

... to successfully and quickly recover from a security incident, while lessening the adverse effect. Therefore, protective measures, such as implementation of data diodes, are playing an essential role in defending instrumentation and control (I&C) systems. In addition, applicability of the newest forensic...

... engineering Plant modifications Plant life cycle Security Maintenance Nowadays, most of the modern nuclear power plant main control rooms are assembled with computer-based procedures (CBPs) to increase the usability and functionalities of emergency operating procedures (EOPs) by providing...

...) or one-region (1-R) computations with a simple stratified or annular flow model to predict CCFL under PWR conditions. Current reactors Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Security Copyright © 2018 by ASME 2018 2332-8983/2018/4(3)/031001/8/ $25.00 ...

... Security The production and release of hydrogen into the containment during a so-called severe accident in a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is an important safety issue for light water reactors [ 1 ]. Combustion of hydrogen may cause structural damage to the containment and may compromise its function...

... Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Security Helium-cooled pebble bed in the high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is based on the structure of packed sphere fuel balls in the reactor core. The HTGR is a representative generation IV nuclear power system due to its advanced characteristics...

... reactors Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Security Hydrogen management remains as one of the most important issues of the nuclear safety field. Several kilograms of hydrogen can be generated during a severe accident (SA) by different mechanisms in a nuclear power plant (NPP). Hydrogen reacts...

...; final manuscript received March 10, 2018; published online May 16, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Akos Horvath. 03 09 2017 10 03 2018 1 Corresponding author. Coupled codes Nuclear fuels Nuclear safety Materials Security Understanding and predicting the evolutionary behavior...

... Systems reliability Thermal hydraulics Security Systems performance The critical point of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is at p  = 7.38 MPa and T  = 30.98 °C [ 1 ]. These moderate parameters compared to those of other working fluids like water ( p  = 22.06 MPa, T  = 373.95 °C [ 1 ]) favor the use...

...; final manuscript received February 17, 2018; published online May 16, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Tomio Okawa. 26 10 2017 17 02 2018 Advanced reactors Next generation reactors Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Security During the material relocation phase of a hypothetical...

... 23 03 2018 Fuel cycle Next generation reactors Nuclear fuels Nuclear safety Research reactors Radioactive waste management Decommissioning Materials Security Figure 2 provides the κ e f f of Al dispersed fuels with 5, 10, 15, 30, and 50 vol % concentrations...

... of Honshu Island, but damage to the people's lives was mostly caused by the huge tsunami that followed the quake. Design-basis event Nuclear safety Plant operations Plant engineering Plant modifications Plant life cycle Security Maintenance 08 05 2017 02 02 2018...

... safety Small Modular Reactors Security 30 10 2017 10 01 2018 Manuscript received October 30, 2017; final manuscript received January 10, 2018; published online May 16, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Tomio Okawa. Copyright © 2018 by ASME 2018 2332-8983/2018/4(3)/031013/11/ $25.00 ...