This study examines the Multi-MOX (MMOX) strategy for plutonium multi-recycling in PWRs using the CLASS fuel cycle simulation tool. MMOX involves blending reprocessed plutonium from various sources to produce viable fresh nuclear fuel. While MMOX significantly curtails the growth of the plutonium inventory, it does not stabilize it entirely in the long term. Although lower burnup reduces...
For large high-voltage power cables, such as the export cables connecting offshore windfarms to shore, a key design challenge is calculating the cable’s current-carrying capacity: the maximum current it can carry without exceeding a specified temperature limit. For complex cable designs, such as three-core cables with metallic screens and steel-wire armor, commercial Finite Element Method...
One of the major processes in stars is helium burning, which consists of two main parts that produce $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ and $^{16}\mathrm{O}$. Helium burning is the primary source of $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ and $^{16}\mathrm{O}$, the two most abundant elements after hydrogen and helium. The second part of helium burning is the process of an $\alpha$ particle being captured by a $^{12}\mathrm{C}$...
