Progress in Nuclear Energy

Article	Citations
Reducing CO2 emissions in OECD countries: Do renewable and nuclear energy matter?	266
Do renewable and nuclear energy enhance environmental quality in France? A new EKC approach with the load capacity factor	199
Comparative review of hydrogen production technologies for nuclear hybrid energy systems	189
Do nuclear energy and renewable energy surge environmental quality in the United States? New insights from novel bootstrap Fourier Granger causality in quantiles approach	125
BaO–Li2O–B2O3 glass systems: Potential utilization in gamma radiation protection	99
Revealing the nexus between nuclear energy and ecological footprint in STIRPAT model of advanced economies: Fresh evidence from novel CS-ARDL model	94
Two-phase bubbly flow simulation using CFD method: A review of models for interfacial forces	93
Nuclear energy: A pathway towards mitigation of global warming	91
Synthesis, physical and nuclear shielding properties of novel Pb–Al alloys	79
Dense and environment friendly bismuth barium telluroborate glasses for nuclear protection applications	79
Identifying the strategic priorities of nuclear energy investments using hesitant 2-tuple interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy DEMATEL	61
Study of comprehensive shielding behaviors of chambersite deposit for neutron and gamma ray	60
Effect of Fe2O3 doping on structural, FTIR and radiation shielding characteristics of aluminium-lead-borate glasses	56
Do globalization and nuclear energy intensify the environmental costs in top nuclear energy-consuming countries?	47
Review of nuclear microreactors: Status, potentialities and challenges	46
Numerical study on the thermal performance of the shell and tube heat exchanger using twisted tubes and Al2O3 nanoparticles	44
Consistency and shielding efficiency of cement-bitumen composite for use as gamma-radiation shielding material	43
Nuclear shielding properties and buildup factors of Cr-based ferroalloys	42
Radiation shielding properties of concrete containing magnetite	42
Economics and finance of Molten Salt Reactors	41
Adsorption of cesium and cobalt onto dried Myriophyllum spicatum L. from radio-contaminated water: Experimental and theoretical study	41
The effect of titanium (Ti) additive on radiation shielding efficiency of Al25Zn alloy	41
Shielding performance of heavy-weight ultra-high-performance concrete against nuclear radiation	41
Solidification of radioactive wastes by cement-based materials	40
Core power control of a space nuclear reactor based on a nonlinear model and fuzzy-PID controller	39

Development of new heavy concretes containing chrome-ore for nuclear radiation shielding applications	38
Low cost radiation shielding material for low energy radiation applications: Epoxy/Yahyali Stone composites	38
MHD effects on natural convection in a U-shaped enclosure filled with nanofluid-saturated porous media with two baffles	36
Comparative shielding features for X/Gamma-rays, fast and thermal neutrons of some gadolinium silicoborate glasses	36
Gamma-ray attenuation behaviors of hematite doped polymer composites	35
Design concepts of supercritical water-cooled reactor (SCWR) and nuclear marine vessel: A review	35
A review of VOF methods for simulating bubble dynamics	33
Mechanical and physicochemical evaluation of solidified dried submerged plants subjected to extreme climatic conditions to achieve an optimum waste containment	33
Study of mixed convection in two layers of saturated porous medium and nanofluid with rotating circular cylinder	32
Experimental and FLUKA evaluation on structure and optical properties and γ-radiation shielding capacity of bismuth borophosphate glasses	31
Synthesis of sodium alginate (SA)/ polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/ polyethylene oxide (PEO)/ ZSM-5 zeolite hybrid nanostructure adsorbent by casting method for uranium (VI) adsorption from aqueous solutions	31
Transport, constructability, and economic advantages of SMR modularization	30
Comparison of the error-integral performance indexes in a GA-tuned PID controlling system of a PWR-type nuclear reactor point-kinetics model	30
Calculation of the gamma radiation shielding efficiency of cement-bitumen portable container using MCNPX code	30
An investigation on gamma-ray shielding properties of quaternary glassy composite (Na2Si3O7/Bi2O3/ B2O3/Sb2O3) by BXCOM and MCNP 6.2 code	29
Experimental and Monte Carlo simulation study on potential new composite materials to moderate neutron-gamma radiation	29
A survey of multi-objective optimization methods and their applications for nuclear scientists and engineers	29
