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10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering

April 14–18, 2002

Arlington, Virginia, USA

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ISBN:

0-7918-3598-7

In This Volume

Nuclear Engineering and Technology Advances (27)
Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Spent Fuel and Radwaste Management (34)
Codes, Standards, Regulatory Issues (25)
Student Papers (49)

10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 4

Nuclear Engineering and Technology Advances

Fuzzy Logic Controller Architecture for Water Level Control in Nuclear Power Plant Steam Generator (SG) Using ANFIS Training Method

Naser Vosoughi, Zahra Naseri

ICONE 2002; 1-5doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22015

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Topics: Boilers , Control equipment , Fuzzy logic , Nuclear power stations , Water , Power stations , Computer simulation , Flow (Dynamics) , Nuclear reactor steam generators , Physics

Static Converter for High Energy Utilization, Modular, Small Nuclear Power Plants

Mohamed S. El-Genk, Jean-Michel P. Tournier

ICONE 2002; 7-14doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22040

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Topics: Alkali metals , Cycles , Electricity (Physics) , Heat , Heating , Maintenance , Natural convection , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear reactors , Potassium

Application of Nuclear Energy for Seawater Desalination: Design Concepts of Nuclear Desalination Plants

R. S. Faibish, T. Konishi, M. Gasparini

ICONE 2002; 15-22doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22071

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Topics: Design , Nuclear power , Seawater , Nuclear reactors , Feedwater , Heat , Cooling , Economic analysis , Electric power generation , Energy consumption

Conceptual Analysis of Fission Fragment Magnetic Collimator Reactors

Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Theodore A. Parish

ICONE 2002; 23-29doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22089

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Topics: Nuclear fission

Progress in Development of a Low Energy Reaction Cell for Distributed Power Applications

G. H. Miley, C. Castano, A. Lipson, S. O. Kim, N. Luo

ICONE 2002; 31-37doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22148

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Topics: Cold fusion , Design , Electrodes , Electrolytes , Electrons , Lithium , Metallic films , Protons , Thin films , Water

Leasing of Nuclear Power Plants With Using Floating Technologies

Yu. N. Kuznetsov, B. A. Gabaraev, V. A. Reshetov, V. A. Moskin

ICONE 2002; 39-46doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22186

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Topics: Nuclear power stations , Construction , Seas , Transportation systems , Water , Buoyancy , Canals , Cycles , Defense industry , Heat exchangers

Thoria-Based Cermet Nuclear Fuel: Neutronics Fuel Design and Fuel Cycle Analysis

Thomas J. Downar, Sean M. McDeavitt, S. T. Revankar, A. A. Solomon, T. K. Kim

ICONE 2002; 47-57doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22305

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Topics: Cermets , Design , Fuels , Nuclear fuel cycle , Nuclear fuels , Metals , Zirconium , Cycles , Light water reactors , Nuclear energy research

Thoria-Based Cermet Nuclear Fuel: Cermet Fabrication and Behavior Estimates

Sean M. McDeavitt, T. J. Downar, A. A. Solomon, S. T. Revankar, M. C. Hash, A. S. Hebden

ICONE 2002; 59-67doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22317

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Topics: Cermets , Manufacturing , Nuclear fuels , Fuels , Nuclear fuel cycle , Temperature , Zirconium , Ceramics , Compacting , Cycles

Leap Frog and Time Step Sub-Cycle Scheme for Coupled Neutronics and Thermal-Hydraulic Codes

S. Lu

ICONE 2002; 69-81doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22350

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Topics: Cycles

Design Characteristics of Ulchin Nuclear Power Units 5&6

Deucksoo Lee, Dong-Su Kim, Young-Taik Lee, O-Keol Kwon, Jung-Cha Kim

ICONE 2002; 83-89doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22369

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Topics: Design , Nuclear power , Safety , Pressurized water reactors , Construction , Damage , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear reactor coolants , Boilers , Computer software

Methodology for Identification of the Coolant Thermalhydraulic Regimes in the Core of Nuclear Reactors

L. G. Sharaevsky, E. I. Sharaevskaya, E. D. Domashev, A. P. Arkhypov, V. N. Kolochko

ICONE 2002; 91doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22386

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Topics: Accidents , Acoustics , Algorithms , Boiling , Bubbles , Coolants , Dimensions , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuels , Heat transfer

Expert System for Diagnostics and Status Monitoring of NPP Water Chemistry Condition

M. N. Shvedova, V. G. Kritski, S. V. Zakharova, F. V. Nikolaev, V. B. Benediktov

ICONE 2002; 93-98doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22392

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Topics: Expert systems , Nuclear power stations , Water chemistry , Artificial intelligence , Analytical methods , Chemistry , Computers , Control systems , Optimization , Quality control

Conceptual Analysis of the Economic Feasibility of Fission Electric Cell Reactors

C. Morrow, G. Rochau, J. Cash, D. King

ICONE 2002; 105-110doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22436

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Topics: Nuclear fission , Fuels , Design , Energy conversion , Economic analysis , Nuclear energy research , Power stations , Project cost estimation , Surface roughness

Thoria-Based Cermet Nuclear Fuel: Sintered Microsphere Fabrication by Spray Drying

Alvin A. Solomon, Sean M. McDeavitt, V. Chandramouli, S. Anthonysamy, S. Kuchibhotla, T. J. Downar

ICONE 2002; 111-118doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22445

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Topics: Cermets , Drying , Manufacturing , Nuclear fuels , Sprays , Slurries , Ball milling , Particle size , Viscosity , Ceramics

