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Number 1 · July 2008
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Special Issue of Nuclear Technology on (Budhi Sagar)
A Probabilistic Methodology to Determine Failure Probabilities and Acceptance Criteria for the KBS-3 Inserts Under Ice-Age Load Conditions
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 3-14
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Karl-Fredrik Nilsson, Peter Dillström, Claes-Göran Andersson, Fred Nilsson, Mats Andersson, Philip Minnebo, Lars-Erik Bjorkegren, Bo Erixon
Factors Affecting Risk Predictions: Can Some Risk Metrics Be More Accurately Predicted Than Others?
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 15-23
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Robert W. Rice, John C. Walton
Assessing Effects of Thermal Loading on the Stability of Emplacement Drifts
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 24-30
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

G. I. Ofoegbu, K. J. Smart, B. Dasgupta
An Analysis of External Radiation Dose Fields in an Underground Facility at the Potential HLW Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 31-37
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Oleg G. Povetko
Double-Diffusive Natural Convection in a Nuclear Waste Repository
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 38-46
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Yue Hao, John J. Nitao, Thomas A. Buscheck, Yunwei Sun
Increased Storage Capacity at Yucca Mountain Favors Thermal Management for a Cold Repository
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 47-61
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

G. Danko, J. Walton, D. Bahrami
Modeling Temperature Distribution Around Very Deep Borehole Disposals of HLW
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 62-73
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Fergus G. F. Gibb, Karl P. Travis, Neil A. McTaggart, David Burley, Kevin W. Hesketh
Impact of Advanced Fuel Cycles on Geological Disposal in a Clay Formation
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 74-84
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Jan Marivoet, Eef Weetjens
Independent Evaluation of Waste Package Corrosion Performance Under Potential Repository Conditions
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 85-91
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Y.-M. Pan, K. T. Chiang, D. S. Dunn, X. He, O. Pensado, P. Shukla, L. Yang
Implementation of Localized Corrosion in the Performance Assessment Model for Yucca Mountain
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 92-100
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

S. David Sevougian, Vivek Jain, Robert J. MacKinnon, Patrick D. Mattie, Kevin G. Mon, Bryan E. Bullard
Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal, Hydrological, and Mechanical Processes near Geological Nuclear Waste Repositories
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 101-109
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

J. Rutqvist, D. Barr, J. T. Birkholzer, M. Chijimatsu, O. Kolditz, Quansheng Liu, Y. Oda, Wenqing Wang, Chengyuan Zhang
Coupled In-Rock and In-Drift Hydrothermal Model Study for Yucca Mountain
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 110-128
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

G. Danko, J. Birkholzer, D. Bahrami
Time-Domain Random-Walk Algorithms for Simulating Radionuclide Transport in Fractured Porous Rock
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 129-136
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Scott L. Painter, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Osvaldo Pensado
Formulation of Time-Domain Random-Walk Compartment Model for Radionuclide Migration from a Geologic Repository
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 137-146
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Daisuke Kawasaki, Joonhong Ahn
A Modeling Study Evaluating the Thermal-Hydrological Conditions in and near Waste Emplacement Drifts at Yucca Mountain
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 147-164
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

J. T. Birkholzer, N. Halecky, S. W. Webb, P. F. Peterson, G. S. Bodvarsson
Impact of Landscape Topography and Quaternary Overburden on the Performance of a Geological Repository of Nuclear Waste
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 165-179
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Lars Marklund, Anders Wörman, Joel Geier, Eva Simic, Björn Dverstorp
Probabilistic Methodology for Long-Term Assessment of Volcanic Hazards
Volume 163 · Number 1 · July 2008 · Pages 180-189
Technical Paper · High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Olivier Jaquet, Charles Connor, Laura Connor
Number 2 · August 2008
Table of Contents
Risk-Informed Design Changes in a Passive Decay Heat Removal System
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 191-208
Technical Paper · Reactor Safety

Giovanbattista Patalano, George E. Apostolakis, Pavel Hejzlar
Validation of Severe Accident Codes on the Phebus Fission Product Tests in the Framework of the PHEBEN-2 Project
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 209-227
Technical Paper · Reactor Safety

K. Mueller, S. Dickinson, C. de Pascale, N. Girault, L. Herranz, F. De Rosa, G. Henneges, J. Langhans, C. Housiadas, V. Wichers, A. Dehbi, S. Paci, F. Martin-Fuertes, I. Turcu, I. Ivanov, B. Toth, G. Horvath
Aerosol Studies in a Nuclear Aerosol Test Facility Under Different Turbulence Conditions
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 228-244
Technical Paper · Reactor Safety

B. K. Sapra, Y. S. Mayya, Arshad Khan, Faby Sunny, Sunil Ganju, H. S. Kushwaha
Quantum-Chemical Calculations of the Equilibrium Constants of a Fission Product Mixture in a Steam-Hydrogen Carrier Gas in Severe Accident Conditions
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 245-251
Technical Paper · Reactor Safety

