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Simulation of dynamic response of Self-Powered-Inconel-Neutron-Detector lead cables using a semi-empirical model
(11/1/2013)The work presented here was devoted to the modelling and simulation of the dynamic response of lead cables of Inconel self-powered neutron detectors in a CANDUpower reactor. The main goal was to develop a semi-empirical ... -
Decentralized state-space controller design of a large PHWR
(2009-11-01)The behaviour of a large nuclear reactor can be described with sufficient accuracy using a nodal model, like the spatial model of a 540 MWe large Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). This model divides the reactor into ... -
Development of a heat-transfer correlation for supercritical water in supercritical water-cooled reactor applications
(2009-12-01)A large set of experimental data, obtained in Russia, was analyzed and a new heat-transfer correlation for supercritical water was developed. This experimental dataset was obtained within conditions similar to those for ... -
Thermal aspects of using alternative nuclear fuels in supercritical water-cooled reactors
(2010-11-01)A SuperCritical Water-cooled Nuclear Reactor (SCWR) is a Generation IV concept currently being developed worldwide. Unique to this reactor type is the use of light-water coolant above its critical point. The current research ... -
Development and optimization of new generation start-up instrumentation systems (SUI) for domestic CANDU reactors
(2010-12-01)Due to the age and operating experience of Bruce Power units, equipment ageing and obsolescence has become one of the main challenges that need to be resolved for all systems, structures and components in order to ensure ... -
Steam-reheat option for supercritical-water-cooled reactors
(2010-12-01)SuperCritical-Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs) are being developed as one of the Generation-IV nuclear-reactor concepts. Main objectives of the development are to increase thermal efficiency of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and ... -
Electrohydrodynamic enhancement of extraterrestrial capilliary pumped loops for nuclear applications
(2010-12-01)This work examines electrohydrodynamic enhancement of capillary pump loops (CPL) for use in extraterrestrial nuclear applications. A capillary pump uses capillary action through a porous wick to transport heat and mass. ... -
Optimization of plastic scintillator thicknesses for online beta detection in mixed fields
(2010-12-01)For efficient beta detection in a mixed beta gamma field, Monte Carlo simulation models have been built to optimize the thickness of a plastic scintillator, used in whole body monitor. The simulation has been performed ... -
Neutron production in a spherical phantom aboard the international space station
(2010-12-01)Since the beginning of space exploration in last century, several kinds of devices from passive and active dosimeters to radiation environment monitors have been used to measure radiation levels onboard different space ... -
Polarization, passivation, intercalation, and generation: an examination of In-Situ and Ex-Situ analytical techniques for the study of carbon anode materials for the electrochemical generation of elemental fluorine.
(2011-12-01)The field of industrial fluorine generation has not made significant progress in the past 60 years due to the difficulty and hazards surrounding the use of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and fluorine gas. This work examines various ... -
Sensitivity analysis of fuel centerline temperatures in SuperCritical water-cooled reactors (SCWRs)
(2012-12-01)SuperCritical Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs) are one of the six nuclear-reactor concepts currently being developed under the Generation-IV International Forum (GIF). A main advantage of SCW Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) is ... -
Simulation, design and construction of a gas electron multiplier for particle tracking
(2012-12-01)The biological effects of charged particles is of interest in particle therapy, radiation protection and space radiation science and known to be dependent on both absorbed dose and radiation quality or LET. Microdosimetry ... -
The application of experimental microdosimetry to mixed-field neutron-gamma dosimetry
(2012-12-01)Absorbed dose distributions in lineal energy for neutrons and gamma rays were measured by using both a tissue-equivalent walled counter (TEPC) and a graphite-walled low pressure proportional counter (GPC) in the Am-Be ... -
Development of thermodynamic cycles for sodium-cooled-fast reactors.
(2013-12-01)Currently, one engineering challenge is designing Generation IV (GEN-IV) Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) with significantly higher thermal efficiencies compared to current NPPs, and to match, or at least to be close to, the ... -
Letters to a young engineer. First edition, 2014
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A new approach to neutron spectrometry with multi-element scintillators
(2014-02-01)The combined effects of the nuclear industrial renaissance, the events of 9/11, and the Fukushima disaster have had a significant impact on the research and development of radiation detection instrumentation. Notably, there ... -
Letters to a young engineer. Second edition, 2015
(University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2015) -
An evaluation of the net breeding capability of heterogeneously-fuelled pressure-tube heavy water reactors with the thorium fuel cycle
(2015-12-01)The thorium fuel cycle is a promising future option for an alternative to uranium. The pressure tube heavy water reactor (PT-HWR) has for decades been considered capable of achieving net breeding on the thorium fuel cycle, ... -
Study on supercritical fluids in an intermediate heat exchanger for an SCWR hydrogen cogeneration system
(2015-12-01)SuperCritical Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs) are one of six Generation-IV nuclear reactor concepts under development worldwide. SCWRs benefit from an increase in thermal efficiency due to the reactor coolant operating above ... -
Letters to a young engineer. Third edition, 2016
(University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2016)