An Overview of the Direct Energy Conversion Power Production Program

G. Rochau, J. Cash, D. King, C. Morrow, D. Seidel, S. Slutz, S. Anghaie, B. M. Smith, L. Brown, P. Tsvetkov, R. Hart, T. Parish, R. Williams, K. Jordan

ICONE 2002; 119-123doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22478

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Topics: Energy conversion , Energy generation , Nuclear fission , Electric current , Industrial research , Insulation , Magnetic fields , Magnetohydrodynamics , Nuclear energy research , Vapors

Conceptual Analysis of the Power Production of Fission Electric Cell Reactors

Donald King, Gary Rochau, Charles Morrow, Jamie Cash, David Seidel, Stephen Slutz

ICONE 2002; 125-132doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22535

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Topics: Energy generation , Nuclear fission , Design , Energy conversion , Anodes , Fuels , Inspection , Model development , Modeling , Nuclear energy research

Conceptual Analysis of the Thermo-Hydraulic Characteristics of Fission Electric Cell Reactors

C. Morrow, G. Rochau, J. Cash, D. King

ICONE 2002; 133-140doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22539

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Topics: Nuclear fission , Energy conversion , Heat transfer , Design , Temperature , Economics , Emissions , Energy budget (Physics) , Heat , Nuclear energy research

Development of a Thermal Equilibrium Prediction Algorithm

Cuauhtemoc Aviles-Ramos

ICONE 2002; 141-149doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22542

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Topics: Algorithms , Thermal equilibrium , Heat flux , Sensors , Heat conduction , Thermal diffusivity , Computer software , Data acquisition , Errors , Heat

Conceptual Analysis of Criticality Aspects of Fission Electric Cell Reactors

Jamie Cash, Gary Rochau, Donald King, Charles Morrow

ICONE 2002; 151-156doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22545

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Topics: Nuclear fission , Design , Energy conversion , Fuels , Anodes , Carnot cycle , Electric potential , Electrons , Engineering simulation , Helium

Isotope Enrichment by Laser Stimulation Causing Condensation Repression

Jay F. Kunze, K. T. S. Islam, Ernest Nieschmidt

ICONE 2002; 157-163doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22606

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Topics: Condensation , Isotope separation , Lasers , Sulfur , Annulus , Excitation , Fourier transforms , Isotopes , Laser beams , Pressure

Solution and Study of the Two-Dimensional Nodal Neutron Transport Equation

Ruben Panta Pazos, Marco Tullio de Vilhena, Eliete Biasotto Hauser

ICONE 2002; 165-169doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22611

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Topics: Neutrons , Approximation , Errors , Computation , Flux (Metallurgy) , Laplace transforms , Linear systems

Preliminary Analysis of the BASALA-H Experimental Programme

Patrick Blaise, Philippe Fougeras, Herve´ Philibert, Vale´rie Laval, Gre´gory Perret

ICONE 2002; 171-185doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22634

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Topics: Boiling water reactors , Design , Fuels , Physics , Pins (Engineering) , Safety , Teams

Mechanistic Two Stage Fission Gas Release Model

Yong-Soo Kim, Chan-Bok Lee

ICONE 2002; 187-194doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22635

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Topics: Nuclear fission , Grain boundary diffusion , Bubbles , Fuels , Boundary-value problems , Diffusion (Physics) , Diffusion processes , Grain boundaries , Performance evaluation , Resolution (Optics)

Implementation of Erbia With ZrB₂ in 17×17 Assemblies for a 4-Loop Core With a 24-Month Cycle

James E. Platte, Ernesto Pitruzzella, Youssef Shatilla, Baard Johansen

ICONE 2002; 195-204doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22648

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Topics: Cycles , Fuels , Manufacturing , Bearings , Combustion engineering , Design , Fuel rods , Physics , Temperature , Zirconium

STAR-H2: The Secure Transportable Autonomous Reactor for Hydrogen Production and Desalinization

D. C. Wade, R. Doctor, K. L. Peddicord

ICONE 2002; 205-214doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22663

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Topics: Energy sustainability , Fast neutron reactors , Hydrogen , Hydrogen production , Nuclear power

3-D Simulation of Rotary Atomized Nozzle Flow Characteristics at Low Pressure

Jingyu Ran, Li Zhang, Mingdao Xin, Lin Yang

ICONE 2002; 215-221doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22666

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Nozzles , Pressure , Simulation

Power Production in ADS With Natural Uranium as Nuclear Fuel

Boris R. Bergelson, Georgy V. Tikhomirov, Aleksander S. Gerasimov

ICONE 2002; 223-225doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22667

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Topics: Energy generation , Nuclear fuels , Uranium

Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Spent Fuel and Radwaste Management

The REBUS Experimental Programme for Burn-Up Credit

Pierre D’hondt, Klaas van der Meer, Peter Baeten, Daniel Marloye, Benoit Lance, Jacques Basselier

ICONE 2002; 227-234doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22022

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Topics: Fuels , Gamma ray spectrometry , Light water reactors , Nuclear fission , Nuclear research , Physics , Pressurized water reactors , Public utilities , Rods , Spent nuclear fuels

Development of Enriched Borated Aluminum Alloy for Basket Material of Cask for Spent Nuclear Fuel

Katsura Kajihara, Yasuhiro Aruga, Jun Shimojo, Hiroaki Taniuchi, Tsutomu Takeda, Masatosi Sasaki

ICONE 2002; 235-242doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22025

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Topics: Aluminum alloys , Spent nuclear fuels

Effect of Loading Pattern on Thermal and Shielding Performance of a Spent Fuel Cask

