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Material effects: HTR irradiation examined
03 October, 2002
Results from the study of irradiation effects on advanced ceramic and metallic materials and on the development of in-core instrumentation for high-temperature reactors.
ATRIUM 10: ten years of operational experience
03 September, 2002
Nuclear plant operators and utilities expect three primary qualities from the fuel that they load into their reactor cores: a high degree of fuel reliability, excellent fuel utilisation, and good operational flexibility. By Norman L Garner and Peter Urban
The Yucca Mountain review plan
03 July, 2002
The US secretary of energy has finally recommended the Yucca Mountain site for development as a nuclear waste repository. The Yucca Mountain review plan is to ensure the quality, uniformity and consistency of NRC reviews of the licence application and any requested amendments.
A culture of safety
03 May, 2002
A recent book, "Safety Culture in Nuclear Power Operations", is a collaboration between the Institute of Social Research within the Institute of Nuclear Safety Systems, and the Berlin University of Technology. The book is the result of the third international conference on human factors research in nuclear power operations. By Bernhard Wilpert and Naosuke Itoigawa
New designs, same old rules
01 February, 2002
The Nuclear Energy Agency has produced a report entitled: "Nuclear Fuel Safety Criteria Technical Review". In the light of new developments in fuel design, have safety criteria become outdated?
