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Compton Backscattering Imaging for Wall Defect Detection: A Geant4 Simulation Study

Jie Lu, Junhao Luo, Shuangbao Shu, Yuzhong Zhang, Xianli Lang, Jingjing Chen

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2181-2194

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2575420

Measurement of Neutron Yields from 500 MeV/u Helium Ions Bombarding a Thick Lead Target

Zekun Zhang, Rui Han, Zhiqiang Chen, Guoyu Tian, Bingyan Liu, Xin Zhang, Hui Sun, Qin Li, Peiyan Zhang, Fudong Shi

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2195-2203

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2572118

A Series of Experiments on Criticality and Reflector Reactivity Worth in FCA-XXIII-1 and FCA-XXIV-1 Assemblies Simulating a Small Fast Reactor with a Thick Stainless Steel Reflector

Masahiro Fukushima, Masaki Andoh, Yasunobu Nagaya

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2204-2220

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2583701

Experimental Study of Natural Convection Behavior of a Passive Air-Cooled Containment System Relevant to Advanced Nuclear Reactor Comparisons of Heat Transfer Behavior With and Without Chimney

Yogesh R. Pawar, Arun Kumar Nayak, Adarsh Kumar Dureja, Parimal Kulkarni

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2221-2236

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2575421

Loss-of-Coolant Accident Analysis of a High-Burnup Pressurized Water Reactor Core Design Using Gadolinia-Doped UO₂

Mason A. Fox, Jacob P. Gorton, Nicholas R. Brown

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2237-2256

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2575539

Bubble Dynamics in a Subcooled Boiling Flow at a High Pressure

Swapan Paruya

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2257-2278

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2585765

Investigating the Role of Accident Tolerant Cladding on Source Term Reduction for High-Burnup PWRs Using MELCOR

Mohammad Amer Allaf, Abe Whitmeyer, Kenneth Franzese, Riley Elizabeth Soutar, Una Baker, Juliana Pacheco Duarte, Ben Lindley

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2279-2295

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2575536

Preventive Effect of Metal Ions on Precipitation of Uranyl Nitrate Fuel in Homogeneous Aqueous Solution Nuclear Reactors

Zhizhong Sun, Zisheng Geng, Yunming Chen, Haijun Wang, Keyu Luo, Yu Deng, Qi Cao, Ning Luo, Jinsong Zhang

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2296-2301

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2578112

A Real-Time Path Planning Algorithm in Radiation Environments Based on an Improved A* Combined with the Dynamic Window Approach

Suo-Yi Xiang, Huai-Fang Zhou, Jian-Wen Huo, Hua Zhang, Shi-Jing Zhang

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2302-2320

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2575538

Monitoring Methods for Early Detection of Inadvertent Fission Product Release at the Advanced Test Reactor

Eva Homberger, Alexander Schoonen, Michael Reichenberger, Matthew Horkley

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2321-2333

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2584749

Estimation of ¹³⁷Cs Contamination Density of Unit 1 SGTS Outdoor Pipe Using Pinhole Gamma Camera and Dosimeters in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Katsumi Hayashi, Hideo Hirayama, Kohei Iwanaga, Kenjiro Kondo, Seishiro Suzuki, Zenko Yoshida, Nobuaki Sato

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2334-2345

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2585764

Radiation-Hardened DC-DC Converter Design: Systematic Analysis of Single-Event Transient Effects and Voltage Clamping Mitigation Strategy

Zhongjie Guo, Yapeng Wang, Bin Wen, Hongpeng Dai, Xiaojing Qiang

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2346-2359

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2568299

Preliminary Analysis of the (U, Pu)Be₁₃ Fuel in an Intermediate Spectrum Sodium-Cooled Reactor with a Lower Linear Heat Rating

Kazuki Kuwagaki, Yoshitaka Chikazawa, Xing L. Yan

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 10 / October 2026 / Pages 2360-2371

Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2568304