Mikal A. McKinnon, Judith M. Cuta, Urban P. Jenquin

ICONE 2002; 243-250doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22041

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Topics: Cladding systems (Building) , Design , Fuels , Heat , Licensing , Spent fuel storage , Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Stress , Temperature

The Effect of the Hydrogen to Heavy Metal Ratio (H/HM) on Reactivity and Discharge Isotopics of Homogeneous Thoria-Urania Fuel

Kevan D. Weaver, J. Stephen Herring

ICONE 2002; 251-257doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22070

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Topics: Fuels , Heavy metals , Hydrogen , Uranium , Neutrons , Density , Coolants , Hardening , Manufacturing , Nuclear fission

Engineered Barriers in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Shankar Ghose

ICONE 2002; 259-271doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22087

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Topics: Fluids

Gross Gamma Dose Rate Measurements for TRIGA Spent Nuclear Fuel Burnup Validation

P. L. Winston, J. W. Sterbentz

ICONE 2002; 273-280doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22138

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Topics: Spent nuclear fuels

Modeling of MOX Fuel Pellet-Clad Interaction Using ABAQUS

Richard G. Ambrosek, Robert C. Pedersen, Amanda Maple

ICONE 2002; 281-286doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22142

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Topics: Fuels , Modeling , Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Displacement , Pins (Engineering) , Temperature

Mixed Reload Design Using MOX and UOX Fuel Assemblies

J. Ramo´n Rami´rez Sa´nchez, R. T. Perry

ICONE 2002; 287-290doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22143

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Topics: Design , Fuels , Cycles , Stress , Boiling water reactors , Gadolinium , Manufacturing , Conceptual design , Neutrons , Rods

Rupture and Internal Pressurization Creep of Nb-Modified Zircalloy-4 Tubing: Application to Dry Storage Feasibility

K. K. Murty, Y. Zhou, B. Devarajan

ICONE 2002; 291-296doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22153

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Topics: Creep , Rupture , Storage , Tubing , Stress , Alloys , Cladding systems (Building) , Corrosion , Failure mechanisms , Heat

Hot Isostatic Pressing of Ceramic Waste From Spent Nuclear Fuel

Kenneth J. Bateman, Richard H. Rigg, James D. Wiest

ICONE 2002; 297-303doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22199

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Topics: Ceramics , Hot pressing , Spent nuclear fuels , Hot isostatic presses , Fuels , Glass , Nuclear fission , Testing , Uranium

Design and Process Improvements on the Waste Treatment of Angra I and Angra II Power Plants in Brazil

Cle´dola Ca´ssia Oliveira de Tello, Antoˆnio Carlos de Oliveira Barroso

ICONE 2002; 305-310doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22303

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Topics: Asphalt , Bituminous materials , Design , Licensing , Pitch (Bituminous material) , Power stations , Solidification , Storage , Transportation systems , Waste treatment

Total System Performance Assessment Model for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Potential High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain

George J. Saulnier, Jr., K. Patrick Lee, Donald A. Kalinich, S. David Sevougian, Jerry A. McNeish

ICONE 2002; 311-320doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22322

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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Environmental Protection Agency , Groundwater , Low temperature , Radiation (Physics) , Radioactive substances , Spent nuclear fuels , Uncertainty

Thermal Analysis for Geologic Codisposal of SNF Packages

Si Y. Lee

ICONE 2002; 321-329doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22390

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Topics: Thermal analysis , Design , Temperature , Aluminum , Glass , Spent nuclear fuels , Containers , Defense industry , Heat , Temperature profiles

Thermal Analysis of the One-Stage Melting Converter and Related Equipment for Vitrification of High-Level Radioactive Wastes

L. S. Pioro, I. L. Pioro, K. E. P’yanykh

ICONE 2002; 331-338doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22397

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Topics: Melting , Radioactive wastes , Thermal analysis , Vitrification

Possibility of Different Fuel Cycles Usage in GT-MHR

N. Kodochigov, Yu. Sukharev, E. Marova, N. Ponomarev-Stepnoy, E. Glushkov, P. Fomichenko, C. Ellis

ICONE 2002; 339-342doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22404

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Topics: Cycles , Fuels , Design , Rods , Stress , Accounting , Dimensions , Isotopes , Nuclear fuel cycle , Power density

Examination of Spent PWR Fuel Rods After 15 Years in Dry Storage

R. E. Einziger, H. C. Tsai, M. C. Billone, B. A. Hilton

ICONE 2002; 351-358doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22456

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Topics: Fuel rods , Fuels , Pressurized water reactors , Storage

Radial Power Profile of MOX and LEU Fuel Pellet Versus Burnup

Gray S. Chang, Robert C. Pedersen

ICONE 2002; 359-367doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22483

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Topics: Fuels , Light water reactors , Nuclear fission , Performance evaluation , Spent nuclear fuels , Weapons

Completion of Experimental Breeder Reactor-II Sodium Processing at Argonne National Laboratory

Mary D. McDermott, Charles D. Griffin, Daniel K. Baird, Carl E. Baily, John A. Michelbacher, Kenneth E. Rosenberg, S. Paul Henslee

ICONE 2002; 369-376doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22485

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Topics: Sodium

Development of the Concrete Cask Horizontal Transfer System

Mikio Sakai, Hiroaki Fujiwara, Tadatsugu Sakaya, Akira Sakai

ICONE 2002; 377-382doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22495

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Topics: Concretes , Storage , Heat , Rails , Temperature , Spent nuclear fuels , Stress , Thermal analysis , Transportation systems , Accidents

Renovation of Chemical Processing Facility for Development of Advanced Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle System in JNC

Atsushi Aoshima, Shigehiko Miyachi, Takashi Suganuma, Shinichi Nemoto

ICONE 2002; 383-387doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22512

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Topics: Building renovation , Fast neutron reactors , Nuclear fuel cycle

