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Creator:: Al-Kheliewi, Abdullah S.
Abstract:: A transient code (TFETC) for calculating the temperature distribution throughout the radial and axial positions of a thermionic fuel element (TFE) has been successfully developed. It accommodates the variations of temperatures, thermal power, electrical power, voltage, and current density throughout the TFE as a function of time as well as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for Privacy performance. It enhances the safety factor in the case of a loss of flow accident

Creator:: Lenhof, Renae
Abstract:: A limited scope Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) of a vented nuclear fuel system for a Generation IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Plant was performed. The goal of the study was to better understand the safety and licensing implications of vented fuel technology. A Level 1 PRA was performed to determine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study was to better understand the safety and licensing implications of vented fuel technology. A

Creator:: Jordahl, Jonathan T.
Abstract:: In the wake of nuclear accidents such as Three Mile Island Unit 2 and Fukushima, the nuclear power industry’s safety record is scrutinized. Today the main concerns lies with hydrogen production in a nuclear reactor core when the zirconium fuel cladding reacts with the water coolant during an accident, creating...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Engineering presented on September 13, 2016. Title: Cost-Benefit Analysis: Proposed Safety Upgrades to

Creator:: Riley, Thomas H.
Abstract:: This project was a proof of concept of the use of the RAVEN software, a tool developed for the Risk Informed Safety Margin Characterization (RISMC) approach, with RELAP5-3D. This novel approach combines older probabilistic and mechanistic approaches to look at how and why the complex systems of a nuclear power...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Risk Informed Safety Margin Characterization AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Thomas H

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