Gamma ray shielding characteristics of Sn-20Bi and Sn-20Bi-0.4Cu lead-free alloys	28
Enhancing the gamma-ray attenuation parameters of mixed bismuth/barium borosilicate glasses: Using an experimental method, Geant4 code and XCOM software	28
Numerical investigation of flow and heat transfer characteristics in plate-type fuel channels of IAEA MTR based on OpenFOAM	28
Use of response surface methodology for optimization of thorium(IV) removal from aqueous solutions by electrodeionization (EDI)	27
Application of experimental measurements, Monte Carlo simulation and theoretical calculation to estimate the gamma ray shielding capacity of various natural rocks	26
An improved A* algorithm for searching the minimum dose path in nuclear facilities	25
Fabrication of novel neutron shielding materials: Polypropylene composites containing colemanite, tincal and ulexite	24
Design of optimal fractional order fuzzy PID controller based on cuckoo search algorithm for core power control in molten salt reactors	24
Unsupervised machine learning techniques for fault detection and diagnosis in nuclear power plants	24
Nuclear radiation shielding characteristics and physical, optical, mechanical, and thermal properties of lithium-borotellurite glass doped with Rb2O	24
Transient heat pipe failure accident analysis of a megawatt heat pipe cooled reactor	23
Numerical investigation of the flow and heat transfer of Al2O3/water nanofluid in a tube equipped with stationary and self-rotating twisted tapes	23
Performance of heavy weight concrete incorporating recycled rice straw ash as radiation shielding material	23
Waste-polymer incorporated concrete mixes for neutron and gamma radiation shielding	22
Recent progress in CdZnTe based room temperature detectors for nuclear radiation monitoring	22
Frontier looking of rare-earth processed residue as sustainable thorium resources: An Insight into chemical composition and separation of thorium	22
Comparative study of the supercritical carbon-dioxide recompression Brayton cycle with different control strategies	22
Gamma radiation shielding performance of CuxAg(1-x)-alloys: Experimental, theoretical and simulation results	22
Numerical investigation of heat-transfer enhancement in helically coiled spiral grooved tube heat exchanger	21
Arc welding of zirconium and its alloys: A review	21
Performance study of ion exchange resins solidification using metakaolin-based geopolymer binder	21
Radiation shielding properties of selected alloys using EPICS2017 data library	21
Computational assessment of thermo-hydraulic performance of Al2	20
Gamma attenuation characteristics of CdTe-Doped polyester composites	20
Optical and gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of a newly fabricated P2O5–CaO–Na2O–K2O–PbO glass system	20
In-situ TEM observation of the evolution of dislocation loops and helium bubbles in a pre helium irradiated FeCrAl alloy during annealing	20
Investigation on shielding properties of lead based alloys	20
Electro-adsorption characteristics and mechanism of Sr2+ ions by capacitive deionization and CFD analysis study	19
Fuzzy TOPSIS-based risk assessment model for effective nuclear decommissioning risk management	19
Nanofluid application for heat transfer, safety, and natural circulation enhancement in the NuScale nuclear reactor as a small modular reactor using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling via neut	19
Evaluation of gamma ray shielding characteristics of CaF2–BaO –P2O5 glass system using Phy-X / PSD computer program	19
Dynamic bayesian networks based abnormal event classifier for nuclear power plants in case of cyber security threats	19
3D fluid-solid coupling simulation for plate-type nuclear fuel assemblies under the irradiation condition	19

Control automation in the heat-up mode of a nuclear power plant using reinforcement learning	18
Numerical study on the boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux in a simplified fuel assembly with 2×2 helical cruciform rods	18
The dynamic links between nuclear energy and sustainable economic growth. Do institutions matter?	18
Experimental analysis of flow and convective heat transfer in the water-cooled packed pebble bed nuclear reactor core	18
A new neutronics-thermal-mechanics multi-physics coupling method for heat pipe cooled reactor based on RMC and OpenFOAM	18
Thermal-hydraulic and solid mechanics safety analysis for VVER-1000 reactor using analytical and CFD approaches	17
Synthesis and characterization of Barium ferrite nano-particles for X-ray/gamma radiation shielding and display applications	17