The Global Nuclear Futures Model: A Dynamic Simulation Tool for Energy Strategies

N. E. Bixler

ICONE 2002; 389-395doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22541

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Topics: Simulation , China , Nuclear fuel cycle , Nuclear power , Defense industry , Emissions , Materials management , Risk , Storage

Pore-Scale Simulation for Predicting Material Transport Through Porous Media

Goichi Itoh, Jinya Nakamura, Koji Kono, Tadashi Watanabe, Hirotada Ohashi, Yu Chen, Shinya Nagasaki

ICONE 2002; 397-404doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22563

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Topics: Porous materials , Simulation , Computation , Fluid dynamics , Boundary-value problems , Darcy's law , Flow (Dynamics) , Geometry , Lattice Boltzmann methods , Pressure gradient

Technology Perspectives on the Management of Spent-Resin Wastes Generated From Nuclear Power Reactor Operations

Shiv Vijayan, Makoto Kikuchi, Akihiro Komatsu

ICONE 2002; 405-412doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22573

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Topics: Nuclear reactors , Resins , Radioisotopes , Storage , Carbon , Half-life , Acceptance criteria , Compacting , Drying , Heavy metals

DOE’s Stewardship of Government-Owned Uranium Materials

J. Dale Jackson, Dale E. Donaldson

ICONE 2002; 413-416doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22590

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Topics: Governments , Uranium , Security , Storage , Containers , Cycles , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear fuels

Feasibility Study on Nitrogen-15 Enrichment and Recycling System for Innovative FR Cycle System With Nitride Fuel

Masaki Inoue, Kiyoshi Ono, Tsuna-aki Fujioka, Koji Sato, Takeo Asaga

ICONE 2002; 417-432doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22622

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Topics: Cycles , Fast neutron reactors , Fuels , Isotope separation , Manufacturing , Nitrogen , Pressure , Recycling

Collection of Spent Solid Radioactive Sources

Marie-France Robbe, Sandrine Matton, Fabrice Lamadie, Pascal Devenelle, Eric Vincon, Laurent Laloubere

ICONE 2002; 433-443doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22642

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Topics: Nuclear fuel cycle , Radioactive wastes

Receipt and Storage Issues at the TMI-2 Irradiated Fuel Storage Installation

Allan B. Christensen, Kenneth Custer, Rick Gardner, James Kaylor, James Stalnaker

ICONE 2002; 445-455doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22649

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Topics: Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Drainage , Drying , Welding , Containers , Fuels , Hydrogen , Licensing , Nuclear fuels

Restructuring the Uranium Mining Industry in Romania: Actual Situation and Prospects

P. D. Georgescu, S. T. Petrescu, T. F. Iuhas

ICONE 2002; 457-462doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22657

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Topics: Uranium mining , Uranium , Construction , Energetics , Mining , Nuclear power stations , Prospecting , Water

Development of Thermal Analysis Capability of Dry Storage Cask for Spend Fuel Interim Storage

Fu-Kuang Ko, Thomas K. S. Liang, Chung-Yu Yang

ICONE 2002; 463-471doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22665

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Topics: Fuels , Storage , Thermal analysis , Heat transfer , Radiation (Physics) , Heat conduction , Spent nuclear fuels , Cladding systems (Building) , Concretes , Convection

Cyclic Mode of Transmutation of Minor Actinides in Heavy-Water Reactor

Aleksander S. Gerasimov, Gennady V. Kiselev, Lidia A. Myrtsymova, Tamara S. Zaritskaya

ICONE 2002; 473-476doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22668

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Topics: Water , Thermal energy , Cycles , Equilibrium (Physics) , Nuclides , Spent nuclear fuels , Stress

Radiotoxicity of Actinides During Transmutation in Final Stage of Atomic Power

Aleksander S. Gerasimov, Boris R. Bergelson, Lidia A. Myrtsymova, Georgy V. Tikhomirov

ICONE 2002; 477-480doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22669

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Topics: Nuclear power , Neutron flux , Nuclides

Comparison of Decay Heat Power of Uranium, Plutonium, and Thorium Spent Fuel at Long-Term Storage

Aleksander S. Gerasimov, Boris R. Bergelson, Tamara S. Zaritskaya, Georgy V. Tikhomirov

ICONE 2002; 481-484doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22671

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Topics: Heat , Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Uranium

Detailed Multi Canister Release Model of Radionuclides in High Level Radioactive Waste Repository Using Wavelet Galerkin Method

Hesham R. Nasif, Atsushi Neyama

ICONE 2002; 485-490doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22720

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Topics: Galerkin method , Radioactive wastes , Radioisotopes , Wavelets , Polishing equipment , Rocks , Diffusion (Physics) , Glass , Hydraulic conductivity , Nuclides

Integrated Multi Path Model to Calculate Radionuclide Release From a Repository Using Wavelet Galerkin Method

Hesham R. Nasif, Atsushi Neyama

ICONE 2002; 491-500doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22721

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Topics: Galerkin method , Radioisotopes , Wavelets , Diffusion (Physics) , Rocks , Water , Algorithms , Bearings , Failure , Fracture (Materials)

Codes, Standards, Regulatory Issues

New Rules to Be Included in Codes and Standards to Represent Multiaxial Variable Amplitudes Loadings on Structures

Joseph Zarka, Habib Karaouni

ICONE 2002; 501-508doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22029

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Topics: Construction , Engineering standards , Fatigue , Fatigue analysis , Fatigue testing

Importance Analysis of In-Service Testing Components for Ulchin Unit 3

Dae-Il Kang, Kil-Yoo Kim, Jae-Joo Ha

ICONE 2002; 509-515doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22180

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Topics: In-service testing , Pumps , Valves , Evaluation methods , Failure mode and effects analysis , Safety

ECCS Operability With One or More Subsystem(s) Inoperable

Stephen R. Swantner, James D. Andrachek

ICONE 2002; 517-522doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22307

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Topics: Emergency core cooling systems

An Industry Program for Managing PWSCC of Closure Head Penetrations

Larry K. Mathews

ICONE 2002; 523-529doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22365

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Topics: Alloys , Cracking (Materials) , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Inspection , Leakage , Maintenance , Nondestructive evaluation , Nozzles , Public utilities

Regulatory Activities Related to Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles

Allen L. Hiser, Jr.

