An increasing number of countries have taken nuclear energy as a preferred approach in
response to the environment deterioration and energy supply deficit. The rapid expansion of …

Small modular reactors (SMRs) with power levels much smaller than the currently standard
1000-to 1600-MW (electric) reactor designs have been proposed as a potential game …

A sustainability-oriented assessment of the nuclear energy system can provide informative
and convincing decision-making support for nuclear development strategies in China. In our …

In response to the expansion of nuclear fuel cycle (NFC) activities--and the associated suite
of risks--around the world, this project evaluated systems-based solutions for managing …

The proliferation resistance (PR) of an inert matrix fuel (IMF) in the transuranic nuclear fuel
cycle (NFC) of a high temperature gas cooled reactor is evaluated relative to the uranium …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the proliferation resistance characteristics for
different fuel cycle arrangements in the context of a global nuclear energy system using a …

Safeguards and security systems for nuclear facilities include material control and
accounting (MC&A) and a physical protection system (PPS) to protect against theft, sabotage …

The peaceful use of nuclear energy has been pursued for more than half a century, and
even after the catastrophic disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011, a new …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY here have recently been many calls, especially from within the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for states interested in civil nuclear energy …

This article presents a novel application of an inspection game to find optimally efficient
nuclear safeguard strategies. It describes a methodology that allocates resources at and …