ANS / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering

Proposed Enhancements to the Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulatory Framework for Seismic Hazard Design at NRC-Regulated Nuclear Power Plants

John Stamatakos, Biswajit Dasgupta, Osvaldo Pensado, Nilesh Chokshi, Robert Budnitz, M. K. Ravindra

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2743-2750

PSA 2021 Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2158701

A Method for Backward Failure Propagation in Conceptual System Design

Ali Mansoor, Xiaoxu Diao, Carol Smidts

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2751-2777

PSA 2021 Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2196937

A Pragmatic Approach to Update Support Studies and Human Reliability Analyses for a PSA Model

Claudia Picoco, Valentin Rychkov

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2778-2786

PSA 2021 Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2196227

Hybrid Variable Selection for Estimating Nominal HEPs and PIF Multipliers for Digital Control Rooms

Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2787-2799

PSA 2021 Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2118481

Discrete-Time Bayesian Networks Applied to Flexible Coping Strategies of Nuclear Power Plant Systems

Elvan Sahin, Victor C. Leite, Kyung M. Kim, Nick Burns, Juliana Pacheco Duarte

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2800-2817

PSA 2021 Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2151300

Sensitivity Analysis of Effectiveness of FLEX Strategies Using a CDF-Based Importance Measure Under Accident Conditions

Asad Ullah Amin Shah, Junyung Kim, Robby Christian, Hyun Gook Kang

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2818-2829

PSA 2021 Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2194460

Establishment of Control Room Habitability Analysis Methodology Postulating the Event of Pressurized Tank/System of Hazardous Gas Release

Anjun Jiao, David Ricks, Thomas Remick, Brian J. Hansen

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2830-2839

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2171274

Concept Descriptions for the VTR Rabbit System and Driver Fuel Test Assemblies

Sean M. McDeavitt, David Wootan, Mark Kimber, Karen Vierow Kirkland, Luis H. Ortega, Delia Perez-Nunez, Pavel Tsvetkov, Jason Hearne, Abdullah Weiss, Saleem Drera, Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2840-2852

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2166765

Goal-Oriented Mesh Adaptivity of Three-Dimensional Neutron Transport Calculation Using Weighted Difference Scheme and Dual-Weighted Residual Error Indicators

Cong Liu, Junxia Wei, Bin Zhang, Jinhong Li, Zhiqiang Sheng, Shuang Tan

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2853-2883

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2169537

Inversion Point of the Isothermal Reactivity Coefficient with Increasing System Temperature in a Heterogeneous Core Lattice of a Light Water Reactor

Mathieu N. Dupont, Matthew D. Eklund, Peter F. Caracappa, Wei Ji

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2884-2901

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2172307

Void Reactivity in Lead and Bismuth Sample Reactivity Experiments at Kyoto University Critical Assembly

Cheol Ho Pyeon, Ryota Katano, Akito Oizumi, Masahiro Fukushima

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2902-2919

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2172311

Improved Methods for Calculating the Neutron Diffusion Coefficient of General Pebble Bed

Yutong Wen, Ding She, Lei Shi

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2920-2934

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2172312

Computationally Optimized Irradiation Chamber Design for Production of ¹³⁵Xe in the Washington State University TRIGA Reactor

Tanner W. Hall, Meng-Jen (Vince) Wang, Glenn E. Sjoden, Matthew Watrous, Corey Hines

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2935-2949

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2178227

The Effects of Curved Gas-Liquid Interface on Light Reflectance Liquid Film Measurement for an Optical Waveguide Film

Hajime Furuichi, Kenichi Katono, Yuki Mizushima, Toshiyuki Sanada

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 197 / Number 11 / November 2023 / Pages 2950-2960

Regular Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2180986