ICONE 2002; 531-535doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22454

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Topics: Cracking (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Nozzles , Reactor vessels , Pressurized water reactors , Safety , Inspection , Leakage , Regulations , Alloys

Design by Formula of Power Steam Line Equipped by Energy Dissipative Devices

F. G. Cesari, P. Battistella

ICONE 2002; 537-543doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22472

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Topics: Design , Steam , Pipes , Dampers , Earthquakes , Power stations , Safety , Stress

U.S. Industry Activities on Inspection of CRDM Penetrations

Tom Alley, Kim Kietzman, Frank Ammirato

ICONE 2002; 545-551doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22477

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Topics: Inspection , Nondestructive evaluation , Welded joints , Coolants , Cracking (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Nozzles , Nuclear industry , Pipes , Reactor vessels

Rulemaking Activities to Risk-Inform Requirements in 10 CFR Part 50

Eileen M. McKenna, Timothy A. Reed

ICONE 2002; 553-557doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22593

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Topics: Risk , Emergency core cooling systems , Inspection , Quality control , Regulations , Testing

Westinghouse Owners Group Risk-Informed Regulation Efforts: Options 2 and 3

Jason A. Brown, Robert A. Osterrieder, Robert J. Lutz, Maurice Dingler, Lewis A. Ward

ICONE 2002; 559-565doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22597

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Topics: Risk-based regulations

Incorporation of Risk Insights in the Regulatory Treatment of Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Systems, and Components

Eugene Imbro, Thomas G. Scarbrough

ICONE 2002; 567-573doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22658

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Topics: Nuclear power stations , Risk , Safety , Regulations , Design

Considerations for Probabilistic Analyses to Assess Potential Changes to Large-Break LOCA Definition for ECCS Requirements

G. Wilkowski, P. Scott, S. Rahman, D. Rudland, R. Wolterman, P. Krishnaswamy, C. Fairbanks

ICONE 2002; 575-582doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22659

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Topics: Emergency core cooling systems , Failure , Pipes , Probability , Pressure , Regulations , Acceptance criteria , Boilers , Containment buildings , Cracking (Materials)

Code of a Tokamak Fusion Energy Facility ITER

Yasuhide Asada, Kenzo Miya, Kazuhiko Hada, Eisuke Tada

ICONE 2002; 583-590doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22673

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Topics: Combustion , Construction , Design , Inspection , Maintenance , Manufacturing , Nonmetallic materials , Nuclear fission , Optimization , Quality control

New Cryogenic Steels and Design Approach for ITER Superconducting Magnet System

H. Nakajima, K. Hamada, K. Okuno, K. Hada, E. Tada

ICONE 2002; 591-598doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22674

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Topics: Design , Steel , Superconducting magnets

Main Features of ITER Vacuum Vessel and Approach to Code Application

M. Nakahira, N. Takeda, K. Hada, E. Tada, K. Miya, Y. Asada

ICONE 2002; 599-605doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22675

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Topics: Vacuum , Vessels , Reliability , Design , Manufacturing , Radioactive substances , Safety

Welding Qualification Sharing

Bruce Newton

ICONE 2002; 607-613doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22706

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Topics: Welding , Nuclear power stations

Risk and Performance Technologies: Identifying the Keys to Successful Implementation

Lynn McClain, Art Smith, Patrick O’Regan

ICONE 2002; 615-621doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22723

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Topics: Risk , Maintenance , Risk-informed in-service inspection , Design , Engineering disciplines , Nuclear industry , Pipes , Pressure vessels , Resolution (Optics) , Risk assessment

Recent Issues in Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection of Piping

Syed A. Ali, Stephen Dinsmore

ICONE 2002; 623-626doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22724

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Topics: Pipes , Risk-informed in-service inspection

System Based Code: Principal Concept

Yasuhide Asada, Masanori Tashimo, Masahiro Ueta

ICONE 2002; 627-631doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22730

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Topics: Design , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear industry , Reliability

System Based Code: Basic Structure

Yasuhide Asada, Masanori Tashimo, Masahiro Ueta

ICONE 2002; 633-637doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22731

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Topics: Design , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear industry , Reliability

Developments on Implementation of WOG Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Methodology

Cheryl L. Boggess, John F. Kolonay, Luis Ulloa Allones, Kenneth R. Balkey, Anthony Billington, Bruce A. Bishop, Richard L. Haessler, Paul R. Stevenson

ICONE 2002; 639-648doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22732

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Topics: Risk , Risk-informed in-service inspection , Accidents , Coolants , Inspection , Maintenance , Nuclear power stations , Pipes , Piping systems , Pressure

Developments on ASME Code Cases to Risk-Inform Repair/Replacement Activities in Support of Risk-Informed Regulation Initiatives

Kenneth R. Balkey, William C. Holston

ICONE 2002; 649-660doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22733

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Topics: ASME Standards , Maintenance , Risk , Risk-based regulations