Detecting explosives by PGNAA using KNN Regressors and decision tree classifier: A proof of concept	17
Off-site modular construction and design in nuclear power: A systematic literature review	17
A status review on the thermal stratification modeling methods for Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors	17
Radiation shielding performances of Na2SiO3 based low-cost micro and nano composites for diagnostic imaging	17
Review of pool boiling critical heat flux (CHF) and heater rod design for CHF experiments in TREAT	17
A new method for multicomponent mixture separation cascade optimization using artificial bee colony algorithm	16
Human error probability quantification for NPP post-accident analysis using Cognitive-Based THERP method	16
Small modular reactor full scope core optimization using Cuckoo Optimization Algorithm	16
Existing and potential decontamination methods for radioactively contaminated metals-A Review	16
Fuzzy probability based event tree analysis for calculating core damage frequency in nuclear power plant probabilistic safety assessment	16
Abnormal event detection, identification and isolation in nuclear power plants using LSTM networks	16
Problems and perspectives of borehole disposal of radioactive waste	16
Evaluation of CdS doped polyester composites regarding gamma and neutron shielding properties	16
Investigating the effects of natural gas, nuclear energy, and democracy on environmental footprint and energy risk in France: Does financial inclusion matter?	16
Na2Si3O7/Ag micro and nano-structured glassy composites: The experimental and MCNP simulation surveys of their radiation shielding performances	16
Bi2S3-reduced graphene oxide composite for gaseous radioiodine capture and its immobilization within glass composite material	16
Development of deep reinforcement learning-based fault diagnosis method for rotating machinery in nuclear power plants	16
Deep learning for safety assessment of nuclear power reactors: Reliability, explainability, and research opportunities	16
Wall boiling of Al2O3-water nanofluid: Effect of nanoparticle concentration	15
High-temperature corrosion of Zr–Nb alloy for nuclear structural materials	15
Robust-optimal integrated control design technique for a pressurized water-type nuclear power plant	15
Optimization of flexible square cascade for high separation of stable isotopes using enhanced PSO algorithm	15
On the use of boundary conditions and thermophysical properties of nanoparticles for application of nanofluids as coolant in nuclear power plants; a numerical study	15
A physically based PID controller for the power maneuvering of nuclear reactors	15
Preconceptual nuclear design of a 50 kWth heat pipe cooled micro molten salt reactor (micro-MSR)	15
3D-2D coupling multi-dimension simulation for the heat pipe micro-reactor by MOOSE&SAM	14
The role of nuclear energy in the carbon neutrality goal	14
Identification of two-phase flow regime in the energy industry based on modified convolutional neural network	14
Understanding the innovative developments with two-stage technology S-curve of nuclear energy projects	14
Radwaste oil immobilization in geopolymer after non-destructive treatment	14
Experimental investigation on flow regimes and transitions of steam-water two-phase flow in narrow rectangular horizontal channels	14
Applying analytic hierarchy process to industrial process design in a Nuclear Renewable Hybrid Energy System	14
Application of model free active disturbance rejection controller in nuclear reactor power control	14
Model-based and rule-based synthesis of operating procedures for planning severe accident management strategies	14
Conceptual design and thermal-hydraulic analysis of a megawatt-level lead-bismuth cooling reactor for deep-sea exploration	14
The multi-objective inspection path-planning in radioactive environment based on an improved ant colony optimization algorithm	14
The regional scale atmospheric dispersion analysis and environmental radiation impacts assessment for the hypothetical accident in Haiyang nuclear power plant	14
CFD validation with optimized mesh using benchmarking data of pebble-bed high-temperature reactor	13
Asymmetric response of energy efficiency to research and development spending in renewables and nuclear energy usage in the United States	13
Impact of alkali activated mortar incorporating different heavy metals on immobilization proficiency using gamma rays attenuation	13
PWR core pattern optimization using grey wolf algorithm based on artificial neural network	13
