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Proceedings Papers
10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 4
Nuclear Engineering and Technology Advances
Application of Nuclear Energy for Seawater Desalination: Design Concepts of Nuclear Desalination Plants
ICONE 2002; 15-22https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22071
Topics:
Design
,
Nuclear power
,
Seawater
,
Nuclear reactors
,
Feedwater
,
Heat
,
Cooling
,
Economic analysis
,
Electric power generation
,
Energy consumption
Progress in Development of a Low Energy Reaction Cell for Distributed Power Applications
ICONE 2002; 31-37https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22148
Topics:
Cold fusion
,
Design
,
Electrodes
,
Electrolytes
,
Electrons
,
Lithium
,
Metallic films
,
Protons
,
Thin films
,
Water
Thoria-Based Cermet Nuclear Fuel: Cermet Fabrication and Behavior Estimates
ICONE 2002; 59-67https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22317
Topics:
Cermets
,
Manufacturing
,
Nuclear fuels
,
Fuels
,
Nuclear fuel cycle
,
Temperature
,
Zirconium
,
Ceramics
,
Compacting
,
Cycles
Thoria-Based Cermet Nuclear Fuel: Sintered Microsphere Fabrication by Spray Drying
ICONE 2002; 111-118https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22445
Topics:
Cermets
,
Drying
,
Manufacturing
,
Nuclear fuels
,
Sprays
,
Slurries
,
Ball milling
,
Particle size
,
Viscosity
,
Ceramics
Conceptual Analysis of the Thermo-Hydraulic Characteristics of Fission Electric Cell Reactors
ICONE 2002; 133-140https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22539
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
ICONE 2002; 141-149https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22542
Topics:
Algorithms
,
Thermal equilibrium
,
Heat flux
,
Sensors
,
Heat conduction
,
Thermal diffusivity
,
Computer software
,
Data acquisition
,
Errors
,
Heat
Isotope Enrichment by Laser Stimulation Causing Condensation Repression
ICONE 2002; 157-163https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22606
Topics:
Condensation
,
Isotope separation
,
Lasers
,
Sulfur
,
Annulus
,
Excitation
,
Fourier transforms
,
Isotopes
,
Laser beams
,
Pressure
Preliminary Analysis of the BASALA-H Experimental Programme
ICONE 2002; 171-185https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22634
Topics:
Boiling water reactors
,
Design
,
Fuels
,
Physics
,
Pins (Engineering)
,
Safety
,
Teams
Power Production in ADS With Natural Uranium as Nuclear Fuel
ICONE 2002; 223-225https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22667
Topics:
Energy generation
,
Nuclear fuels
,
Uranium
Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Spent Fuel and Radwaste Management
The Effect of the Hydrogen to Heavy Metal Ratio (H/HM) on Reactivity and Discharge Isotopics of Homogeneous Thoria-Urania Fuel
ICONE 2002; 251-257https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22070
Topics:
Fuels
,
Heavy metals
,
Hydrogen
,
Uranium
,
Neutrons
,
Density
,
Coolants
,
Hardening
,
Manufacturing
,
Nuclear fission
Mixed Reload Design Using MOX and UOX Fuel Assemblies
ICONE 2002; 287-290https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22143
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
ICONE 2002; 291-296https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22153
Topics:
Creep
,
Rupture
,
Storage
,
Tubing
,
Stress
,
Alloys
,
Cladding systems (Building)
,
Corrosion
,
Failure mechanisms
,
Heat
Hot Isostatic Pressing of Ceramic Waste From Spent Nuclear Fuel
ICONE 2002; 297-303https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22199
Topics:
Ceramics
,
Hot pressing
,
Spent nuclear fuels
,
Hot isostatic presses
,
Fuels
,
Glass
,
Nuclear fission
,
Testing
,
Uranium
Thermal Analysis for Geologic Codisposal of SNF Packages
ICONE 2002; 321-329https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22390
Topics:
Thermal analysis
,
Design
,
Temperature
,
Aluminum
,
Glass
,
Spent nuclear fuels
,
Containers
,
Defense industry
,
Heat
,
Temperature profiles
Possibility of Different Fuel Cycles Usage in GT-MHR
ICONE 2002; 339-342https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22404
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
ICONE 2002; 351-358https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22456
Topics:
Fuel rods
,
Fuels
,
Pressurized water reactors
,
Storage
Development of the Concrete Cask Horizontal Transfer System
ICONE 2002; 377-382https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22495
