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Thermal-Hydraulic Characteristics of TVS-K Fuel Assembly
Description of the TVS-K fuel assembly designed for operation in PWR cores is presented. Results of experimental and computational justification of...
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Parametric Study of Phenomena Influencing Secondary Hydriding During LOCA Transients
Secondary hydriding may occur during Loss of Coolant Accidents (LOCA) when nuclear fuel cladding is exposed to steam at high temperature. Indeed,...
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Preliminary Development of a Simulation Capability for Zircaloy Clad Ballooning in LOCA
Zircaloy clad is widely known to be vulnerable to ballooning and burst in a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) typical of high-temperature steam...
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Introduction
This chapter outlines the aim of the book which is to explore the relationship between new challenges posed by climate change and the continued...
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Climate Change, Global Scales and Safety
The argument of this chapter is that climate change is one change among many which currently affect the operating landscape of safety-critical...
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Liquid Scintillation Based In-Vitro Analysis of Various Radionuclides in Bioassay Samples
The chapter reviews the literature on application of Liquid Scintillation Counting for in-vitro analysis of various α and β radionuclides in bioassay...
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Radiation Environment in Particle Accelerator Facilities
Charged particle accelerators are very important tools for basic and applied research and various applications in industry and health care. In these...
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Radiation Environment in Industrial and Research Facilities
Development of new technologies using ionising radiation and its applications have increased manifold in the industry, medicine, research and...
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Radon Inhalation Dose Monitoring
The inhalation of radon, thoron, and their decay products constitutes the largest portion (approximately 55%) of the natural background radiation...
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Ionizing Radiation for Inclusive Growth
Ionizing radiation has played a pivotal role in advancing human knowledge and technology. This chapter discusses the origins and impacts of ionizing...
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Biological Retrospective Dosimetry
At low doses of radiation exposures such as below 200 mSv, no serious biological effects are expected. For regulation of radiation exposure and to...
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Materials Modifications by Radiation Technology
Radiation technology has become an integral milestone in the field of material modifications to cater various societal requisites. Radiation amended...
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Natural Radiation and Environment
Radioactivity and radionuclides have been omnipresent since the formation of the universe and are inescapable. Natural radiation encompasses various...
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Assessment of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial Ecosystem
Radioactivity in the terrestrial environment is present since time immemorial and contributed by natural radionuclides of 238U and 232Th series and...
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Beyond Dichotomies: Reflections and Takeaways
I find it fascinating how we construct our conversations and the manner in which we incorporate logos within them. And to be honest, I have been...
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Nuclear Excitation by Free Muon Capture
Several ingredients have to come together for the NEEC process to occur and to be efficient: (i) the presence of vacancies in which the capture can...
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Nuclear Isomers
It has been nearly 100 years since Otto Hahn, while searching for the precursor of actinium, realized that the newly discovered radioactive product...
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Facile Electro-Oxidation of Methanol at Pd-Au/C Nanocatalyst
In the current study, a cleaned glassy carbon (abbreviated as C) electrode was modified by the sequential electrodeposition of gold (AuNPs) and...
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Electrification of the Portuguese Railway: Life Cycle Analysis of Current Scenario and Future Decarbonization Goals
This chapter presents the first environmental life cycle impact assessment of the Portuguese conventional railway, through a LCA methodology that can...
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Can Community Energy Meet Distribution Network Operators’ Expectations to Deliver Consumer Flexibility?
Electricity demand in the United Kingdom is set to double by 2050. By the same date, the UK is committed to achieving Net Zero in its carbon...