Advances in Plasma and Nuclear Systems
A special issue of Journal of Nuclear Engineering (ISSN 2673-4362).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plasma and nuclear systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will provide a forum for researchers from academia and industry to present their latest research innovations in nuclear and plasma systems, addressing state-of-the-art technologies and potential applications. The papers will discuss research methods, theories, best practices, case studies, and technologies in the area of plasma and nuclear systems, including case studies on regulators and standards related to plasma and nuclear systems. The scope of the Special Issue will include the following topics:
- Plasma devices and applications;
- Plasma experiments, diagnostics and control;
- Plasma simulation and modeling;
- Nuclear fusion systems;
- Small modular reactor (SMR) systems;
- Generation IV nuclear technologies;
- Advanced reactor systems;
- Nuclear power plant (NPP) safety systems;
- Nuclear power plant (NPP) control systems;
- Nuclear power plant (NPP) monitoring and measurement systems.
Prof. Dr. Hossam A. Gabbar
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Nuclear Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- plasma systems
- nuclear fusion
- nuclear systems
- nuclear engineering design
- nuclear technologies
- nuclear applications
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