Topics:
Concretes
,
Storage
,
Heat
,
Rails
,
Temperature
,
Spent nuclear fuels
,
Stress
,
Thermal analysis
,
Transportation systems
,
Accidents
Technology Perspectives on the Management of Spent-Resin Wastes Generated From Nuclear Power Reactor Operations
ICONE 2002; 405-412https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22573
Topics:
Nuclear reactors
,
Resins
,
Radioisotopes
,
Storage
,
Carbon
,
Half-life
,
Acceptance criteria
,
Compacting
,
Drying
,
Heavy metals
DOE’s Stewardship of Government-Owned Uranium Materials
ICONE 2002; 413-416https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22590
Topics:
Governments
,
Uranium
,
Security
,
Storage
,
Containers
,
Cycles
,
Nuclear decommissioning
,
Nuclear fuels
Receipt and Storage Issues at the TMI-2 Irradiated Fuel Storage Installation
ICONE 2002; 445-455https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22649
Topics:
Spent nuclear fuels
,
Storage
,
Drainage
,
Drying
,
Welding
,
Containers
,
Fuels
,
Hydrogen
,
Licensing
,
Nuclear fuels
Development of Thermal Analysis Capability of Dry Storage Cask for Spend Fuel Interim Storage
ICONE 2002; 463-471https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22665
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
ICONE 2002; 473-476https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22668
Topics:
Water
,
Thermal energy
,
Cycles
,
Equilibrium (Physics)
,
Nuclides
,
Spent nuclear fuels
,
Stress
Detailed Multi Canister Release Model of Radionuclides in High Level Radioactive Waste Repository Using Wavelet Galerkin Method
ICONE 2002; 485-490https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22720
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
ICONE 2002; 491-500https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22721
Topics:
Galerkin method
,
Radioisotopes
,
Wavelets
,
Diffusion (Physics)
,
Rocks
,
Water
,
Algorithms
,
Bearings
,
Failure
,
Fracture (Materials)
Codes, Standards, Regulatory Issues
An Industry Program for Managing PWSCC of Closure Head Penetrations
ICONE 2002; 523-529https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22365
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
ICONE 2002; 531-535https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22454
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
ICONE 2002; 537-543https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22472
Topics:
Design
,
Steam
,
Pipes
,
Dampers
,
Earthquakes
,
Power stations
,
Safety
,
Stress
Considerations for Probabilistic Analyses to Assess Potential Changes to Large-Break LOCA Definition for ECCS Requirements
ICONE 2002; 575-582https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22659
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
ICONE 2002; 583-590https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22673
Topics:
Combustion
,
Construction
,
Design
,
Inspection
,
Maintenance
,
Manufacturing
,
Nonmetallic materials
,
Nuclear fission
,
Optimization
,
Quality control
Main Features of ITER Vacuum Vessel and Approach to Code Application
ICONE 2002; 599-605https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22675
Topics:
Vacuum
,
Vessels
,
Reliability
,
Design
,
Manufacturing
,
Radioactive substances
,
Safety
System Based Code: Principal Concept
ICONE 2002; 627-631https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22730
Topics:
Design
,
Nuclear decommissioning
,
Nuclear industry
,
Reliability
System Based Code: Basic Structure
ICONE 2002; 633-637https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22731
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; 639-648https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22732
Topics:
Risk
,
Risk-informed in-service inspection
,
Accidents
,
Coolants
,
Inspection
,
Maintenance
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Pipes
,
Piping systems
,
Pressure
A Life-Cycle Risk-Informed Systems Structured Nuclear Code
ICONE 2002; 661-669https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22739
Topics:
Cycles
,
Risk
,
Maintenance
,
Design
,
In-service inspection
,
Engineering standards
,
ASME Standards
,
Concretes
,
Construction
,
Mechanical engineers
Student Papers
Direct Discrete Method for Neutronic Calculations
ICONE 2002; 689-698https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22014
Topics:
Boundary-value problems
,
Bridges (Structures)
,
Differential equations
,
Geometry
,
Neutrons
,
Shapes
