Saudi International Conference On Nuclear Power Engineering (SCOPE)

Through a series of projects (HTR-PL, Gemini+, GOSPOSTRATEG-HTR) the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Świerk, Poland, got involved into the small-scale High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) technology. The objective is to replace the existing fossil fueled plants working for chemical and petrochemical industry by the nuclear reactors in order to reduce CO2 emission in Poland....

The Saudi Low Power Research Reactor (LPRR) is one of the unique Saudi Vision 2030 projects. It is a pool-type multipurpose low power nuclear reactor designed and developed by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) with the participation of international expertise in accordance with the best and highest international safety standards. The reactor is under construction and...

This paper reviews recent experiences conducted worldwide tackling underutilization challenges faced by research reactors. A nuclear power program with ambitious goals, requires a well-established nuclear infrastructure and robust national framework. And to achieve that in a sustainable manner, countries aim to develop well-utilized research reactors. This paper explores case studies from...

Research reactors are nuclear reactors used for radiopharmaceuticals production, basic and fundamental research, development of nuclear power technologies, education and training. They have usually low-temperature and low-pressure design with light water as the cooling medium. Since they serve as a neutron-producing machine for various medical, scientific and industrial applications, they have...

The TRIGA Mark II research reactor at the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia, achieved first criticality in 1966. Since then the reactor has been playing an important role in developing nuclear technology. The reactor has been mainly used for research, education of university students, training of operators of the Krško nuclear power plant (start of operation in 1983) and other nuclear...

Radioisotopes are one of the essential cornerstones of modern medicine. They may be used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Here we present a description of a compact high field superconducting magnet used for a 30 MeV cyclotron with a magnetic field 2 times higher than conventional H- cyclotrons developed recently. This magnet will be a modern, state of the art design, which,...

The site selection for a nuclear reactor is a crucial safety and security activity with escalating demands. The prospect of using seismic data to estimate the operational behavior of the nuclear reactor is intriguing. Visualization and analysis of continuous data recorded at a seismic station away from the reactor site can be helpful in this regard. In this work, we investigate the potential...