The important role and performance of engineered barriers in a UK geological disposal facility for higher activity radioactive waste	13
Regress in nuclear district heating. The need for rethinking cogeneration	13
Radioactive decontamination of metal surfaces using peelable films made from chitosan gels and chitosan/magnetite nanoparticle composites	13
Numerical investigation of gas-liquid two-phase flow in horizontal pipe with orifice plate	13
Gamma and neutrons shielding using innovative fiber reinforced concrete	13
Borotellurite glass system doped with ZrO2, potential use for radiation shielding	13
Design and application of supervisory control based on neural network PID controllers for pressurizer system	13
Investigations on Radiation Shielding properties of Leadaluminoborate nanocomposite	12
Exergy optimization of nuclear-solar dual proposed power plant based on GWO algorithm	12
Radiation shielding properties of flexible liquid metal-GaIn alloy	12
Review of sub-channel code development for pressurized water reactor and introduction of CORTH-V2.0 sub-channel code	12
Development of a plug-and-play anti-noise module for fault diagnosis of rotating machines in nuclear power plants	12
A response matrix spectral nodal method for energy multigroup X,Y-geometry discrete ordinates problems in non-multiplying media	12
Investigations on thermal and radiation shielding properties of the poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-styrene)/tungsten(VI) oxide composites	12
Neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupling analysis in accelerator-driven subcritical system	12
Sensitivity/uncertainty comparison and similarity analysis between TMSR-LF1 and MSR models	12
Oxidative dissolution of cation ion exchange resin by the Fenton process using a fluidized bed reactor	12
Experimental study on the scrubbing efficiency of aerosols contained in horizontal and vertically downward submerged gas jet	12
Investigation of the effects of the impeller blades and vane blades on the CAP1400 nuclear coolant pump's performances with a united optimal design technology	12
Design of passive residual heat removal systems and application of two-phase thermosyphons: A review	12
Gels, coatings and foams for radioactive surface decontamination: State of the art and challenges for the nuclear industry	12
Radiation shielding, photoluminescence and antimicrobial properties of Magnesium ferrite synthesized 12
Gradient descent-particle swarm optimization based deep neural network predictive control of pressurized water reactor power	12
India's fast reactor programme – A review and critical assessment	12
Radiation shielding properties of modified concrete mixes and their suitability in dry storage cask	12
A preliminary investigation on gamma-rayattenuation of alkali-activated concrete waste based-geopolymer modified with pozzocrete-fly ash	12
137Cs ocean distribution and fate at East Mediterranean Sea in case of a nuclear accident in Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant	12
On the use of green concrete composite as a nuclear radiation shielding material	11
A comparative study on native and gamma irradiated bentonite for cesium ion uptake	11
GeN-ROM—An OpenFOAM®-based multiphysics reduced-order modeling framework for the analysis of Molten Salt Reactors	11
A multi-physics solver for liquid-fueled fast systems based on the discontinuous Galerkin FEM discretization	11
An experimental study on the wall collision of micro-sized graphite particles by high-speed photomicrography	11

Neutronic and fuel cycle performance of VVER-1000 for dual cooled annular fuel with coated burnable poison	11
Preliminary thermal and mechanical analysis on the reactor core of a new heat pipe cooled reactor applied in the underwater environment	11
Mass optimization of the radiation shadow shield for space nuclear power system	11
Removal of thorium by modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Optimization, thermodynamic, kinetic, and molecular dynamic viewpoint	11
Evidence and uncertainty for uranium and thorium abundance: A review	11
Investigation of soil-water characteristic curves for compacted bentonite considering dry density	11
Numerical analysis of heat transfer enhancement of fluid past an oscillating circular cylinder in laminar flow regime	11
Design, optimization and thermodynamic analysis of SCO2 Brayton cycle system for FHR	11
Application of polyaniline nanocomposites in the trapping of thorium ions from aqueous solutions:Adsorption equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics	11
Robust localized cyber-attack detection for key equipment in nuclear power plants	11
