Browsing Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES) by Author "Romano, A."

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    • Alternative Fuel Cycle Strategies For Nuclear Power Generation In The 21st Century 

      Boscher, T.; Hejzlar, Pavel; Kazimi, Mujid S.; Todreas, Neil E.; Romano, A. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2005-06-01)
      The deployment of fuel recycling through either CONFU (COmbined Non-Fertile and UO[subscript 2] fuel) thermal water-cooled reactors (LWRs) or fast ABR (Actinide Burner Reactor) reactors is compared to the Once-Through ...

    • Selection of Correlations and Look-Up Tables for Critical Heat Flux Prediction in the Generation IV "IRIS" Reactor 

      Romano, A.; Todreas, Neil E. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Advanced Nuclear Power Program, 2000-06)
      In order to fulfill the goals set forth by the Generation IV International Forum, the current NERI funded research has focused on the design of a Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR) operating in a Breed and Burn (B&B) fuel ...

    • Thermal Hydraulic and Economic Analysis of Grid-Supported Hydride and Oxide Fueled PWRs 

      Shuffler, C.; Trant, J.; Todreas, Neil E.; Romano, A. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2006-09)
      This report advances the Hydride Fuels Project, a collaborative effort between UC Berkeley and MIT aimed at investigating the potential benefits of hydride fuel use in light water reactors (LWRs). This effort involves ...