nuclear power plants
The proper filling confirmation of the cavities in massive concrete structures of nuclear power plants by impact-echo method
... Nuclear power plants (NPP) are duty to certify their security for renewal of operating license. Security can be significantly affected by defects of ageing concrete reinforced structures. The ...
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Radiochemical Methodologies Applied to Analytical Characterization of Low and Intermediate Level Wastes from Nuclear Power Plants
... The long-term risk related to the disposal of radioactive waste produced by PWR (pressurized water reactor) nuclear power plants is determined primarily by the presence of the long lived radio- ...
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Determination of 93Zr in radioactive waste from nuclear power plants using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
... (PWR) nuclear power plants (NPP) is determined primarily by the presence of the long lived ...by nuclear fission and neutron activation of 92 Zr stable isotope that is a constituent of the ...
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Geo-neutrinos
... thermal power and nuclear fuel composition for nearby re- ...many nuclear power plants and in addition KamLand de- tector was constructed to measure reactor anti-neutrinos, so it is ...
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Pr 07 Environmental impact and cost analysis of coal versus nuclear power
... large nuclear power ...without power grid, or could be clustered in a single site to provide a multi-module large capacity power ...for nuclear power plants, and ...
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Review article "Geo-neutrinos"
... mal power and nuclear fuel composition for nearby ...many nuclear power plants, and in addi- tion KamLAND detector was constructed to measure reactor anti-neutrinos, so it is placed ...
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Sustainability deterioration of electricity generation in Brazil
... The power generation sector in Brazil is usually considered to have a high level of sustainability because of its large share of hydropower, about ...Brazilian power sector is about 4%/year with a growing ...
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Braz. J. Chem. Eng. vol.25 número4
... in nuclear power plants (Tylee, 1983); the on-line fault in a chemical reactor (Chetouani, 2004), in DC motors to predict failures by placing an exponential attenuator at the output end of the motor ...
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Human reliability in non-destructive inspections of nuclear power plant components: modeling and analysis
... Safety, reliability and availability are fundamental issues in design, construction and operation of nuclear facilities, as nuclear power plants (NPPs). Non-destructive inspection (NDI) is one ...
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Energy and Exergy Analyses of Angra 2 Nuclear Power Plant
... of nuclear plants or systems in many coun- tries worldwide, but none of them addressing a Brazilian NPP, not even Angra 1 or Angra ...a nuclear power plant built in Brazil, by performing both ...
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Global risk from the atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides by nuclear power plant accidents in the coming decades
... all nuclear power plants worldwide that are currently operational (OP), un- der construction (UC) and planned or proposed (PL), based on the nuclear power plant (NPP) database compiled ...
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Pr 06 Feasibility of nuclear power and desalination on El Dabaa site
... desalination plants of various sizes and technologies have been introduced to Egypt as a solution to the problem of limited natural fresh water resources in remote and isolated areas, as well as for industrial ...
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Hist. cienc. saudeManguinhos vol.20 número3
... in nuclear activities and the expected growth in industrial production of atomic energy, as well as Spain’s return to the international scene after the isolation of the post-Civil War period, made it necessary to ...
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Expertise and people's participation in the context of nuclear risk: democracy and environmental licensing of the Angra 3 nuclear power plant.
... central nuclear, surgida ao longo das audiências públicas para o licenciamento de Angra 3, diz respeito ao fato de esse acompanhamento implicar necessariamente a mediação de um experto, já que o tipo de poluição ...
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Preparation of Antireflective Silica Coating by the Sol-Gel Method for Heliothermic Power Plants
... homogeneous and free of cracks. For all films the contact angle value was below 90º, characterizing them as hydrophilic. The best reflectance result was obtained for the silica film with a withdrawal rate of 4 cm/min and ...
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Psychological distress of residents in Kawauchi village, Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: the Fukushima Health Management Survey
... that nuclear accident (WHO, 2005a; WHO, 2005b; WHO, ...past nuclear disasters, the Fukushima Health Management Survey (FHMS) has been initiated in order to assess the health impact, including the mental ...
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Economic development and growth in West Africa: a multiple case study analysis of sovereign wealth funds’ investments and performance
... bauxite industry was dominated by the Russians and their United Company Rosal and by the US through Alcoa. The industry stands for about one fifth of the Republic’s GDP. The objective of the JV partners was to expand ...
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Estud. av. vol.21 número59 en a10v2159
... the reservoir of Tijuco Alto Hydro Power Plant if the project is implemented. As for the number of families affected, the estimate made by BAC in the first EIA/Rima elaborated by the company under the technical ...
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Estud. av. vol.21 número59 en a17v2159
... More nuclear waste will be produced. Nuclear waste management is believed to pose external costs only to coming generations. Members of these generations cannot influence present decision-making. However, ...
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Impact of inlet fogging and fuels on power and efficiency of gas turbine plants
... The present work involves assessment of performance of gas turbine power plants with and without inlet fogging. The study has been carried out for a given location, Riyadh (for 20 MW e GE 5271RA, 40 MW e ...
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