Computer Simulation Makes Atomic-Design of Nuclear Fuel ; Molecular Dynamic Studies of Nuclear Fuels

Recent Fukushima nuclear detonation, Chernobyl nuclear fallout, three mile island nuclear accident and atomic bomb explosion – rethinking the effects of nuclear radiations over human health

Background: The earlier Atomic Bomb explosion in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and three worth mentioning nuclear accidents - detonation at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Chernobyl nuclear fallout and an accident at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant have made us more worried about the secure exploitation of nuclear energy. The central focus of this paper is to review radiation-mediated health e...

Economics of Nuclear Fuel Cycles: Option Valuation and Neutronics Simulation of Mixed Oxide Fuels

In most studies aiming at the economic assessment of nuclear fuel cycles, a primary concern is to keep scenarios economically comparable. For Uranium Oxide (UOX) and Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuels, a traditional way to achieve this is to evaluate both fuels on the deterministic premise that the fuel will be sent to geologic disposal once spent. This methodology often leads to higher costs for cycles u...

Numerical Simulation of Transport Phenomena in Nuclear Cores

Numerical Simulation of Transport Phenomena in Nuclear Cores

Simulation in nuclear engineering design;

The development of a new system or process in nuclear field requires generally first to select structural material and coolant and identify associated critical issues, which are inherent in the design and safe operation of the system or process which has to be developed. The design of a system or process has to deal with neutronics, thermal hydraulics, mass and heat transfer, and their conseque...