Advanced Nuclear Energy Science and Technology: Theory, Utilization, and Challenges
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B4: Nuclear Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 188
Editors
Interests: nuclear fusion; breeding blankets; tritium technologies; liquid metals; nuclear analysis; Generation IV reactor technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy production and its compatibility with the environment have become fundamental concerns worldwide. The need to keep CO2 and other greenhouse gases concentrations in the atmosphere under control, strongly reducing emissions from fossil fuels, is generating more and more pressure on the development of nuclear energy production based on advanced technologies, possibly complementing the relevant availability of renewable energy sources. As a matter of fact, to become truly attractive, nuclear energy needs to overcome classical problems, like its high capital costs, the negative safety perceptions of a large part of the public, and the management of long-lived nuclear waste.
In this context, this Special Issue of Energies intends to contribute to the dissemination of the latest developments in nuclear energy, spanning from nuclear fusion and related technologies to Generation IV fission reactors and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
In particular, the topics relevant for this Special Issue of Energies include, among others, the following:
- Breeding blankets for fusion reactors—advanced concepts and technologies;
- Characterization of fusion-oriented structural and functional materials;
- Progress in the design of plasma heating systems;
- Development and engineering of high-temperature superconductive magnets;
- Tritium technologies for the fusion fuel cycle;
- Lessons learned from ITER and other fusion machines under construction and operation;
- Progress on Gen IV fission reactors—current design and technology development;
- Enhanced safety features in Gen III+ and Gen IV fission reactors;
- Advanced fuels and materials for fission reactors;
- Small Modular Reactor concepts, development, and medium-term perspectives;
- New developments in nuclear analysis models and codes;
- Advances in predictive modelling capabilities for fission and fusion reactors;
- Economics of and political perspectives on nuclear energy in the world.
Dr. Italo Ricapito
Dr. Fabio Cismondi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nuclear energy
- fusion
- ITER
- fission reactors
- gen IV reactors
- SMRs
- tritium
- breeding blankets
- nuclear materials
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