2018: Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society | Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society

Thinking Big About Small: the Paradigm Shift Offered by SMR Technology

Neil R. Alexander, Robert Walker

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Simulated Performance of a High Resolution PET Detector Module with Depth of Interaction Information

K. Thompson, Y.-F. Chang, A. Talebitaher, Z. Papandreou, A. Teymurazyan

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Fast Neutron Computed Tomography Early Results

G.G. Patterson, David R. Novog

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A Case Study on Introducing Small Modular Reactors Into a New Nonnuclear Jurisdiction

Esam M.A. Hussein, Satish Sharma, Joe Piwowar, Dwight Newman, Babak Mehran, Dena McMartin, Gordon Huang, Rama Gokaraju, Grant Ferguson, Janis Dale, Kathryn Bethune, Stephen Bend, Irfan Al-Anabagi, Douglas Wagner

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Westinghouse Reactor Technologies: Addressing Canada’s Wide Spectrum of Energy Demands

Y. Arafat, P. Ferroni, A.W. Harkness, M.C. Smith, J. vanWyk

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A Review of CHF in Tube Bundles for Future Experiments

C.W. Hollingshead, David R. Novog

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An Economic Input-Output Assessment of Deploying Small Modular Reactors in Canadian Provinces and Territories

Alberto Mendoza

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Demonstration of Continuous-Energy TSUNAMI-3D Methodology on a Molten Salt Reactor

S. Younan, Adriaan Buijs, R. Robinson

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Portable TRF Using Tritium Resistant Electrolyzer in Cece Process

P. Ozemoyah, J. Robinson, M. Rabbani

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Thermal-hydraulics Comparison of Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) and NuScale Power Reactor

U. Shahid, H. Raghed, N. Popov

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Commissioning the McMaster University Cans Hot Cells

T. Marrone, Z. Peng, M. AlAryan, J. Ballaro, J. Bennett, C. Heysel, John C. Luxat

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A Simplified Core Model of the SCWR

R. Ibrahim, Adriaan Buijs, John C. Luxat

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On-Demand Production of Protactinium-233 for Nuclear Dating Applications

Z. Naperstkow, A. Armstrong, Rachel Galea, Kimberly Moore

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Impact of Nuclear Data Uncertainty on Time-average Models of CANDU-9

M.D. Tucker, David R. Novog

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Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences: a New Multi-User Research and Production Facility

D. Schick-Martin, Jacqueline Cawthray, Jenelle Mackenzie, Debbie Frattinger, John Root

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Design of a Proof-of-Concept Tie-Rod Removal Tool for Decommissioning a SLOWPOKE-2 Reactor

A. Kanok, M. Naraine, M. Rivet, Umer Shahid, S. Livingstone, J. Spencer, B. Fitzpatrick, M.H.A. Piro

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AHP-based Siting of Small Modular Reactors: A Case Study in Saskatchewan, Canada

R. Shrestha, D. Wagner, Irfan Al-Anabagi

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Two-Gamma Cascade Emission Tomography as an Alternative to Pet Imaging

Lai Thi Khanh Ly, Momina Butt, Hoang Thi Kieu Trang, Kaylyn Olshanoski, Chary Rangacharyulu

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The Cog Strategic Research and Development Low Dose Radiation Research Program

Nick D. Priest

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Effect of sinks on defect formation and dislocation loop growth in α-zirconium

Cong Dai, F. Long, L.K. Beland, Z. Yao, Mark R. Daymond

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Strain and Dislocation Evolution at Crack Tip in Pure Zirconium Under Non-plane Strain Condition

Zhouyao Wang, T. Skippon, C. Cochrane, Mark R. Daymond

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Biological Risks of Radiation on DNA, Toxicity and Countermeasures

N. Sion

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Moderator Heat Sink Behaviour Under Severe Accident Conditions as Modelled by MAAP-CANDU

Morgan J. Brown

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Identifying the Random Field Propertiesof Wall Thinning Due to Flow-accelerated Corrosion

S. Ramachandra Prabhu, M.I. Jyrkama, M.D. Pandey

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Beyond Design Basis Accident Source Terms and Release Fraction Mixes for a Typical CANDU-6 NPP

S.S.H. Yee, D.S. Mullin

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Very High Temperature Reactor Paper

Mohamad Saleh

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Estimate of the Thermal Conductance Between Pressure Tube and Calandria Tube Upon Contact

Liqun Sun

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Verification of Optimum Energy Group Structure for the Canadian PT-SCWR with PARCS Diffusion Analysis

A. Moghrabi, D.R. Dovog

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Passive Autocatalytic Igniter for Prevention of Hydrogen Detonation

Philipp Marx, Christian Geiss

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Developing Subsurface Geological Criteria for Small Modular Reactors (SMR), in Saskatchewan

A. Sprague, Janis Dale, Stephen Bend, Kathryn Bethune

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Context, Calibration and Causation, the Three Cs That Demystify Science and Enable Better Descision Making

Neil R. Alexander

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Understanding the Public: Three Ways to Reframe Our Approach and Conversations

Ellen Lloyd

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Aboriginal Engagement and Economic Participation in Major Projects Joint Successes and Challenges: Future Direction?