A Life-Cycle Risk-Informed Systems Structured Nuclear Code

Ralph S. Hill, III

ICONE 2002; 661-669doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22739

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Topics: Cycles , Risk , Maintenance , Design , In-service inspection , Engineering standards , ASME Standards , Concretes , Construction , Mechanical engineers

Stress Corrosion Cracking and Non-Destructive Examination of Dissimilar Metal Welds and Alloy 600

Deborah A. Jackson

ICONE 2002; 671-675doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22740

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Topics: Alloys , Metals , Nondestructive evaluation , Stress corrosion cracking , Welded joints

Development of a Risk-Informed IST Program at Palisades Using Top Event Prevention

Robert A. White, David P. Blanchard

ICONE 2002; 677-684doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22758

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Topics: Risk , Safety , Testing , Pumps , Valves , Defense industry , Reliability , Trains , ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code , In-service testing

Risk-Informing: The SSC Scope of U.S. NRC Special Treatment Requirements – Treatment of Low Safety-Significant SSCs

Adrian P. Heymer

ICONE 2002; 685-688doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22788

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Topics: Industrial controls , Risk , Safety , Risk-based regulations

Student Papers

Direct Discrete Method for Neutronic Calculations

Naser Vosoughi, Majid Shahriari, Ali Akbar Salehi

ICONE 2002; 689-698doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22014

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Bridges (Structures) , Differential equations , Geometry , Neutrons , Shapes

Falling Film Evaporation in a Rectangular Channel With Different Depth

N. Forgione, W. Ambrosini, F. Oriolo, P. Wackers

ICONE 2002; 699-704doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22066

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Topics: Evaporation , Heat , Mass transfer , Temperature , Film flow , Flat plates , Flow (Dynamics) , Water

Validation of HELIOS Neutron Cross-Section Library for RBMK Reactors Against the Data From the Critical Facility Experiments

Audrius Jasiulevicius, Bal Raj Sehgal

ICONE 2002; 705-716doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22081

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Topics: Neutrons , Errors , Cross section (Physics) , Fuels , Neutron flux , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Graphite , Instrumentation , Nuclear power , Nuclear power stations

VIPRE02 Code Assesment for CHF and Post-CHF Heat Transfer Modes in Long Tubes

Audrius Jasiulevicius, Bal Raj Sehgal

ICONE 2002; 717-726doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22082

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Topics: Critical heat flux , Heart failure , Heat transfer , Film boiling , Manufacturing , Nuclear fuels

The Effect of Numerical Diffusion on Oscillatory Flow in Two-Phase Boiling Channel

Chaiwat Muncharoen, Masanori Aritomi, Tatchai Sumitra, Takatoshi Takemoto

ICONE 2002; 727-733doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22115

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Topics: Boiling , Diffusion (Physics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Approximation , Boiling water reactors , Flow instability , Oscillations , Pressure drop

Quantifying the Metrics That Characterize Safety Culture of Three Engineered Systems

Julie Tucker, Mary Ernesti, Akira Tokuhiro

ICONE 2002; 735-742doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22146

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Topics: Risk perception , Safety

The Redistribution of Load in Bolted Gasketed Joints Subjected to Steady State Thermal Loading

Akli Nechache, Abdel-Hakim Bouzid

ICONE 2002; 743-751doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22194

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Topics: Steady state , Stress , Flanges , Temperature , Temperature effects , Design methodology , Finite element analysis , High temperature , Mechanical properties , Operating temperature

Development of Reliability Function and Failure Rate Considering Information of Censored Data

Kwang-Won Ahn, Yoonik Kim, Chang-Hyun Chung, Kil-Yoo Kim

ICONE 2002; 753-758doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22248

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Topics: Failure , Reliability , Accidents , Biomedicine , Engines , Motors , Nuclear power stations , Simulation , System failures , Valves

Use of Influence Diagrams and Fuzzy Theory to Develop Assessment Method of Organizational Influences on Component Maintenance

Yoonik Kim, Kwang-Won Ahn, Chang-Hyun Chung, Kil Yoo Kim, Joon-Eon Yang

ICONE 2002; 759-764doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22323

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Topics: Maintenance

Effect of Thermal Stratification of Coolant in a Vertical Heated Channel

Abolghasem Zare Shahneh

ICONE 2002; 765-768doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22361

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Topics: Coolants , Thermal stratification , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuels , Natural convection , Plates (structures) , Pumps , Vessels , Water

Experimental Study on Thermal-Hydraulics During Start-Up in the Natural Circulation Boiling Water Reactor Concept: Effects of System Pressure and Increasing Heat Flux on the Geysering and Density Wave Oscillation

M. Hadid Subki, Masanori Aritomi, Noriyuki Watanabe, Chaiwat Muncharoen

ICONE 2002; 769-775doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22374

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Topics: Boiling water reactors , Density , Heat flux , Oscillations , Pressure , Thermal hydraulics , Waves , Two-phase flow , Boiling , Condensation

Risk-Informed Decisions Optimization in Inspection and Maintenance

Robertas Alzbutas

ICONE 2002; 777-784doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22415

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Topics: In-service inspection , Inspection , Maintenance , Optimization , Risk , Risk-based decision making

Study of Controlled Condensation Implosion Events

Marijus Seporaitis, Raimondas Pabarcius, Kazys Almenas

ICONE 2002; 785-791doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22448

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Topics: Condensation , Boundary-value problems , Flow (Dynamics) , Pumps , Shear stress , Water

Mass/Energy Release Influence to Thermal Hydraulics of Accident Localisation System at Ignalina NPP in Case of MDBA

