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Benchmark of the Chlorine Worth Study Experiments in Support of Chlorine Nuclear Data Validation for Nuclear Criticality Safety

Theresa Cutler, Jeffrey A. Favorite, Jesson Hutchinson, Kelly Aldrich, Nicholas Wynne, Nicholas Thompson

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1503-1534

Review Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2541335

Large Production Cross Section in the Fusion of Oblate-Prolate Nuclei

S. Madhu, H. C. Manjunatha, N. Sowmya, B. M. Rajesh, L. Seenappa

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1535-1548

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2545100

Extending the Nuclide Inventory Validation Basis for High-Burnup Fuel with New Radiochemical Assay Data

Germina Procop, Bruce B. Bevard, Joseph M. Giaquinto

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1549-1568

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2527491

BISON Simulations of Hoop Strain During Mechanical Testing of SiC-f/SiC-m Cladding Tubes

Elizabeth Martinez, Ryan Sweet, Nicholas R. Brown

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1569-1589

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2536959

An Initial Microstructurally Informed Model of High Burnup Structure Formation in UO₂ Fuel

Walter C. Brinkley, Nathan Capps, Brian Wirth

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1590-1605

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2537478

Model Predictive Control of a Small Modular Reactor with Partial Steam Diversion to Thermal Energy Storage with RELAP5-3D

Jackson Ivory, Jaron Wallace, Matthew Memmott

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1606-1626

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2537501

Bounded Newton–Krylov Method for Chemistry-Flow–Heat Transfer Coupling Problem in High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors

Huanran Tang, Han Zhang, Lixun Liu, Xinru Peng, Yingjie Wu, Jiong Guo, Fu Li

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1627-1650

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2540227

Multi-Objective Optimization of Uranium Target Assembly–3: A Comparison of Genetic and Traditional Methods

Noel B. Nelson, Andrew J. Conant, Jorge Navarro, Robert N. Wahlen, Chad P. Denbrock, Terry L. Grimm

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1651-1672

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2540659

A High-Precision Technique for Constructing a Standard Capture Response Gamma Spectra Database of Geochemical Logging

Jiahao Wang, Changlin Lan, Gong Jiang, Hongliang Wu, Zhou Feng, Fanmin Zeng, Juntao Liu

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1673-1687

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2541334

The Electron Thermal Conductivity of Pu and Zr Substituted γ-U

William Tanner Yorgason, Andrea M. Jokisaari, Christopher L. Muhich

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1688-1709

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2537479

Analysis of In-Vessel Actinide Transport Under Energetic CDA in an Oxide Core SFR Toward Accident Source Term Estimation

B. Thilak, P. Mangarjuna Rao

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1710-1732

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2532976

AI-Driven Radiological Safety Assessments for Space Reactors in Hypothetical Reentry Scenarios

Merouane Najar, Najeeb. N. M. Maglas, Islam Sherif, Lilia Djebara, Zhao Qiang

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1733-1742

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2530308

Establishment of Collimator Designs for Tomographic Gamma Scanning by Monte Carlo Simulation for U₃O₈ Measurements Using a NaI Scintillation Detector

R. A. El-Tayebany, Mootaz Ebied Shalaf, Hekmat Elbegawy, Nawal Mohamed

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 200 / Number 7 / July 2026 / Pages 1743-1751

Research Article / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2545157