Joe Muldoon, J. Tsannie

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Ionic Strength and Ph Dependence of Sorption of Se(-II) Onto Illite, Bentonite, and Shale

A. Walker, J.J. Racette, J. Goguen, Shinya Nagasaki

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Simplified Approach to Source Term Estimation for SMRs

Brad E.R. Lulik, D. deMontigny, Esam M.A. Hussein

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6 Types of Non-Listening in Stakeholder Engagement

Ellen Lloyd, M. Bourassa

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Education and Outreach at the Mcmaster Nuclear Reactor

A. Armstrong, L. Syed

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An Approach to Assess Reliability of Offsite Power as a Site Selection Criteria for a Nuclear Power Plant

Bikash Poudel, Kalpesh Joshi, Ramakrishna Gokaraju

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Space-Time Nuclear Reactor Control for CANDUs, ACRs, ACR-BWRs, PWRs and BWRs

Greg L. Yorke

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Small Modular Reactors (SMR) in Saskatchewan: Developing Surficial Geological Siting Criteria

M. Thompson, Janis Dale, Stephen Bend, Kathryn Bethune

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Mechanical Properties of Thoria, Urania and Their Mixture

Barbara Szpunar, L. Malakkal, M.J. Rahman, E. Jossou, Jerzy A. Szpunar

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Equilibrium and Transport Properties of Aqueous Triborate up to PWR Coolant Conditions by Flow AC Conductivity

J.P. Ferguson, Hugues Arcis, D.H. Hussey, Daniel M. Wells, P.R. Tremaine

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Comprehensive Analysis of Oxidation Mechanisms of Inconel 718 in Supercritical Water

Mohsen Sanayei, Sami Penttila, Yonfeng Hu, Jerzy A. Szpunar

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The Second Ionization Constant of Carbonic Acid Under CANDU Reactor Primary Coolant Conditions By Raman Spectroscopy

J. Conrad, S. Sasidharanpillai, P.R. Tremaine

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Customized Irradiation Sites for Medical Isotope Production

C. Heysel, A. Armstrong, J. Bennett, E. Werger, Z. Naperstkow, R. Pasuta

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The Impact of Communication Infrastructure on Siting Small Modular Reactor: A Case Study In Saskatchewan, Canada

M.O. Akerele, D. Wagner, Irfan Al-Anabagi

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Interaction of Radiation With Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Water: A Review Within the Context of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine

C.J. Landry, M. Mostafavi, K. Ghandi

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Geographical Considerations for Site Selection of Small Modular Reactors in Saskatchewan

R. Almalkiand, Joe Piwowar

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Site Selection for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in Saskatchewan, Canada

X.Y. Zhang, Gordon Huang, Esam M.A. Hussein, Y.R. Fan

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BIOPET: Dedicated Plant and Soil Microorganism Positron Emission Tomography System

Alireza Talebitaher, B. Kross, J.E. McKisson, S.J. Lee, S.D. Siciliano, S. Mamet, Z. Papandreou, K. Thompson, Y.F. Chang, Aram Teymurazyan

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Effectiveness of Food Irradiation With Low Energy X-Rays

Arvind Ravichandran, Hoang Minh Le, Chau van Tao, Tamikazu Kume, Chary Rangacharyulu

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Hydrogen Permeation and Diffusion in a Carbon Steel 1045 Membrane for the Development of CNER's Hydrogen Corrosion Probes (HEPs)

P. Santiwiparat, Derek H. Lister, F.R. Steward, William G. Cook

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Using Hotspot for Estimating Radiation Dose Following a Postulated SMR Accident

Brad E.R. Lulik, D. deMontigny, Esam M.A. Hussein

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Development and Evaluation of a Discontinuous Galerkin Method in the DRAGON5 Code

Aytab Calloo, Alain Hebert

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Off-Site Consequence Assessment Following Postulated Severe Accidents at Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station

Sylvia Aprodu, Tuan Hoang Nguyen, Imelda Ariani, Alina Nainer, D.S. Mullin

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Overview of the Historical and Regulatory Basis for Exclusion Zone Sizing in Canada

