Nuclear sensors are essential for detecting and measuring nuclear radiation in various applications, including nuclear power plants, medical imaging, and environmental monitoring. Traditional nuclear sensors have served these fields for decades, but...
The Qudrat-Ullah Nuclear Peace and Trust (Q-NPT) framework offers a governance model for nuclear energy that foregrounds trust, equity, transparency, and stakeholder inclusion. This paper provides an empirical synthesis of Q-NPT by integrating quanti...
This paper thoroughly explores the feasibility of integrating a variety of intelligent electrical equipment and smart maintenance technologies within nuclear power plants to enhance the currently limited level of intelligence of these systems and bet...
Grounded in a social scientific research approach, the present case study traces the shift in the German nuclear regulatory culture from prevention to preparedness, the latter of which builds upon decision support systems for nuclear emergency manage...
Emergency decision support techniques play an important role in complex and safety-critical systems such as nuclear power plants (NPPs). Emergency decision-making is not a single method but a framework comprising a combination of various technologies...
Since the emergence of the problem of nuclear waste conditioning, cementation has become an important and developing part of the waste management system, owing to its simplicity and versatility. The continued development of the cementation technique...
As nuclear technology evolves, and continues to be used in various fields since its discovery less than a century ago, radiation safety has become a major concern to humans and the environment. Radiation monitoring plays a significant role in prevent...
The potential for hydrogen to reshape energy systems has been recognized for over a century. Yet, as decarbonization priorities have sharpened in many regions, three distinct frontier areas are critical to consider: hydrogen produced from wind; hydro...
Aging diesel fuel in emergency storage tanks at nuclear power plants requires regular filtration to remove impurities. Due to the stringent safety requirements of nuclear power plants, high standards are set for operational timeliness and reliability...
The energy transition requires substantial financial investments and the adoption of innovative technological solutions. The aim of this paper is to analyze the economic and technological aspects of implementing zero-emission strategies as a key comp...
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are gaining significant attention as nuclear power sources due to their advantages, such as compact design, enhanced safety features compared to large nuclear plants, and scalability for varying power output needs. To su...
Conventional (diesel-electric) submarines can provide improved stealth compared to nuclear submarines once submerged. This is because nuclear submarines are generally larger and are required to operate their nuclear reactors at all times, unlike dies...
In this study, a technical index system for nuclear accident emergency response measures was established and comprehensively evaluated by studying the impact of time, ventilation speed, and leakage speed on the radiation consequences after a loss of...
The storage and monitoring of nuclear fuel, whether spent or fresh, are key components of the nuclear energy life cycle, with significant implications for safety and sustainability. With the global focus on carbon neutrality, interest in advanced man...
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Nuclear hazards, linked to both U.S. weapons programs and civilian nuclear power, pose substantial environment justice issues. Nuclear power plant (NPP) reactors produce low-level ionizing radiation, high level nuclear waste, and are subject to catas...
Global society faces the pressing question of how to eliminate reliance on fossil fuels while meeting increasing energy demand. In comparison to solar and wind energy, nuclear power has been largely ignored in urban studies research. However, nuclear...
This article aims to discuss the recent development of integrated point-of-care spectroscopic-based technologies that are paving the way for the next generation of diagnostic monitoring technologies in personalized medicine. Focusing on the nuclear m...
This bibliometric review of global nuclear energy strategies reveals a renewed interest in this technology as a fundamental part of the energy transition and the fight against climate change. The findings highlight an emerging leadership of China and...
The accelerating global energy transition underscores the crucial role of societal perceptions and knowledge in the acceptance of sustainable energy technologies. This study assesses the accuracy of self-assessed knowledge of seven energy production...
The widespread availability of novel radioactive isotopes showing nuclear characteristics suitable for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in nuclear medicine (NM) has experienced a great development in the last years, particularly as a result of...
Nuclear Integrated Energy Systems (NIES) have emerged as a comprehensive solution for navigating the changing energy landscape. They combine nuclear power plants with renewable energy sources, storage systems, and smart grid technologies to optimize...
4 December 2020
Nuclear power technology (NPT) perception and acceptance have globally emerged as the most critical questions for the successful integration of NPT into any national energy mix. In its combination with seawater desalination, NPT provides a sustainabl...
The rapid increase in global warming requires that sustainable energy choices aimed at achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions be implemented as soon as possible. This objective, emerging from the European Green Deal and the UN Climate Action, co...
The spatial organization of the genome within the nucleus is a fundamental regulator of gene expression, genome stability, and cell identity. This review addresses the central question of how nuclear genome architecture contributes to disease mechani...
Thin-walled components are extensively utilized in the aviation, aerospace, shipping, and nuclear energy industries due to their advantages of being lightweight and easily integrated. With an increased design quality and complexity of structures, thi...