Classification and categorization of the constrained environments in nuclear/radiological installations under decommissioning and dismantling processes	11
Computational burnup analysis of the TRIGA Mark II research reactor fuel	11
History and status of spent fuel treatment at the INL Fuel Conditioning Facility	11
The impact of Co addition on neutron-photon protection characteristics of red and yellow clays-based bricks: An experimental study	11
Adaptive backstepping controller with extended state observer for load following of nuclear power plant	11
Tritium generation, release, and retention from in-core fluoride salt irradiations	11
Conceptual design and numerical assessment of compact heat exchanger for lead-based reactor	10
Fundamental properties and radioactivity shielding performance of concrete recycled cathode ray tube waste glasses and electric arc furnace slag as aggregates	10
Investigation of a nanofluid-based natural circulation loop	10
A multiscale data reconciliation approach for sensor fault detection	10
The optimization of U(VI) removal by a novel amidoximated modified calcium alginate gel bead with entrapped functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles	10
Modeling and simulation of onset of condensation-induced water hammer	10
Optimization of the electricity generation mix using economic criteria with zero-emissions for stand-alone systems: Case applied to Grand Canary Island in Spain	10
Characteristics and optimation of heat pipe radiator for space nuclear propulsion spacecraft	10
Inert-matrix fuel for transmutation: Selected mid- and long-term effects on reprocessing, fuel fabrication and inventory sent to final disposal	10
The renewable and nuclear energy-economic growth nexus in the context of quality of governance	10
BEPU analysis of a passive decay heat removal system with RELAP5/MOD3.3 and RELAP5-3D	10
Explicit modeling of pebble temperature in the porous-media model for pebble-bed reactors	10
Development of structural optimization design method for multilayer metal fiber filter in nuclear power plant	10
Evaluating urban resilience in a disruptive radioactive event	10
Fault diagnosis based on gated recurrent unit network with attention mechanism and transfer learning under few samples in nuclear power plants	10
Temperature effect on the thermal and hydraulic conductivity of Korean bentonite buffer material	10
Single-phase flow in helical cruciform fuel assembly with conjugate heat transfer	10
Modified austenitic stainless-steel alloys for sheilding nuclear reactors	10
Characterization of carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate composites and their behavior under gamma irradiation	10
Development of phenomena identification and ranking table for Westinghouse lead fast reactor's safety	10
Component detection in piping and instrumentation diagrams of nuclear power plants based on neural networks	10
Kalman filter, particle filter, and extended state observer for linear state estimation under perturbation (or noise) of MHTGR	10
Fenton oxidative degradation of spent organic solvents from nuclear fuel reprocessing plant	10
Integral form of the control rod calibration curve in the new core configuration of HWZPR using rod insertion method	10
A detailed design for a radioactive waste safety management system using ICT technologies	10
Status, opportunities, and challenges of nuclear power development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana	10
Low-level radioactive waste management using microwave technology	9
Measurement of mass attenuation coefficient and its derivable in polymers	9
Analysis of loss of coolant accident without ECCS and DHRS in an integral pressurized water reactor using RELAP/SCDAPSIM	9
Numerical study on oscillation characteristics of large chugging of direct condensation of steam in a Tee junction with flowing sub-cooled water	9
Characteristics of cerium doped aluminosilicate glass as simulated radioactive waste forms: Effect on structures and properties	9
Design of fractional-order NPID controller for the NPK model of advanced nuclear reactor	9
Prospects for additive manufacturing of nuclear fuel forms	9
Development of ANN structural optimization framework for data-driven prediction of local two-phase flow parameters	9
Investigations on the gamma-ray shielding performance of green concrete using theoretical, experimental and simulation techniques	9
Load-following control of a nuclear reactor using optimized FOPID controller based on the two-point fractional neutron kinetics model considering reactivity feedback effects	9
