Saudi International Conference On Nuclear Power Engineering (SCOPE)

Nuclear energy has long been recognized as a low-carbon emission technology. However, the widespread adoption of nuclear power plants (NPPs) is hindered by the complexity of their man-machine-network integration systems, the occurrence of various faults, insufficient automation, and the challenges faced by human operators. In recent years, the development and utilization of artificial...

Passive safety systems are integrated into the latest generation of Light Water Reactors (LWRs), including small modular reactors. This paper employs the US-NRC TRACE thermal hydraulic code to examine the performance of a passive safety condenser known as SACO, designed to serve as the ultimate heat sink for dissipating decay heat during accident scenarios. The TRACE model is constructed with...

One of the main requirements to the reactor safety is the assurance that the appropriate margins of fuel design limits are not exceeded during any condition of normal operation, including the effects of anticipated operational occurrences. CPR (critical power ratio) defined as the ratio of the critical power to the bundle power at the reactor condition of interest is widely used as a figure of...

Saudi Arabia plans to diversify its energy sector by focusing on low-carbon generation and nuclear energy is being explored in this context. Siting Nuclear Power Plants necessitates careful consideration of many factors such as water access, hazard exposure, proximity to anticipated load, and possible coproduct generation (e.g., desalination). Existing studies have only explored large light...

The core reloading pattern optimization in Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) is a crucial task aimed at enhancing reactor performance while ensuring safety and minimizing fuel consumption. In the present study, the application of Multi-Objective Elitist Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (MO ETLBO) technique is proposed to efficiently and effectively address the multi-objective loading...