E. Urbonavicius, S. Rimkevicius

ICONE 2002; 793-799doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22474

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Topics: Accidents , Nuclear power stations , Thermal hydraulics , Pressure , Design , Rupture , Pumps , Stress

Uncertainty Analysis of RBMK-Related Experimental Data

Rolandas Urbonas, Algirdas Kaliatka, Mindaugas Liaukonis

ICONE 2002; 801-807doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22490

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Topics: Uncertainty analysis , Critical heat flux , Boundary-value problems , Flow instability , Heat , Simulation , Temperature , Test facilities , Uncertainty

Neutronic Analysis for Tehran Research Reactor Upgrading

Ebrahim Afshar, Alireza Shahidi

ICONE 2002; 809-812doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22551

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Topics: Circuits , Cooling , Diffusion (Physics) , Fuels , Neutron flux , Radioisotopes

Study of Mechanism of Initial Crud Formation on Fuel Cladding in Subcooled Boiling Region in PWR

Qinyang Rao, Barclay G. Jones

ICONE 2002; 813-820doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22558

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Topics: Boiling , Bubbles , Cladding systems (Building) , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuels , Pressurized water reactors , Subcooling , Surface tension , Vapors , Diffusion (Physics)

Modeling of Porous Crud Layer Based on Effects of Diffusion and Water Radiolysis on Anomalous Porous Crud Deposition on Fuel Pin Surfaces in PWRs

Hyun-Jong Joe, Barclay G. Jones

ICONE 2002; 821-828doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22602

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Topics: Diffusion (Physics) , Fuels , Modeling , Pressurized water reactors , Water

Boron Concentration Model and Effects of Boron Holdup on Axial Offset Anomaly (AOA) in PWRs

Dawei Zhou, Barclay G. Jones

ICONE 2002; 829-834doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22636

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Topics: Boron , Pressurized water reactors

Fundamental Experiments on Local Hydrogen Behaviors Under Severe Accident Conditions in a Rectangular Subcompartment of Nuclear Power Plant

Jung-Jae Lee, Un-Jang Lee, Goon-Cherl Park

ICONE 2002; 835-843doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22637

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Topics: Accidents , Containment , Hydrogen , Nuclear power stations , Sprays

Radio Active Waste Management: Underground Repository Method

Rudrapati Sandesh Kumar, Payal Shrivastava

ICONE 2002; 845-854doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22639

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Topics: Atoms , Boiling water reactors , Breeder reactors , Heat , Nuclear environmental management , Nuclear industry , Nuclear power , Nuclear power stations , Nuclides , Radioactive wastes

Bifurcation Analysis of Nuclear-Coupled Thermal Hydraulics of BWR Using BIFDD

Quan Zhou, Rizwan-Uddin

ICONE 2002; 855-862doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22680

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Topics: Bifurcation , Boiling water reactors , Thermal hydraulics , Heat conduction , Subcooling , Neutrons , Stability , Approximation , Cladding systems (Building) , Enthalpy

Thermophysical Analysis of the ADS Systems

Jiri Krepel

ICONE 2002; 863-866doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22681

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Topics: Diffusion (Physics) , Heat , Neutron flux , Neutron sources , Temperature

Simulation of Bubble Dynamics in Sub-Cooled Boiling on Fuel Clad in PWRs

Wen Wu, Barclay G. Jones

ICONE 2002; 867-874doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22682

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Topics: Boiling , Bubbles , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Fuels , Pressurized water reactors , Simulation

Stability and Bifurcation Analyses of Two-Phase Flow Using a Drift Flux Model and Bifurcation Code BIFDD

A. Dokhane, D. Hennig, R. Chawla, Rizwan-Uddin

ICONE 2002; 875-881doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22683

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Topics: Bifurcation , Stability , Two-phase flow , Boiling water reactors , Feedback , Fluid dynamics , Delays , Density , Modeling , Nonlinear differential equations

Improving the Efficiency of the Nodal Integral Method With the Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computation

Allen J. Toreja, Rizwan-Uddin

ICONE 2002; 883-890doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22684

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Topics: Computation , Convection , Diffusion (Physics) , Relaxation (Physics)

A Novel Molten Salt Reactor Concept to Implement the Multi-Step Time-Scheduled Transmutation Strategy

Gyula Csom, Sandor Feher, Mate Szieberth

ICONE 2002; 891-898doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22688

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Topics: Molten salt reactors , Fuels , Circuits , Neutron flux , Radioactive wastes , Stress

Comparison of a HCDA Numerical Simulation With the Results of the MARA 8 Test

M. F. Robbe, Y. Cariou, M. Lepareux, E. Treille

ICONE 2002; 899-911doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22690

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Topics: Accidents , Computer simulation , Countermeasures , Evacuations , Nuclear power stations , Safety

One Validation Case of the CFD Software Fluent: Part of the Development Effort of a New Reactor Analysis Tool

William A. Wieselquist

ICONE 2002; 913-919doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22694

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Computer software , Turbulence , Air flow , Gas cooled reactors , Gas flow , Generation IV reactors , Heat flux , Pipes , Uncertainty

IEC-Based Neutron Generator for Security Inspection System

Linchun Wu, George H. Miley

ICONE 2002; 921-926doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22696

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Topics: Inspection , Neutron generators , Neutrons , Security , X-rays , Explosives , Geometry , Ions , Neutron sources , Conceptual design

Rod Control Assemblies Wear Mechanisms

Damien Kaczorowski, Jean-Mary Georges, Sandrine Bec, Andre´-Bernard Vannes, Andre´ Tonck, Jean-Philippe Vernot