Falling Film Evaporation in a Rectangular Channel With Different Depth
ICONE 2002; 699-704https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22066
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
ICONE 2002; 705-716https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22081
Topics:
Neutrons
,
Errors
,
Cross section (Physics)
,
Fuels
,
Neutron flux
,
Dynamics (Mechanics)
,
Graphite
,
Instrumentation
,
Nuclear power
,
Nuclear power stations
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
ICONE 2002; 769-775https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22374
Topics:
Boiling water reactors
,
Density
,
Heat flux
,
Oscillations
,
Pressure
,
Thermal hydraulics
,
Waves
,
Two-phase flow
,
Boiling
,
Condensation
Study of Controlled Condensation Implosion Events
ICONE 2002; 785-791https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22448
Topics:
Condensation
,
Boundary-value problems
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Pumps
,
Shear stress
,
Water
Neutronic Analysis for Tehran Research Reactor Upgrading
ICONE 2002; 809-812https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22551
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
ICONE 2002; 813-820https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22558
Topics:
Boiling
,
Bubbles
,
Cladding systems (Building)
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Fuels
,
Pressurized water reactors
,
Subcooling
,
Surface tension
,
Vapors
,
Diffusion (Physics)
Stability and Bifurcation Analyses of Two-Phase Flow Using a Drift Flux Model and Bifurcation Code BIFDD
ICONE 2002; 875-881https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22683
Topics:
Bifurcation
,
Stability
,
Two-phase flow
,
Boiling water reactors
,
Feedback
,
Fluid dynamics
,
Delays
,
Density
,
Modeling
,
Nonlinear differential equations
One Validation Case of the CFD Software Fluent: Part of the Development Effort of a New Reactor Analysis Tool
ICONE 2002; 913-919https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22694
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
ICONE 2002; 921-926https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22696
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; 927-934https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22699
Topics:
Wear
,
Cavitation
,
Corrosion
,
Erosion
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Kinematics
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Stainless steel
,
Steel
,
Vibration
Simeco Tests in a Melt Stratified Pool
ICONE 2002; 935-945https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22709
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
ICONE 2002; 947-951https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22722
Topics:
Engineering standards
,
Buoyancy
,
Computational fluid dynamics
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Momentum
,
Simulation
,
Slug flows
,
Temperature
,
Test facilities
Characteristics of Transient Boiling Heat Transfer
ICONE 2002; 963-966https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22741
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
ICONE 2002; 967-974https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22744
Topics:
Annulus
,
Design
,
Engineering prototypes
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Fluids
,
Preservation
,
Scaling laws (Mathematical physics)
,
Vessels
,
Water
PIV and LIF Measurements of Flow in the Vicinity of Moving Interface
ICONE 2002; 989-997https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22749
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
ICONE 2002; 999-1003https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22752
Topics:
Coolants
,
Metals
,
Accidents
,
Boiling
,
Cooling
,
Breeder reactors
,
Heat
,
Reactor vessels
,
Water
Application of Image Analysis With Noise Removal for Supercritical CO2
ICONE 2002; 1011-1016https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22755
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
ICONE 2002; 1017-1023https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22756
Topics:
Bifurcation
,
Water
,
Valves
,
Noise (Sound)
,
Numerical analysis
Experimental Feedback on Sodium Loop Decommissioning at the CEA
ICONE 2002; 1033-1037https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22764
Topics:
Feedback
,
Nuclear decommissioning
,
Sodium
,
Cutting
,
Pipes
,
Breeder reactors
,
Chain saws
,
Engineering prototypes
,
Fire risk
,
Nuclear power