Irradiation experiments are prerequisites for evaluating nuclear reactor system designs, analyzing their performances, and obtaining licenses. The recent development of simulation and modeling capabilities and the advance in computation resources are used for the traditional reactor safety work (i.e., separate and integral tests of reactor safety systems) and/or advanced reactor development (irradiation experiments to evaluate swelling, cracking, and other radiation-induced phenomena to determine design/safety criteria for integral tests). These computational tools and models need verification and validation for which comprehensive experiment datasets are required. Further, the advanced reactor technologies feature fuels, coolants, and materials that promise safer operating condition under normal and accident scenarios. However, the performance of these attributes under prototypic radiation conditions are not fully characterized and require research and development. In response to this need, nuclear energy researchers and stakeholders have developed techniques and advancements in irradiation experiment execution to demonstrate and deploy advanced reactors and systems in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner. Recent efforts have aimed at improving standardization and maintaining state-of-the-art solutions that require further review and publication as scholarly contributions.
This Research Topic seeks scholarly works that detail execution and advancements in irradiation experiments. Authors from the experiment design, modeling & simulation, research reactor, materials science, and non-reactor nuclear facility communities are encouraged to submit scholarly manuscripts that detail their respective contributions to the irradiation experiment state-of-the-art. The nuclear energy research community is engaged in research activities to advance a wide range of reactor technologies that support microreactors, nuclear batteries, advanced reactor technology, and space applications. Documenting and capturing this work are an invaluable part of the research, and is the primary goal of this Research Topic.
Topics of interest include technical areas such as the acceleration nuclear fuels and materials qualification, standardization of irradiation experiments, advanced in-pile instrumentation, post-irradiation examination capabilities.
The scope of the Research Topic of interest focuses on;
• Innovative advancements in irradiation experiment design and execution.
• Modeling and simulation methods that improve accuracy/efficiency, disruptive design and fabrication methods that enable rapid qualification, advanced or radiation damage resistant instrumentation technologies, and novel approaches to experiment design that promote standardization or expand post-irradiation examination characterization capabilities.
• Process improvement or lessons learned that captures best practices for developing robust irradiation experiment platforms.
Manuscripts are not limited to basic research topics and may investigate more applied topics that capture proof of principles or technology demonstration.
Irradiation experiments are prerequisites for evaluating nuclear reactor system designs, analyzing their performances, and obtaining licenses. The recent development of simulation and modeling capabilities and the advance in computation resources are used for the traditional reactor safety work (i.e., separate and integral tests of reactor safety systems) and/or advanced reactor development (irradiation experiments to evaluate swelling, cracking, and other radiation-induced phenomena to determine design/safety criteria for integral tests). These computational tools and models need verification and validation for which comprehensive experiment datasets are required. Further, the advanced reactor technologies feature fuels, coolants, and materials that promise safer operating condition under normal and accident scenarios. However, the performance of these attributes under prototypic radiation conditions are not fully characterized and require research and development. In response to this need, nuclear energy researchers and stakeholders have developed techniques and advancements in irradiation experiment execution to demonstrate and deploy advanced reactors and systems in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner. Recent efforts have aimed at improving standardization and maintaining state-of-the-art solutions that require further review and publication as scholarly contributions.
This Research Topic seeks scholarly works that detail execution and advancements in irradiation experiments. Authors from the experiment design, modeling & simulation, research reactor, materials science, and non-reactor nuclear facility communities are encouraged to submit scholarly manuscripts that detail their respective contributions to the irradiation experiment state-of-the-art. The nuclear energy research community is engaged in research activities to advance a wide range of reactor technologies that support microreactors, nuclear batteries, advanced reactor technology, and space applications. Documenting and capturing this work are an invaluable part of the research, and is the primary goal of this Research Topic.
Topics of interest include technical areas such as the acceleration nuclear fuels and materials qualification, standardization of irradiation experiments, advanced in-pile instrumentation, post-irradiation examination capabilities.
The scope of the Research Topic of interest focuses on;
• Innovative advancements in irradiation experiment design and execution.
• Modeling and simulation methods that improve accuracy/efficiency, disruptive design and fabrication methods that enable rapid qualification, advanced or radiation damage resistant instrumentation technologies, and novel approaches to experiment design that promote standardization or expand post-irradiation examination characterization capabilities.
• Process improvement or lessons learned that captures best practices for developing robust irradiation experiment platforms.
Manuscripts are not limited to basic research topics and may investigate more applied topics that capture proof of principles or technology demonstration.