Nicole Allison, K. Cormier, C. Morin, G. Schwarz

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In-Core Flux Calculations Using MCNP6 for Core Aging Analysis

Ibrahim K. Attieh, Michel Soulard, Pamela Tume

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Introducing Graphene Into the Nuclear Industry

H. Ragheb

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Determining Appropriate Licensing Strategies for Novel Nuclear Technologies in Canada

Stephanie Herstead, Douglass Miller, Marcel deVos

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Non-stereoscopic Piv Measurement Sensitivity to Experimental Parameters

M. Hodgins, David R. Novog

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Demonstration SMR Site and Demonstration Remote Community

B.C. Skinner

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Prescriptive Analytics to Support Canada's Deep Geologic Repository Site Selection

E. Goforth, M. Ezzeldin, W. El-Dakhakhni, L. Wiebe

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SMRs, VSMRs, ΜSMRs and Nuclear Batteries, Overcoming the Challenge to Deployment That They All Share

Neil R. Alexander

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Simulation of a Metal Zr:U Cruciform CANDU-6 Fuel Element

D.L. Wagner, M. Goodland, L. Palumbo, Adriaan Buijs

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Highlights of Terrestrial Energy Inc IMSR400 Phase 1 Vendor Design Review

R. Ion, W. Smith

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Development and Verification of Americium-beryllium Neutron Source Facility Model Using Monte Carlo N-Particle Code

Kaitlyn Brown, Natasha Galipeau, Sharman Perera

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Study, Verification and Validation of Nuclear Reactors Calculation Methodology in Serpent, Using IPEN/MB-01 Critical Unity Data

Ricardo Rodrigues Gitti, P.C.R. Rossi

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Repurposing the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station as an Advanced Recycling Centre: A Key to the Future of Cleaner Nuclear Power

F. Peter Ottensmeyer

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Flux-Wire Measurements and Fuel Burn-Up Estimate Comparisons With Simulations for Core-Follow Calculations at Mnr Reactor

M. Alqahtani, S.E. Day, A. Buijs

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Mesoscale Simulations of Fission Gas Release: a Two-Dimensional Implementation of the Shell Porosity Model

E. Thomas, A. Prudil, M. Welland

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Failure Investigation of Titanium Condenser Tubes

Morteza Toloui, Pooya Delshad Khatibi, Alex DiIlio, E. Ulvan

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Further Development of Probe for Flow-Accelerated Corrosion Monitoring in Power-plant Feedwater Systems

N. Leaukosol, S. Weerakul, Derek H. Lister

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Successful Flow Measurement Using Ultrasonic Cross Correlation Flow Meter in 72” Pipes

V. Ton

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Development of a Time Average CANDU-9 Diffusion Model Using the PARCS Diffusion Code

K.J. Groves, David R. Novog

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Online Valve and Drive Monitoring With Adam Siplug – Comparison of Measurement Uncertainties vs. Traditional At-The-Valve Testing

Thomas Seitz, Martin Beetz, Benjamin Schummer, Holger Damies

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First Principles Study on Ground State Properties of UAL2

J.I. Ranaginshge, Linu Malakkal, Ericmoore Jossou, Barbara Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar

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Progress in Loose Parts Monitoring

Pavel Kodet, Gerrit Gloth, Alexandre Felt, Thomas Seitz

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The Challenges of Tristructural Isotropic Fuels in Canada

A. Dusevic

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Periodic Safety Review(PSR) Structure and Methodology of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plants

T. Ham, M. Shin, T. Song

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Redesigning the CANFLEX Fuel Bundle to Support CANDU Fuel Development

C. Cavanagh-Dollard, Paul K. Chan, D. Wowk

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A Density Functional Study of Oxygen Adsorption on the ThN{100}, {110} and {111}

L. Malakkal, Ericmoore Jossou, J.I. Ranaginshge, Barbara Szpunar, Jerzy A. Szpunar

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Guidance on Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security Integration in a Vendor Management System

Stephanie Bokor, Monty Booth, Pamela Tume, Victor Tume

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Heat Removal Capacity for a Local Air Cooler Without an Active Fan (Semi-Passive Local Air Cooler)

Y.S. Chin

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Analysis of Radio-opaque Dental X-ray Devices with Monte Carlo N-Particle Simulations

Danny Huston, David G. Kelly, Emily Corcoran

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Gamma Heating Estimate at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor

Mohammed Alqahtani, S.E. Day, Adriaan Buijs

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Optimal Site Selection for a Nuclear Power Plant Considering Transportation and Accessibility Challenges

Mina Mehran, Babak Mehran, Satish Sharma

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Is an Exclusion Zone Needed for a Small Modular Reactor?