High impact tungsten-doped borosilicate glass composite for gamma and neutron transparent radiation shielding	9
Cyber security in the nuclear industry: A closer look at digital control systems, networks and human factors	9
Influence of Passive Containment Cooling System on containment thermal hydraulic transients during a postulated severe accident	9
Analysis on the behavior of dispersed plate-type fuel based on fluid-solid coupling method	9
Study the effects of various parameters on hydrogen production in the WWER1000/V446	9
APERTRACK: A particle-tracking model to simulate radionuclide transport in the Arabian/Persian Gulf	9
Evaluation of 99Mo production in a small modular thorium based molten salt reactor	9
Experimental investigation of aluminum fins on relative thermal performance of sintered copper wicked and grooved heat pipes	9
Finding a suitable fuel type for the disposal of the accumulated minor actinides in the spent nuclear fuel in PWR	9
Liquid-phase turbulence measurements in air-water two-phase flows using particle image velocimetry	9
Expert judgement-based risk factor identification and analysis for an effective nuclear decommissioning risk assessment modeling	9
Fuel reloads optimization for TRIGA research reactor using Genetic Algorithm coupled with neutronic and thermal-hydraulic codes	9
CFD simulation based on film model of high temperature potassium heat pipe at different positions: Horizontal, vertical, and 45° inclined	9
A comparison of spent resin degradation by Fenton and O3-Fenton process	9
Solubility, structure transition and chemical durability of Th-doped Nd2Zr2O7 pyrochlore	9
Effect of fly ash composition and component quantities on the gamma radiation shielding properties of geopolymer	9
A control-theoretic approach to detecting and distinguishing replay attacks from other anomalies in nuclear power plants	9
Experimental study on heat transfer and flow resistance performance of a microchannel heat exchanger with zigzag flow channels	8
Radiation shielding performance for local granites	8
Practical acceleration of direct whole-core calculation employing graphics processing units	8
High-fidelity neutronics and thermal-hydraulics analysis of helical cruciform fuel based on small modular FHR	8
Initial calculations for source term of Molten Salt Reactors	8
The study of the influence of slug density on the mixing performance in the reactor vessel, using PLIF experiment and FLUENT simulation	8
Detecting loss-of-coolant accidents without accident-specific data	8
On gas-cooled fast reactor designs – Nuclear data processing with sensitivity, uncertainty and similarity analyses	8
Development of a concept power plant using a Small Modular Reactor coupled with a Supercritical<	8
Performance and economic assessment of enriched gadolinia burnable absorbers	8
Applications of Soft Computing in nuclear power plants: A review	8
Comparison of Reduced-Basis techniques for the model order reduction of parametric incompressible fluid flows	8
A multi-level fuzzy switching control method based on fuzzy multi-model and its application for PWR core power control	8
Synthesis and characterization of rare-earth doped aluminium phosphate glasses	8
Pyrogenic carbon for decontamination of low-level radioactive effluents: Simultaneous separation of 137Cs and 60Co	8
Optimization of synthesis conditions for preparation of radiation grafted polymeric fibers and process variables of adsorption with response surface methodology	8
Severe accident in high-power light water reactors: Mitigating strategies, assessment methods and research opportunities	8
High-temperature mechanical properties of low-carbon steel used for the manufacture of core catcher vessel	8
Startup analyses of a megawatt heat pipe cooled reactor	8
Sites selection for a potential radioactive waste repository in Peninsular Malaysia: GIS-based weight linear combination and multi-criteria decision-making analysis	8
Turbulence dissipation of leakage flow in supercritical CO2 labyrinth seals	8
Simultaneous estimation of fluid temperature and convective heat transfer coefficient by sequential function specification method	8
Gamma radiation attenuation characteristics of polyimide composite with WO2	8
Young Chinese people's perceptions of nuclear power: Connection with enthusiasm for information, perceptions of nuclear reactor technology and NIMBY	8
Performance study of bayesian regularization based multilayer feed-forward neural network for estimation of the uranium price in comparison with the different supervised learning algorithms	8
Investigating the solution and diffusion properties of hydrogen inα-	8