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Development of a Bayesian Network to Monitor the Probability of Nuclear Proliferation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2010-04)
Nuclear Proliferation is a complex problem that has plagued national security strategists
since the advent of the first nuclear weapons. As the cost to produce nuclear weapons has
continued to decline and the availability ...
Deep Boreholes Attributes and Performance Requirements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2010-05-01)
This is a progress report covering work through mid-May 2010 under a Sandia-MIT contract
dealing with design and siting/licensing criteria for deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel
or its separated constituents.
It ...
Cross Section Generation Strategy for High Conversion Light Water Reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06)
High conversion water reactors (HCWR), such as the Resource-renewable Boiling Water Reactor
(RBWR), are being designed with axial heterogeneity of alternating fissile and blanket zones to
achieve a conversion ratio of ...
Use of Response Surface for Evaluation of Functional Failure of Passive Safety System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Advanced Nuclear Power Program, 2010-03)
Passive safety systems are more vulnerable to their environment and initial condition due to
the typical low driving forces, e.g., that of the natural circulation. We investigate the merits
of different methods for ...
Nuclear Tanker Producing Liquid Fuels From Air and Water: Applicable Technology for Land-Based Future Production of Commercial Liquid Fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-06-01)
Emerging technologies in CO[subscript 2] air capture, high temperature electrolysis, microchannel
catalytic conversion, and Generation IV reactor plant systems have the potential to create
a shipboard liquid fuel production ...
Application of the Technology Neutral Framework to Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Systems Enhanced Performance Program, 2011-09)
Sodium cooled fast reactors (SFRs) are considered as a novel example to exercise the Technology Neutral Framework (TNF) proposed in NUREG-1860. One reason for considering SFRs is that they have historically had a licensing ...
Nuclear Energy for Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels Production: Integrating Nuclear with Renewables, Fossil Fuels, and Biomass for a Low- Carbon World
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-09)
The world faces two energy challenges: (1) the national security and economic challenge of
dependence on foreign oil and (2) the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning
of fossil fuels to avoid climate ...
Nuclear Energy for Simultaneous Low-Carbon Heavy-Oil Recovery and Gigawatt-Year Heat Storage for Peak Electricity Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2010-12)
In a carbon-constrained world or a world of high natural gas prices, the use of fossil-fueled power
plants to satisfy variable electricity demands may be limited. Nuclear power plants operating at
full capacity with ...
Conceptual Design of Nuclear-Geothermal Energy Storage Systems for Variable Electricity Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-06)
Nuclear plants have high capital costs and low operating costs that favor base-load
operation. This characteristic of nuclear power has been a critical constraint that limits
the portion of nuclear power plants in a grid ...
Feasibility of Breeding in Hard Spectrum Boiling Water Reactors with Oxide and Nitride Fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06-01)
This study assesses the neutronic, thermal-hydraulic, and fuel performance aspects of using
nitride fuel in place of oxides in Pu-based high conversion light water reactor designs. Using
the higher density nitride fuel ...