Analysis of explosion incidents in nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities and recommendations for their prevention
June 2024
Human society endeavors to harness nuclear energy for peaceful utilization, intertwining it with global strategies to address pressing issues such as energy demand, environmental preservation, and energy...
Advanced nuclear power engine: A brief overview of gas core reactor for space exploration
June 2023
Space travel requires propulsion with high specific impulse. Gas core reactors using plasma nuclear fuel operate at high temperature (104-105K) and theoretically produce higher specific impulses (2500-7000s)...
Conceptual design of a novel megawatt portable nuclear power system by supercritical carbon dioxide brayton cycle coupled with heat pipe cooled reactor
December 2023
In order to meet realistic requirements for flexible and reliable power supply in special scenarios such as remote areas and deep ocean exploration, a novel megawatt portable nuclear power system called...
Thermal hydraulic study of NuScale iPWR passive containment cooling behaviour during loss-of-coolant accident
June 2025
Operation of the NuScale emergency core cooling system (ECCS) was studied, with an emphasis on the crucial role of the containment vessel (CNV). Design parameters such as vessel volume were varied to...
Advanced manufacturing technologies for enhancing security in nuclear and radiological materials transport
September 2023
Advanced manufacturing technologies have transformed various industries, including nuclear security areas such as nuclear and radiological transport. This review manuscript describes the intersection...
Ensuring safety in the Air transport of radioactive materials: Regulations, methodologies, and probabilistic safety assessment
June 2024
The paper is focused on comprehensive study on air transportation of radioactive materials, covering regulations and requirements, hazard identification and proposed a methodology to apply the Probabilistic...
Review of spatial scale dispersion models (ATDMs) to simulate environmental dispersion and deposition of radionuclides and the overview of GIS coupling with dispersion models
December 2024
Estimation of the radiological consequences including the calculation of radiation doses to the exposed population requires numerical evaluation of atmospheric radioactive releases from nuclear facilities...
Advancements in the research of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor fuel via additive manufacturing techniques
March 2024
Recent advances in high-temperature gas-cooled reactor fuel research have captured the global spotlight, as modern operating contexts demand innovative responses to unprecedented challenges. This article...
Steady-state thermal fluids analysis for the HTR-PM equilibrium core
2021
The high temperature gas-cooled reactor-pebble bed module (HTR-PM), designed by the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) of Tsinghua University, is a demonstration project of nuclear...
Phenomena identification Ranking Table (PIRT) study for suppression containment of small modular reactor using new methodology
June 2023
The Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) is a significant method for analyzing the safety of nuclear reactors. It helps researchers identify important phenomena within the reactor, enabling...
Research on leakage characteristics of labyrinth seal of air turbine used for small mobile reactor
December 2025
Brayton cycle has the characteristics of safety, high efficiency and compactness, which is the primary option for the energy conversion system of small mobile reactors. The performance of the turbine...
Thermal mechanical response analysis of the first wall in laser initial confinement fusion reactors
June 2025
This paper investigates the thermo-mechanical response characteristics of the first wall of a laser initial confinement fusion reactor under periodic transient heat flux loads. The first wall of the...
Experimental research on siphon break characteristics in pool-type reactor
December 2025
In order to ensure that the core of a pool-type reactor is submerged after a loss of coolant accident, a siphon break pipeline needs to be designed to prevent the continuous loss of pool water due to...
Thermo-mechanical modeling of residual stress and filler metal optimization for SiC cladding joints
December 2025
This study employed the finite element modeling method to investigate the thermodynamic behavior of brazed joints between silicon carbide (SiC) clad tubes and five metal-based filled alloys (Ti, Ni,...
Implementation of Leak Before Break (LBB) criteria in fast spectrum reactor
December 2025
Sodium is employed as a coolant in the primary and secondary loops of fast reactors to transfer heat from the reactor and deliver it to the expander. However, handling sodium poses challenges and can...
Study on the thermal and geometrical parameters of helical coil once-through steam generator system
2021
Due to the special structure, helical coil once-through steam generators (HCOTSGs) can withstand greater thermal expansion stress, have a larger heat exchange area, and cause the secondary flow phenomenon...
24-Month long cycle fuel management research based on accident tolerant fuel
December 2024
As the installed nuclear power plants steadily increase in China, the demand for 24-month long cycle fuel management is gradually increasing as well. 18-month refueling strategy is mainly applied in...
Study on X-ray fluorescence measurement method for Fe content in secondary circuit sampling filter membranes of nuclear power plants
September 2025
The measurement of iron (Fe) content in second-loop sampling filter membranes is critical for evaluating corrosion product deposition in pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants. Traditional...
Simulation study of steam flow behavior and piping mechanical response analysis in safety valve discharge pipes with fluid-structure interaction
September 2025
This study numerically simulates the steam flow behavior and piping mechanical response within the safety valve discharge piping of a nuclear power system. A one-way Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI)...
Numerical simulation of humidification process by spray evaporation under different air pressure and temperature
September 2025
In special industrial fields, when dry compressed air enters process fluids containing radioactive substances, it often carries radioactive water vapour. To effectively solve this problem, it is necessary...
Dynamic analysis of cold end accident conditions for a space gas-cooled reactor coupled with He–Xe brayton cycle system
September 2025
Space nuclear power systems are promising for deep space missions. As the critical component of the space nuclear power system, radiators' performance significantly impacts both the cycle efficiency...
Analysis of natural circulation characteristics for pool-type fast reactor system
March 2025
In the inherent safety design of the pool-type fast reactor, when the normal heat transfer routine of the primary system is lost during accident conditions, the residual heat of the reactor core is...
Research on container for high-level radioactive waste vitrification product
September 2025
Product containers for high-level radioactive waste liquid vitrified glass are critical components for ensuring continuous and stable operation of vitrification plants. Given the substantial demand...
Hybrid burnable absorber design based on ATF and application in 24-month long cycle fuel management
March 2026
In order to meet the requirement of reactivity control for 24-month long cycle, an optimization design of burnable absorber based on accident tolerant fuel (ATF) is carried out. The design of hybrid...
Validation and sensitivity analysis of the FLEXPART model using the Kincaid experiment data
June 2025
FLEXPART, a Lagrangian particle dispersion model, is widely used in atmospheric dispersion and nuclear emergency response studies. However, a systematic sensitivity analysis of this model is still lacking....