[HTML][HTML] Zero power reactors in support of current and future nuclear power systems

M Margulis - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Zero-power reactors stand as indispensable tools for sha** the future of the nuclear
industry. Addressing safety concerns, advancing reactor technology, mitigating proliferation …

Simulations of SPERT-IV D12/15 transient experiments using the system code THERMO-T

M Margulis, E Gilad - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Best-estimate codes, which couple neutronic and thermal-hydraulic solvers, are mainly used
for safety analyses of nuclear power plants. During the past decade, the application of these …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of threshold velocities for air-water two-phase flow in a vertical tube and annular channels

A Biton, E Rabinovich, E Gilad - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
This work presents an experimental study of five threshold velocities for air-water flow in
three different vertical channels. The measured threshold velocities included onset flooding …

[HTML][HTML] Corrugation wall effect on friction factor and air-water flow threshold velocities in vertical annular channels

A Biton, E Rabinovich, E Gilad - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation of the wall corrugation effect on three
threshold velocities for air–water flow. Those threshold velocities refer to different …

Modeling representative Gen‐IV molten fuel reactivity effects in the ZEPHYR fast/thermal coupled ZPRs. Part I—Assembly level

M Margulis, P Blaise, E Gilad - International Journal of Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The comprehension of severe criticality accident is a key issue in Gen‐IV neutronics and
safety. Within the future zero‐power experimental physics reactor (ZEPHYR), to be built in …

Modeling representative Gen‐IV molten fuel reactivity effects in the ZEPHYR ZPR‐LFR analysis

M Margulis, P Blaise, E Gilad - International Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Studies related to severe core accidents constitute a crucial element in the safety design of
Gen‐IV systems. A new experimental program, related to severe core accidents studies, is …

High‐Fidelity Monte Carlo Analysis of Highly‐Localized Fission Power Peaking near a Flux Trap in an MTR Core

H Abuzlf, C Castagna, T Makmal, O Aviv… - … Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a high‐fidelity Monte Carlo model was utilized to investigate the localized
behavior of the power peaking factor in a reactor core. The model considered the effect of …

Design of innovative experiment platform for network courses of modern educational technology based on virtual reality

H Jiang - 2018 11th International Conference on Intelligent …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to solve the problem of the design of the innovative experiment platform of the
Modern Educational Technology online course, this paper proposes a design method of the" …

The path for innovative severe accident neutronics studies in ZPRs–Analysis of SNEAK-12B experiments for core disruption in LMFBRs

M Margulis, P Blaise, F Gabrielli, A Gruel… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work details information (core geometry, material balance, and criticality
measurements and calculations) regarding a new benchmark to be introduced to the …

The path for innovative severe accident neutronics studies in ZPRs. part I. 2-Interpretation of SNEAK-12A experiment for core disruption in LMFBRs impact of nuclear …

M Margulis, P Blaise, F Mellier, E Gilad - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work details a further investigation of the SNEAK-12A experimental program,
which aimed to study material relocation in Sodium Fast Reactors (SFRs) leading to core …