Brad Lulik, David deMontigny, Esam M.A. Hussein

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Heat-Transfer Conditions for SuperCritical Water Within Pseudocritical Region in a Short Bare Tube

Roman Popov, Mohammed Mahdi, K. Barati Far, M. Panszczyk, K. Grassby, Igor Pioro

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Water Supply Assessment for Siting Small Modular Reactors in Saskatchewan

E. Zanacic, Dena W. McMartin

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Specifics of Deteriorated Heat Transfer in SuperCritical Water (Liquid-Like State) Flowing Upward in a Short Bare Tube

Mohammed Mahdi, Roman Popov, K. Barati Far, M. Panszczyk, K. Grassby, Igor Pioro

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Site Condition Challenges for Small Modular Reactor Installations in Remote Northern Canada Communities

David G. Malcolm

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The Component Operational Experience, Degradation, and Ageing Programme (CODAP) Project; Canadian Contribution to the Codap and Application to CANDU Nuclear Power Plants

Keith Harrison, J. Riznic

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Used Fuel Management: Redirection to Recycling

F. Peter Ottensmeyer

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The Safe Closure of the NPD Reactor

Kristan Schruder, Brad Phillips, Meggan Vickerd, Graham Porter

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Slowpoke Reactor Decommissioning Requirements, Processes and Lessons Learned

S. Alim

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Roadmap for Technology and Infrastructure to Support CANDU Decommissioning and Long Term Waste Management

Paul Dinner, John Krasznai

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Estimation of Radiation Damage to Inconel X-750 Spacers in Wolsung CANDU Reactors

J. Kwon, H.H. Jin, G.G. Lee, D.H. Park

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Tooling Solutions for Adjuster Rod Extraction During Darlington Nuclear Refurbishment Unit-2

Jeremy Thompson, Jim Czegeny, Graham MacDonald, George Naguib

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Seismic Qualification by Similarity

Aman Usmani, Tarek Aziz

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Sustainable Spent Resin Management Focusing on Volume Reduction

Robert Lehr, Philip Schuberth, Steffen Weiss, William H. Cooper

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Westinghouse Accident Tolerant Fuel and Its Benefits for CANDU Reactors

J.L. Arndt, E.J. Lahoda, R.L. Oelrich

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Effect of Si Ion Irradiation on SIC/SICF Composites

S. Kong, W. Wang, H. Liu, G. Li, H. Xia

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Evaluating the Robustness of ACE-Based Pin Power Reconstruction for CANDU Application

Doddy Kastanya

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Investigation of Different Methods to Design the Start-Up Core of the Canadian SCWR

R. Ibrahim, A. Buijs, John C. Luxat

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Development of Enhanced Safety System for the Small-To-Medium Sized Reactor Dms

Tomohiko Ikegawa, Kazuaki Kito

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Application of RELAP/SCDAPSIM/MOD 4.1 to the Analysis of Molten Salt Small Modular Reactor System: Mark-1 Pb-Fhr

S. Jiang, Z. Fu, M. Perez-Ferragut, J.K. Hohorst

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Modeling of Dracs Test Facility and Advanced High Temperature Reactor (AHTR) Using RELAP5/SCDAPSIM/MOD 4.0

H.C. Lin, S. Zhang, Q. Lv, S. Shi, X. Sun, G. Yoder, M. Perez, C.M. Allison

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Fuel Cycle Flexibility of Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR)

J. Cheo, M. Ivanova, D. LeBlanc, S. Mohaptra, R. Robinson

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Fast Neutron Computed Tomography for Phase Distribution Visualization

G. Patterson, David R. Novog

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Prediction of Reactor Thermal Heat Balance for Improved Mw Output

Curtis McEwan, Philippe Paquette

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UNB CANDU-6 Primary Heat Transport System Code: Development and Validation of a Thermal-Hydraulic Expansion

O.Y. Palazhchenko, W.G. Cook, D. Taylor

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Acoustic Source Due to Pipe Leakage

V.S. Sharma, R.A. Budiman

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Benefits of Fast Neutrons: CANDU Fuel Creation, Waste Elimination and Clean Power

F. Peter Ottensmeyer

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Thermo-Mechanical Properties of PuO_{2M/sub>, UO₂ and U_0.5Pu_0.5O₂}

M.J. Rahman, Barbara Szpunar, Jerzy A. Szpunar

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A Density Functional Study of Oxygen Adsorption on the ThN {100}, {110} and {111}

L. Malakkal, E. Jossou, J.I. Ranasinghe, Barbara Szpunar, Jerzy A. Szpunar

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