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Large eddy simulation of particulate flow inside a differentially heated cavity

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In nuclear safety, some severe accident scenarios lead to the presence of fission products in aerosol form in the closed containment atmosphere. It is important to understand the particle depletion process to estimate the risk of a release of radioactivity ...

Elsevier2014

Gamma-ray spectrometric measurements of fission rate ratios between fresh and burnt fuel following irradiation in a zero-power reactor

Rakesh Chawla

The gamma-ray activity from short-lived fission products has been measured in fresh and burnt UO2 fuel samples after irradiation in a zero-power reactor. For the first time, short-lived gamma-ray activity from fresh and burnt fuel has been compared and fre ...

Elsevier2013

Experimental Validation of 3-D Reconstructed Pin Power Distributions in Full-Scale BWR Fuel Assemblies with Partial-Length Rods

Rakesh Chawla

Total fission rate measurements have been performed on full-size boiling water reactor fuel assemblies of type SVEA-96 Optima2 in the framework of phase III of the light water reactor (LWR)PROTEUS experimental program at Paul Scherrer Institute. This paper ...

Amer Nuclear Soc2013

Analysis of the FEBEX multi-barrier system including thermo-plasticity of unsaturated bentonite

Lyesse Laloui, Bertrand François, Fabrice Dupray

Deep geological repository involving a multi-barrier system constitutes one of the most promising options for isolating high-level radioactive waste from the human environment. In order to certify the efficiency of waste isolation it is essential to unders ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013