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Conceptual Design of the Transformational Challenge Reactor

B. R. Betzler, B. J. Ade, P. K. Jain, A. J. Wysocki, P. C. Chesser, W. M. Kirkland, M. S. Cetiner, A. Bergeron, F. Heidet, K. A. Terrani

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1399-1424

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.1996196

Transformational Challenge Reactor Safety Design and Radionuclide Retention Strategy

Alexander J. Huning, William M. Kirkland, Kurt A. Terrani

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1425-1441

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.1989237

Analysis of Postulated Accident Scenarios for the Transformational Challenge Reactor

Aaron Wysocki, Prashant Jain, Santosh Bhatt, Jordan Rader

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1442-1463

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2027176

Serpent and MCNP Calculations of the Energy Deposition in the Transformational Challenge Reactor

A. Talamo, A. Bergeron, S. Mohanty, S. N. P. Vegendla, F. Heidet, B. Ade, B. R. Betzler, K. Terrani

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1464-1475

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.1977078

Design Optimization of the Transformational Challenge Reactor Outlet Plenum

N. D. See, S. Cetiner, B. R. Betzler

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1476-1495

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.2011571

Coolant Channel Design for Additively Manufactured Reactor Cores

Justin Weinmeister, Casey J. Jesse, Prashant Jain, Brian J. Ade, Danny Schappel

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1496-1516

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2096999

Ordered Particle Packing in Dense TRISO/SiC Fuel Elements and Preliminary Assessment of Neutronic and Thermomechanical Characteristics

Brian J. Ade, Daniel P. Schappel, Benjamin R. Betzler, Grant W. Helmreich, Alberto Talamo, Dylan D. Richardson, Michael P. Trammel, Brian P. Jolly, Austin T. Schumacher, Kurt A. Terrani

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1517-1538

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2049995

Reactor Physics Considerations for Use of Yttrium Hydride Moderator

Brian J. Ade, Benjamin R. Betzler, Joseph R. Burns, Christopher W. Chapman, Jianwei Hu

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1539-1558

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2035157

Gradient-Informed Design Optimization of Select Nuclear Systems

John Pevey, Briana Hiscox, Austin Williams, Ondřej Chvála, Vladimir Sobes, J. Wesley Hines

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1559-1571

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.1987133

Ex-Core Thermofluidic Optimization for Transformational Challenge Reactor

Prasad Vegendla, A. Bergeron, S. Mohanty, A. Talamo, F. Heidet, B. Ade, B. R. Betzler

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 196 / Number 12 / December 2022 / Pages 1572-1580

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2123195