Structural materials research is a field of growing relevance in the nuclear sector, especially for the different innovative reactor systems being developed within the Generation IV International For...
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10 July 2008
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3 April 2008
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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16 November 2007
This publication presents the conclusions of the work undertaken by Subgroup 25 of the NEA Working Party on International Evaluation Co-operation, which focused on the assessment and improvement of t...
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14 November 2007
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29 October 2007
by Jordi Bruno (Chairman), Dirk Bosbach, Dmitrii Kulik and Alexandra Navrotsky
This volume provides a state-of-the-art report on the modelling of aqueous-solid solution systems by the combined use of...
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25 July 2007
The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...
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21 June 2007
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As part of the development of advanced nuclear systems, including accelerator-driven systems (ADS) proposed for high-level radioactive waste transmutation and generation IV reactors, heavy liquid met...
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29 December 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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Subgroup 7 of the NEA Working Party on International Nuclear Data Co-operation (WPEC) was established to re-evaluate the nuclear data standards cross-section. These cross-section data are the basis f...
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29 November 2006
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27 October 2006
The NEA Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS) established an Expert Group on Source Convergence in Criticality Safety Analysis (EGSCCSA) to explore the problems of slow convergence and ...
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11 September 2006
Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...
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22 August 2006
This document serves as a summary of the work of Subgroup 20 (SG20) on covariance matrix evaluation and processing in the resolved/unresolved resonance regions, organised under the auspices of the NE...
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18 August 2006
Hydrogen has the potential to play an important role as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable energy carrier in the 21st century. Since natural sources of pure hydrogen are extremely limited, ...
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13 July 2006
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7 July 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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It is essential to calculate the structural integrity of reactor components with a high degree of accuracy in order to make correct decisions regarding plant lifetime at the design stage, safety marg...
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11 April 2006
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7 February 2006
The United States and the Russian Federation have each agreed to dispose of 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium that are beyond their defence needs. One effective way to dispose of this plutonium is...
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20 January 2006
Neutron Activation Cross-section Measurements from Threshold to 20 MeV for the Validation of Nuclear Models and Their Parameters (Volume 19)
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12 December 2005
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26 October 2005
An important issue regarding deterministic transport methods for whole core calculations is that homogenised techniques can introduce errors into results. In addition, with modern computational abili...
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16 September 2005
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29 July 2005
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20 July 2005
Subgroup 21 of the NEA Nuclear Science Committee Working Party on International Evaluation Co-operation was charged with the task of assessing neutron cross-section evaluations for fission products. ...
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8 July 2005
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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7 July 2005
Particle accelerators are used today for an increasing range of scientific and technological applications. They are very powerful tools to investigate the origin and structure of matter, and to impro...
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Particle accelerators are used today for an increasing range of scientific and technological applications. They are very powerful tools for investigating the origin and structure of matter, and for i...
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22 July 2004
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NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...
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29 June 2004
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25 June 2004
The present volume is a reprint of the 1995 edition of Chemical Thermodynamics of Americium.
by Robert J. Silva (Chairman), Giovanni Bidoglio, Malcolm H. Rand, Piotr B. Robouch, Hans Wanner and Ign...
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2 June 2004
In response to growing interest in high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) in many countries and the need for improved materials for nuclear applications in high-temperature environments, the N...
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1 June 2004
Hydrogen has the potential to play an important role as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable source of energy in the 21st century. Present methods for producing hydrogen are mainly based on t...
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28 April 2004
In order to validate the calculations methods and nuclear data used for the prediction of power in MOX-fuelled systems, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has examined a series of theoretical physi...
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9 February 2004
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