Generation-IV nuclear reactor systems

Nuclear Reactor Steam Generation

1. Steam Generation 1.1. General Characteristics 1.2. Circulation in Boiling Water Reactors 1.3. Steam Generation in CANDU Reactors 1.4. Steam Generators 1.5. Steam Generator for PWR and CANDU Systems 1.6. Heat Transfer 2. Steam Generator Operation 2.1. Swelling and Shrinking 2.1.1. Steady State Swelling and Shrinking 2.1.2. Transient Swelling and Shrinking 2.2. Level Control 2.3. Carryover 2.4...

Review of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems

A Technology Roadmap for Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems

Decision-support tool for assessing future nuclear reactor generation portfolios

Capital costs, fuel, operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, and electricity prices play a key role in the economics of nuclear power plants, where especially capital costs are known to be highly uncertain. Different nuclear reactor types compete economically by having either lower and less uncertain construction costs, increased efficiencies, lower and less uncertain fuel cycles and O&M costs e...

New Generation Nuclear Microprobe Systems

Over the past 20 years, the minimum probe size for nuclear microscopy has stayed around 1 micrometre. No breakthroughs in nuclear microprobe design have been forthcoming to produce dramatic improvements in spatial resolution. The difficulties of breaking the constraints that are preventing reduction of the probe size have been well recognised in the past. Over the past 5 years it has become cle...