The work completed had the following objectives: i) To compute pulse width (full width at half maximum-FWHM) of the power curves for the Three Mile Island Unit 1 Pressurized Water Reactor (TMI-1 PWR) core model in the event of a super-prompt-critical rod ejection accident (REA) at Hot Zero Power (HZP) in the central fuel assembly (Rod 7A) at both EOC and BOC for various control rod worths and d...

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand from nuclear safety research for best estimate predictions to be provided with their confidence bounds. Consequently, a deep knowledge on Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Models is needed. The present study, involved in the framework of international research of NEA-OECD, estimates confidence bounds of results of simulation and perform...

Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology this paper analyses andcompares the complete fuel cycles of current (Gen II) and future (Gen III) nuclearreactor operations in order to determine the contributions to greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions from the individual stages of the nuclear energy chains. Theresearch focused on electricity generated by European Pressurised Reactors...

During the last 40 years, many studies have been carried out to investigate the different phenomena occurring during a Severe Accident (SA) in a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Such efforts have been supported by the execution of different experimental campaigns, and the integral Phébus FP tests were probably some of the most important experiments in this field. In these tests, the degradation of a ...

Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 (ESM-1), also known as endocan, is a soluble proteoglycan expressed by the vascular endothelium, which also circulates in the bloodstream. Inflammatory cytokines and proangiogenic growth factors increase its expression, and increased serum levels have been reported in several cancer types and immunocompetent patients with sepsis. The aim of this study was to...