Because of the growing concerns regarding climate change and energy sustainability, a transition toward a modern energy sector that reduces environmental effects while promoting social and economic growth has gained traction in recent years. Sustaina...
The primary purpose of this article is to use the laws of thermodynamics, mainly the second and fourth laws, to evaluate three energy technologies of the future: fusion, solar, and fission. Among the criteria used to evaluate them, the most important...
The rapid development of sensor technology gives rise to the emergence of huge amounts of tensor (i.e., multi-dimensional array) data. For various reasons such as sensor failures and communication loss, the tensor data may be corrupted by not only sm...
The gyrotrons are powerful sources of coherent radiation that can operate in both pulsed and CW (continuous wave) regimes. Their recent advancement toward higher frequencies reached the terahertz (THz) region and opened the road to many new applicati...
Donkeys and mules have historically played an important role in agriculture and are now gaining recognition for their contributions to animal conservation, milk production, tourism, and equid-assisted services. However, their distinctive reproductive...
Some of the issues concerning energy security and climate change can be addressed by employing nuclear power (NP) to supply the energy required for the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemicals, products, and materials. Nuclear energy represe...
Nuclear science and technology (NST) offers a multitude of applications and tools and has a high level of regulation. However, its contribution to the achievement of global development goals is still incipient. Although its application is directly re...
Recently, nanomaterial-based scintillators are newly emerging technologies for many research fields, including medical imaging, nuclear security, nuclear decommissioning, and astronomical applications, among others. To date, scintillators have played...
This study is one of the first empirical attempts to quantify the social benefit of virtual power plants (VPPs) in South Korea using the contingent valuation method (CVM). As Korea pursues its ambitious carbon neutrality goal by 2050, VPPs have emerg...
Polysaccharides are important biomolecules, which play a key role in biological, medical, and industrial processes due to their diverse structures and important functions. This paper looks into the significant progress made in the structural and func...
With the rapid advancement of modern industries, pressure vessels and piping have become increasingly integral to sectors such as energy, petrochemicals, and process industries. To grasp the research and application status in the field of pressure ve...
The Clean Energy Technology Research Institute (CETRI) at the University of Regina, Canada, serves as a collaborative hub where a dynamic team of researchers, industry leaders, innovators, and educators come together to tackle the urgent challenges o...
Large language models (LLMs) rapidly transform healthcare by automating tasks, streamlining administration, and enhancing clinical decision support. This rapid review assesses current and emerging applications of LLMs in diagnostic-related group (DRG...
The ability to localize and image radiation sources has found use in various applications for nuclear nonproliferation practices, specifically in treaty verification, nuclear safeguards, and homeland security. Technologies that are capable of angular...
There is growing interest in the use of advanced reactor systems for powering industrial processes which could significantly help to reduce CO 2 emissions in the global energy system. However, there has been limited consideration into the rol...
Uganda is looking forward to diversifying its energy system to sustainably meet the present and future energy needs. To achieve this, the country is embarking on a nuclear power program to construct large nuclear reactors, although this would increas...
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been well applied to assess genetic abnormalities in various biological samples to investigate disease mechanisms. With the advent of high-throughput and automatic testing platforms, NGS can identify radiation-sen...
This study presents a new methodology, based on Monte-Carlo techniques to evaluate the reliability of a carbon-free electricity generation system based on renewable sources; it uses as inputs the variation of the electricity demand and the fluctuatio...
The Philippines aspires for a clean energy future but has become increasingly reliant on imported fossil fuels due to rising energy demands. Despite renewable energy targets and a coal moratorium, emissions reductions have yet to materialize. This st...
Eggs are a rich food source of proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. However, the egg industry faces some challenges such as microbial invasion due to environmental factors, leading to damage and reduced usability. Therefore, detec...
With the changes of lifestyles and rapid growth of prepared food industry, prepared fried rice that meets the consumption patterns of contemporary young people has become popular in China. Although prepared fried rice is convenient and nutritious, it...
Recombinant proteins are the most important product of current industrial biotechnology. They are indispensable in medicine (for diagnostics and treatment), food and chemical industries, and research. Plant cells combine advantages of the eukaryotic...
Uranium, a cornerstone for nuclear energy, facilitates a clean and efficient energy conversion. In the era of global clean energy initiatives, uranium resources have emerged as a vital component for achieving sustainability and clean power. To fulfil...
With the emergence of sentinel node technology, many patients can be staged histopathologically using lymphatic mapping and selective lymphadenectomy. Structural imaging by using US, CT and MR permits precise measurement of lymph node volume, which i...
Citrus fruits, classified under the Rutaceae family and Citrus genus, are valued for their high nutritional content, attributed to their rich array of natural bioactive compounds. To ensure both quality and nutritional value, precise non-destructive...
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