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DOE issues RFQ for clean-energy projects at WIPP
The Department of Energy has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for interested parties that are looking to establish carbon pollution–free electricity (CFE) projects at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in New Mexico.
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Are Current U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Grid Resilience Assets?
Sherrell R. Greene
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 1-14
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1432966
Dynamic Modeling and Performance Analysis of a Two-Fluid Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor System
Vikram Singh, Matthew R. Lish, Alexander M. Wheeler, Ondřej Chvála, Belle R. Upadhyaya
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 15-38
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1416879
A Preliminary Economic Assessment of Thorium-Based Fuels in a Pressure Tube Heavy Water Reactor
Alberto D. Mendoza España, Megan Moore, Ashlea V. Colton, Blair P. Bromley
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 39-52
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1424431
Thermal Energy Storage Configurations for Small Modular Reactor Load Shedding
Konor Frick, Corey T. Misenheimer, J. Michael Doster, Stephen D. Terry, Shannon Bragg-Sitton
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 53-70
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1420945
A Mechanistic Accumulator Model for RETRAN-3D
Hiral Kadakia, Andrew Baker, Mark Paulsen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 71-80
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1419785
Fabrication of ZrN Barrier Coatings for U-Mo Microspheres Via Fluidized Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition Using a Metalorganic Precursor
L. Sudderth, D. Perez-Nunez, D. Keiser, S. McDeavitt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 81-93
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1420336
Investigation of an Online Reactor Neutron Spectrum Measurement Method with Ionization Chambers
Houhua Xiong, Taosheng Li, Size Chen, Bing Hong, Chao Liu, FDS Team
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 1 | April 2018 | Pages 94-100
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1419780
Development and Assessment of a Diversity and Defense-in-Depth Strategy for the TerraPower TWR-P Advanced Nuclear Power Plant
Baofu Lu, Eric Williams, Jerry Mauck, Michael Howard, Richard Wood, Edward L. Quinn
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 101-105
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1416878
Fault Propagation and Effects Analysis for Designing an Online Monitoring System for the Secondary Loop of the Nuclear Power Plant Portion of a Hybrid Energy System
Xiaoxu Diao, Yunfei Zhao, Mike Pietrykowski, Zhuoer Wang, Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Carol Smidts
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 106-123
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1426963
Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Harvested Hypalon Cable Jacket Subjected to Accelerated Thermal Aging
Robert C. Duckworth, Michelle K. Kidder, Tolga Aytug, Leonard S. Fifield, William Glass, III, Sarah Davis
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 124-131
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1419783
Safety Demonstration of a Class 1 Smart Device
Sofia Guerra, Eoin Butler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 132-140
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1419781
A Bio-Inspired, Self-Healing, Resilient Architecture for Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems and Embedded Devices
Shawkat S. Khairullah, Carl R. Elks
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 141-152
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1450014
Data-Driven Analysis of Ultrasonic Inspection Data of Pressure Tubes
Panagiotis Zacharis, Graeme West, Gordon Dobie, Timothy Lardner, Anthony Gachagan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 153-160
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1421803
Model-Assisted Approach for Probability of Detection (POD) in High-Temperature Ultrasonic NDE Using Low-Temperature Signals
Prathamesh N. Bilgunde, Leonard J. Bond
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 161-172
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1419782
A Novel Technique Applying Spectral Estimation to Johnson Noise Thermometry
N. Dianne Bull Ezell, Chuck Britton, Nance Ericson, David Holcomb, M. J. Roberts, Seddik Djouadi, Richard Wood
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 173-179
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1452498
Design and Analysis of Embedded I&C for a Fully Submerged Magnetically Suspended Impeller Pump
Alexander M. Melin, Roger A. Kisner
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 180-190
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1439644
Design Considerations for Secure Wireless Sensor Communication Systems in Harsh Electromagnetic Environments of Nuclear Reactor Facilities
Faranak Nekoogar, Farid Dowla
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 191-200
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1452418
Automated Work Packages: Capabilities of the Future
Ahmad Al Rashdan, Johanna Oxstrand, Vivek Agarwal
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 201-209
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1406774
New Procedural Path for F&B Operation and Its Risk Impact on a Nuclear Power Plant
Wondea Jung
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 210-219
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1419784
Application of Eye Tracking for Measurement and Evaluation in Human Factors Studies in Control Room Modernization
Casey Kovesdi, Zachary Spielman, Katya LeBlanc, Brandon Rice
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 220-229
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1455461
Development of the Delphi Display Concept for Alternative Explanations Decision-Making Support
Charles Weaver, John Gwynne, Mark F. St. John
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 230-236
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1448672
Eye-Tracking Studies Based on Attentional-Resource Effectiveness and Insights into Future Research
Jun Su Ha, Young-Ji Byon, Chung-Suk Cho, Poong Hyun Seong
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 237-246
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1428003
Computer-Based Human-Machine Interfaces for Emergency Operation
Maren H. Rø Eitrheim, Håkan Svengren, Alexandra Fernandes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 247-258
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1426962
Design and Implementation of HuREX Analysis Supporting Interface for HRA Data Extraction
Seunghwan Kim, Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Wondea Jung, Jinkyun Park
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 259-277
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1409053
Use of Immersive 3-D Virtual Reality Environments in Control Room Validations
Joakim D. Bergroth, Hanna M. K. Koskinen, Jari O. Laarni
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 278-289
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1420335
Human Factors Engineering in the Design of the Socio-Technical System of the Control Room of a New Generation Reactor: Issues Faced During Multistage Validation
Stanislas Couix
Nuclear Technology | Volume 202 | Number 2-3 | May-June 2018 | Pages 290-298
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2017.1406773
