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Number 1 · July 2003
Table of Contents
Safety System Design Concept and Performance Evaluation for a Long Operating Cycle Simplified Boiling Water Reactor
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 1-10
Technical Paper · Fission Reactors

Kenji Arai, Seijiro Suzuki, Mikihide Nakamaru, Hideaki Heki
Rapid-L Operator-Free Fast Reactor Concept Without Any Control Rods
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 11-21
Technical Paper · Fission Reactors

Mitsuru Kambe, Hirokazu Tsunoda, Kaichiro Mishima, Takamichi Iwamura
Performance of Thorium-Based Mixed-Oxide Fuels for the Consumption of Plutonium in Current and Advanced Reactors
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 22-36
Technical Paper · Fuel Cycle and Management

Kevan D. Weaver, J. Stephen Herring
Coolant Mixing in a Pressurized Water Reactor: Deboration Transients, Steam-Line Breaks, and Emergency Core Cooling Injection
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 37-56
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Horst-Michael Prasser, Gerhard Grunwald, Thomas Höhne, Sören Kliem, Ulrich Rohde, Frank-Peter Weiss
Multidimensional Mixing Behavior of Steam-Water Flow in a Downcomer Annulus During LBLOCA Reflood Phase with a Direct Vessel Injection Mode
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 57-64
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Tae-Soon Kwon, Byong-Jo Yun, Dong-Jin Euh, In-Cheol Chu, Chul-Hwa Song
Experimental Study on the Performance of the Passive Safety Injection in an IIST
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 65-76
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Chin-Jang Chang, Chien-Hsiung Lee, Wen-Tang Hong, Lance L. C. Wang
Stability of Natural-Circulation-Cooled Boiling Water Reactors During Startup: Experimental Results
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 77-88
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Annalisa Manera, Tim H. J. J. van der Hagen
Critical Power Correlation for Axially Uniformly Heated Tight-Lattice Bundles
Volume 143 · Number 1 · July 2003 · Pages 89-100
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Masatoshi Kureta, Hajime Akimoto
Number 2 · August 2003
Table of Contents
Data Reconciliation in the Steam-Turbine Cycle of a Boiling Water Reactor
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 103-124
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Svein Sunde, Øivind Berg, Lennart Dahlberg, Nils-Olof Fridqvist
Out-of-Phase Boiling Water Reactor Stability Monitoring
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 125-131
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Miguel Ceceñas-Falcón, Robert M. Edwards
Hybrid Reactor Simulation of Boiling Water Reactor Power Oscillations
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 132-143
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Zhengyu Huang, Robert M. Edwards
Optimization of a Boiling Water Reactor Loading Pattern Using an Improved Genetic Algorithm
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 144-151
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Yoko Kobayashi, Eitaro Aiyoshi
Impact of Smoke Exposure on Digital Instrumentation and Control
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 152-160
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Tina J. Tanaka, Steven P. Nowlen, Kofi Korsah, Richard T. Wood, Christina E. Antonescu
Updated Aging Assessment Approach and Use with Electric Cable Insulation
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 161-170
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

David A. Horvath, R. Paul Colaianni
Microscopic Void Detection for Predicting Remaining Life in Electric Cable Insulation
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 171-179
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

David A. Horvath, Steven M. Avila
A Receding Horizon Controller for the Steam Generator Water Level
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 180-196
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Man Gyun Na, Yoon Joon Lee
Experiences Gained from Independent Assessment in Licensing of Advanced I&C Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 197-207
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Arndt B. Lindner, Dieter H. Wach
Performance Evaluation of Fabry-Perot Temperature Sensors in Nuclear Power Plant Measurements
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 208-216
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Hanying Liu, Don W. Miller, Joseph W. Talnagi
A Novel Approach to Process Modeling for Instrument Surveillance and Calibration Verification
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 217-226
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Brandon Rasmussen, J. Wesley Hines, Robert E. Uhrig
Initial Experiments on Fuzzy Control for Nuclear Reactor Operations at the Belgian Reactor 1
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 227-240
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Da Ruan
Upgrade of Control and Protection System of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2
Volume 143 · Number 2 · August 2003 · Pages 241-245
Technical Note · Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

Ronald E. Wright, Norman Fletcher, Raymond D. Pearsall, Victor E. Sidnev, John H. Bickel, Aldo Vianello
Number 3 · September 2003
Table of Contents
Using Point Reactor Models and Genetic Algorithms for On-Line Global Xenon Estimation in Nuclear Reactors
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 247-255
Technical Paper · Fission Reactors

Tunc Aldemir, Giancarlo Torri, Marzio Marseguerra, Enrico Zio, Jeffrey A. Borkowski
Analysis of Burnup and Economic Potential of Alternative Fuel Materials in Thermal Reactors
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 256-269
Technical Paper · Fuel Cycle and Management

Stella Maris Oggianu, Hee Cheon No, Mujid S. Kazimi
Maintenance Cycle Extension in the IRIS Advanced Light Water Reactor Plant Design
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 270-280
Technical Paper · Fuel Cycle and Management

Mark R. Galvin, Neil E. Todreas, Larry E. Conway
Safety Analysis of Fast Reactor Core with Uranium-Free Fuel for Actinide Transmutation
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 281-289
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Igor Krivitski, Mikhail Vorotyntsev, Valentin Pyshin, Ludmila Korobeinikova
Step Complexity Measure for Emergency Operating Procedures - Determining Weighting Factors
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 290-308
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Operations and Control

Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Jaewhan Kim, Jaejoo Ha
Mobility and Criticality of Plutonium in a Repository
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 309-321
Technical Paper · Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal

Bernhard Kienzler, Andreas Loida, Werner Maschek, Andrei Rineiski
Radionuclide Transport in a Multiple and Parallel Fractured System
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 322-334
Technical Paper · Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal

Chih-Tien Liu, Hund-Der Yeh
The Effective Diffusion Coefficient of Dissolved Oxygen and Oxidation Rate of Pyrite by Dissolved Oxygen in Compacted Purified and Crude Sodium Bentonites in Carbonate Buffered Solution
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 335-346
Technical Paper · Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal

Mitsuo Manaka
Development of Creep Constitutive Equation for Low-Alloy Steel
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 347-357
Technical Paper · Materials for Nuclear Systems

Kwang J. Jeong, Joon Lim, Il S. Hwang, Hee D. Kim, Martin M. Pilch, Tze Y. Chu
Monte Carlo Modeling of the Portuguese Research Reactor Core and Comparison with Experimental Measurements
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 358-363
Technical Note · Fission Reactors

Ana C. Fernandes, Isabel C. Gonçalves, Nuno P. Barradas, António J. Ramalho
Power Profile Evaluation of the JCO Precipitation Vessel Based on the Record of the Gamma-Ray Monitor
Volume 143 · Number 3 · September 2003 · Pages 364-372
Technical Note · Reactor Safety

Kotaro Tonoike, Takemi Nakamura, Yuichi Yamane, Yoshinori Miyoshi
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