ICONE 2002; 927-934doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22699

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Topics: Wear , Cavitation , Corrosion , Erosion , Flow (Dynamics) , Kinematics , Nuclear power stations , Stainless steel , Steel , Vibration

Simeco Tests in a Melt Stratified Pool

A. A. Gubaidullin, B. R. Sehgal

ICONE 2002; 935-945doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22709

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Topics: Accidents , Heat , Heat transfer , Metals , Natural convection , Nuclear fission , Prandtl number , Rayleigh number , Steel , Stress

Post Test Calculation With CFX-4 of the OECD/CSNI International Standard Problem Nr.43

T. Hoehne

ICONE 2002; 947-951doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22722

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Topics: Engineering standards , Buoyancy , Computational fluid dynamics , Flow (Dynamics) , Momentum , Simulation , Slug flows , Temperature , Test facilities

New Methods of Studying Nuclear Reactor Thermohydraulics

Guanghui Su, K. Fukuda

ICONE 2002; 953-957doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22735

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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Boiling , Critical heat flux , Fuzzy neural nets , Gears , Heart failure , Nuclear reactors , Thermal hydraulics , Wavelets

Design of Material Strength Test in Lead-Bismuth Flow

Masatoshi Kondo, Koji Hata, Minoru Takahashi

ICONE 2002; 959-962doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22736

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Topics: Atomic, molecular, and chemical characteristics , Breeder reactors , Coolants , Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Heavy metals , Liquid metals , Strength (Materials)

Characteristics of Transient Boiling Heat Transfer

Wei Liu, Masanori Monde, Y. Mitsutake

ICONE 2002; 963-966doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22741

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Topics: Boiling , Heat transfer , Transients (Dynamics) , Heat conduction , Heating , Atmospheric pressure , Brass (Metal) , Carbon steel , Cooling , Copper

Scaling Methodology for the Direct ECC Bypass During LBLOCA Reflood Phase With Direct Vessel Injection System: Its Development and Validation

H. K. Cho, B. J. Yun, T. S. Kwon, C.-H. Song, G. C. Park

ICONE 2002; 967-974doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22744

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Topics: Annulus , Design , Engineering prototypes , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Preservation , Scaling laws (Mathematical physics) , Vessels , Water

Radiation Induced Surface Activity Phenomenon: 2nd Report — Radiation Induced Boiling Enhancement

Tatsuya Koga, Yasuyuki Imai, Tomoji Takamasa, Koji Okamoto, Kaichiro Mishima

ICONE 2002; 975-977doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22746

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Topics: Boiling , Critical heat flux , Metals , Radiation (Physics)

Radiation Induced Surface Activity Phenomenon: 1st Report — Surface Wettability on Metal Oxides

Yasuyuki Imai, Tatsuya Koga, Tomoji Takamasa, Koji Okamoto, Susumu Uematsu

ICONE 2002; 979-982doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22747

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Topics: Metals , Radiation (Physics)

Study on Counter-Current Flow Rewetting in Narrow-Annular Flow Passages

Naoki Sakamoto, Asanuma Hironobu, Shimamura Yosihiro, Tukudo Masanori, Yasuo Koizumi, Hiroyasu Ohtake

ICONE 2002; 983-988doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22748

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Quenching (Metalworking)

PIV and LIF Measurements of Flow in the Vicinity of Moving Interface

Jun Shimizu, Takahiro Ito, Yoshiyuki Tsuji, Yutaka Kukita

ICONE 2002; 989-997doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22749

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Water , Cylinders , Lasers , Particulate matter , Excitation , Image processing , Mechanical admittance , Resins

Study on the Interaction of Molten Metal and a Coolant

Tetsuya Kizu, Yutaka Abe, Hideki Nariai, Keiko Chitose, Kazuya Koyama

ICONE 2002; 999-1003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22752

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Topics: Coolants , Metals , Accidents , Boiling , Cooling , Breeder reactors , Heat , Reactor vessels , Water

Characterization of Individual Fission Products in Terms of Their Production and Transmutation

Hiroshi Sagara, Tadashi Yoshida, Masaki Saito

ICONE 2002; 1005-1009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22753

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Topics: Nuclear fission , Fast neutron reactors , Nuclides , Tin , Half-life , Hazards , Neutron sources , Nuclear power

Application of Image Analysis With Noise Removal for Supercritical CO2

J. Ota, K. Sakurai, K. Okamoto, H. Madarame

ICONE 2002; 1011-1016doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22755

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Topics: Noise (Sound) , Supercritical carbon dioxide , Visualization , Supercritical fluids , Errors , Forced convection , Lasers , Nuclear reactors , Thermofluids , Water

Numerical Investigation of Bifurcation in Water Column Oscillator

K. Kawamata, Y. Morimoto, K. Okamoto, H. Madarame

ICONE 2002; 1017-1023doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22756

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Topics: Bifurcation , Water , Valves , Noise (Sound) , Numerical analysis

Measurements of Bubble Rise Characteristics in Various Temperatures and Liquid Velocities

Kazuhiro Torimoto, Masanori Nishiura, Tomoe Tanaka, Tomio Okawa, Isao Kataoka

ICONE 2002; 1025-1031doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22759

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Topics: Bubbles , Temperature , Turbulence , Bubbly flow , Nuclear reactor safety , Pipes

Experimental Feedback on Sodium Loop Decommissioning at the CEA

O. Vinoche, G. Rodriguez

ICONE 2002; 1033-1037doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22764

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Topics: Feedback , Nuclear decommissioning , Sodium , Cutting , Pipes , Breeder reactors , Chain saws , Engineering prototypes , Fire risk , Nuclear power