About this Research Topic
Advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) offer a small footprint, clean, and economically efficient technology that can make energy accessible to locations which are unsuitable for building large nuclear power plants. SMRs can be used for power generation, process heat, desalination, and other industrial uses. The SMRs currently under development represent technology options that include light water non-light water coolants (gas, molten salt, and liquid metals). The diversity of coolants drives new and advanced thermal-hydraulic research topics to design and operate these SMRs safely.
This Research Topic is focused on advances in SMRs and aims to publish the most advanced and timely research results. Articles submitted to this collection can include research results on small modular reactors, core thermal hydraulics, and advanced safety technologies, including decay heat removal systems, primary and secondary heat exchangers, and related topics. These topics cover various areas, including theoretical, computational, and experimental single and multiphase heat transfer and neutronics-coupled thermal-hydraulics for different SMR concepts.
Research that highlights advances in SMR design and analysis (steady state and transient) is of particular interest, with manuscripts on the following topics being encouraged:
• Modeling and simulation (e.g., CFD, RELAP5-3D)
• Separate and integral effects testing validation
• Coupled neutronics-thermal hydraulics
• Design and analysis of system components (e.g., heat exchangers, steam generators)
• Reactor safety systems (e.g., decay heat removal systems)
• Probabilistic risk models
This Research Topic is focused on advances in SMRs and aims to publish the most advanced and timely research results. Articles submitted to this collection can include research results on small modular reactors, core thermal hydraulics, and advanced safety technologies, including decay heat removal systems, primary and secondary heat exchangers, and related topics. These topics cover various areas, including theoretical, computational, and experimental single and multiphase heat transfer and neutronics-coupled thermal-hydraulics for different SMR concepts.
Research that highlights advances in SMR design and analysis (steady state and transient) is of particular interest, with manuscripts on the following topics being encouraged:
• Modeling and simulation (e.g., CFD, RELAP5-3D)
• Separate and integral effects testing validation
• Coupled neutronics-thermal hydraulics
• Design and analysis of system components (e.g., heat exchangers, steam generators)
• Reactor safety systems (e.g., decay heat removal systems)
• Probabilistic risk models
Keywords: Small Modular Reactors, Gen IV reactors, Experimental Validation, Core Thermal Hydraulics, Modeling and Simulation, Decay Heat Removal, Neutronics-coupled Thermal Hydraulics
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