Jan Machacek, Laurent Cantrel, Peter Kluvanek, Marek Liska, Ondrej Gedeon
Behavior of a Defective Nuclear Fuel Rod in Dry Storage Conditions Studied with a New Experimental Setup
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 252-260
Technical Paper · Fuel Cycle and Management

L. Desgranges, M. P. Ferroud-Plattet, R. Alloncle, I. Aubrun, J. M. Untrau, P. Lhuillery
Analysis of Steam Condensation Heat Transfer with a Noncondensable Gas in a Vertical Condenser Tube
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 261-272
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Kwon-Yeong Lee, Moo Hwan Kim
COBRA-TF Analysis of the High Flux Reactor Hot Channel for a Postulated Large-Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 273-284
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

Sule Ergun, Jason G. Williams, Lawrence E. Hochreiter, Hergen Wiersema, Marcel Slootman, Marek Stempniewicz
Thermal Stability and Safe Venting of the Tri-N-Butyl Phosphate-Nitric Acid-Water ("Red Oil") System - I: Two-Layer System Mass Transfer Theory
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 285-293
Technical Paper · Reprocessing

Michael Epstein, Hans K. Fauske, Charles F. Askonas, Marc A. Vial, Patricia Paviet-Hartmann
Thermal Stability and Safe Venting of the Tri-N-Butyl Phosphate-Nitric Acid-Water ("Red Oil") System - II: Experimental Data on Reaction Self-Heat Rates and Gas Production and Their Correlation
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 294-306
Technical Paper · Reprocessing

Michael Epstein, Hans K. Fauske, Charles F. Askonas, Marc A. Vial, Patricia Paviet-Hartmann
Thermal Stability and Safe Venting of the Tri-N-Butyl Phosphate-Nitric Acid-Water ("Red Oil") System - III: Predictions of Thermal Stability Boundaries and Required Vent Size
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 307-320
Technical Paper · Reprocessing

Michael Epstein, Hans K. Fauske, Charles F. Askonas, Marc A. Vial, Patricia Paviet-Hartmann
Production of High-Density Uranium Carbide Compacts for Use in Composite Nuclear Fuels
Volume 163 · Number 2 · August 2008 · Pages 321-327
Technical Paper · Materials for Nuclear Systems

Gokul Vasudevamurthy, Travis W. Knight
Number 3 · September 2008
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology Special Issue (Marc Delpech)
Evaluation of Salt Coolants for Reactor Applications
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 330-343
Technical Paper · Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology

D. F. Williams, K. T. Clarno
Options for Scaled Experiments for High Temperature Liquid Salt and Helium Fluid Mechanics and Convective Heat Transfer
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 344-357
Technical Paper · Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology

Philippe M. Bardet, Per F. Peterson
Influence of the Processing and Salt Composition on the Thorium Molten Salt Reactor
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 358-365
Technical Paper · Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology

Elsa Merle-Lucotte, Ludovic Mathieu, Daniel Heuer, Véronique Ghetta, Roger Brissot, Christian Le Brun, Eric Liatard
Electrodeposition of Uranium and Transuranics Metals (Pu) on Solid Cathode
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 366-372
Technical Paper · Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology

A. F. Laplace, J. Lacquement, J. L. Willit, R. A. Finch, G. A. Fletcher, M. A. Williamson
Electrochemical Determination of Gadolinium and Plutonium Solvation Properties in Liquid Gallium at High Temperature
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 373-381
Technical Paper · Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology

Sylvie Delpech, Gérard Picard, Jörgen Finne, Eric Walle, Olivier Conocar, Annabelle Laplace, Jérôme Lacquement
A New Technology for the Nuclear Industry for the Complete and Continuous Pyrochemical Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Catalyst Enhanced Molten Salt Oxidation
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 382-400
Technical Paper · Molten Salt Chemistry and Technology

Trevor R. Griffiths, Vladimir A. Volkovich
A Study of Air Ingress and Its Prevention in HTGR
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 401-415
Technical Paper · Fission Reactors

Xing L. Yan, Tetsuaki Takeda, Tetsuo Nishihara, Kazutaka Ohashi, Kazuhiko Kunitomi, Nobumasa Tsuji
Finite Element Modeling of Thermal-Mechanical Behaviors of Dispersion Fuel Elements
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 416-425
Technical Paper · Fuel Cycle and Management

Shurong Ding, Yongzhong Huo
A Comparison of Experimental Results and FLUENT Simulations for Void-Fraction Distribution in a Two-Phase System
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 426-434
Technical Paper · Thermal Hydraulics

R. Saksena, P. Satyamurthy, P. Munshi
An Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Monitoring System Using Modular Accident Analysis Program and Computer Graphical User Interface
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 435-443
Technical Paper · Nuclear Plant Operations and Control

Yuan-Hsiang Chang, Mu-Ping Xu, Jyh-Tong Teng, Te-Chuan Wang, Ray-Feng Chiang, Huey-Ling Hwu, Wang-Chyuan Chen
A Novel Approach to Spent Fuel Pool Decommissioning
Volume 163 · Number 3 · September 2008 · Pages 444-452
Technical Paper · Decontamination/decommissioning

R. L. Demmer, J. B. Panozzo, R. J. Christensen
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