| CORTEX experiments, Part II: Postprocessing of neutron noise time series to determine reliable mean and uncertainties
Ambrožič, K., Knospe, A., Pakari, O., Hübner, S., Hursin, M., Lange, C., … Lamirand, V. (2024). CORTEX experiments, Part II: Postprocessing of neutron noise time series to determine reliable mean and uncertainties. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 208, 110704 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2024.110704 |
| Neutron-gamma noise measurements in a zero-power reactor using organic scintillators
Darby, F. B., Pakari, O. V., Hua, M. Y., Lamirand, V., Clarke, S. D., Pautz, A., & Pozzi, S. A. (2024). Neutron-gamma noise measurements in a zero-power reactor using organic scintillators. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 71(5), 1033-1040. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2023.3337657 |
| Preliminary safety analysis of the TRANSMUTEX sub-critical reactor using the GeN-Foam multi-physics solver
Guilbaud, T., Fiorina, C., Pautz, A., & Carminati, F. (2024). Preliminary safety analysis of the TRANSMUTEX sub-critical reactor using the GeN-Foam multi-physics solver. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 168, 104980 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2023.104980 |
| Design of an open-loop pile-oscillation program in the CROCUS reactor
Ligonnet, T., Laureau, A., Simbsler, P., Pautz, A., & Lamirand, V. (2024). Design of an open-loop pile-oscillation program in the CROCUS reactor. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 71(5), 1001-1009. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2024.3371183 |
| High-resolution modeling without computation slowdown for PETALE in CROCUS
Ligonnet, T., Laureau, A., Pautz, A., & Lamirand, V. (2024). High-resolution modeling without computation slowdown for PETALE in CROCUS. Nuclear Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2357963 |
| Gamma noise to non-invasively monitor nuclear research reactors
Pakari, O., Mager, T., Frajtag, P., Pautz, A., & Lamirand, V. (2024). Gamma noise to non-invasively monitor nuclear research reactors. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 8409 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59127-y |
| Development of radionuclides for theragnostic applications at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
Pautz, A., Eichler, R., & van der Meulen, N. P. (2024). Development of radionuclides for theragnostic applications at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI). In A. Shams, K. Al-Athel, I. Tiselj, A. Pautz, & T. Kwiatkowski (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (LNME). Challenges and recent advancements in nuclear energy systems. Proceedings of Saudi international conference on nuclear power engineering (SCOPE) (pp. 39-44). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_5 |
| Extension of the OFFBEAT fuel performance code to finite strains and validation against LOCA experiments
Brunetto, E. L., Scolaro, A., Fiorina, C., & Pautz, A. (2023). Extension of the OFFBEAT fuel performance code to finite strains and validation against LOCA experiments. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 406, 112232 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112232 |
| Analysis of the preliminary campaign for the PETALE program
Laureau, A., Gruel, A., Lamirand, V., Ligonnet, T., Sardet, A., & Pautz, A. (2023). Analysis of the preliminary campaign for the PETALE program. EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, 9, 25 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2023010 |
| Development in OFFBEAT of a dynamic-mesh incremental stress-strain solver and validation against the IFA 650.2 ballooning experiment
Brunetto, E. L., Scolaro, A., Fiorina, C., & Pautz, A. (2022). Development in OFFBEAT of a dynamic-mesh incremental stress-strain solver and validation against the IFA 650.2 ballooning experiment. In Proceedings of TopFuel 2022 light water reactor fuel performance conference. TopFuel light water reactor fuel performance conference (pp. 401-408). https://doi.org/10.13182/TopFuel22-38965 |
| Implementation of a multidimensional diffusion-based neutronics solver in OFFBEAT
Brunetto, E. L., Scolaro, A., Fiorina, C., & Pautz, A. (2022). Implementation of a multidimensional diffusion-based neutronics solver in OFFBEAT. In Proceedings of TopFuel 2022 light water reactor fuel performance conference. TopFuel light water reactor fuel performance conference (pp. 462-466). https://doi.org/10.13182/TopFuel22-38964 |
| Analysis of Rostov-II benchmark using conventional two-step code systems
Jang, J., Hursin, M., Lee, W., Pautz, A., Papadionysiou, M., Ferroukhi, H., & Lee, D. (2022). Analysis of Rostov-II benchmark using conventional two-step code systems. Energies, 15(9), 3318 (24 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093318 |
| Unmoderated molten salt reactors design optimisation for power stability
Laureau, A., Bellè, A., Allibert, M., Heuer, D., Merle, E., & Pautz, A. (2022). Unmoderated molten salt reactors design optimisation for power stability. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 177, 109265 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109265 |
| Development of a high fidelity model of the CROCUS experimental reactor
Mager, T., Hursin, M., Fiorina, C., & Pautz, A. (2022). Development of a high fidelity model of the CROCUS experimental reactor. In International conference on physics of reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) (pp. 946-956). https://doi.org/10.13182/PHYSOR22-37250 |
| Investigation and validation of unstructured mesh methodologies for modeling experimental reactors
Mager, T., Fiorina, C., Hursin, M., & Pautz, A. (2022). Investigation and validation of unstructured mesh methodologies for modeling experimental reactors. Energies, 15(4), 1512 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/en15041512 |
| High accuracy measurement of the prompt neutron decay constant in CROCUS using gamma noise and bootstrapped uncertainties
Pakari, O. V., Lamirand, V., Mager, T., Frajtag, P., & Pautz, A. (2022). High accuracy measurement of the prompt neutron decay constant in CROCUS using gamma noise and bootstrapped uncertainties. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 170, 109011 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109011 |
| Coupling of COBRA-TF to nTRACER for full core high fidelity analysis of VVERs
Papadionysiou, M., Seongchan, K., Hursin, M., Vasiliev, A., Ferroukhi, H., Pautz, A., & Joo, H. G. (2022). Coupling of COBRA-TF to nTRACER for full core high fidelity analysis of VVERs. In International conference on physics of reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) (pp. 586-595). American Nuclear Society. |
| Coupling of nTRACER to COBRA-TF for full core high-fidelity analysis of VVERs
Papadionysiou, M., Seongchan, K., Hursin, M., Vasiliev, A., Ferroukhi, H., Pautz, A., & Joo, H. G. (2022). Coupling of nTRACER to COBRA-TF for full core high-fidelity analysis of VVERs. In Proceedings of the international conference on physics of reactors, PHYSOR 2022. International conference on physics of reactors (pp. 586-595). https://doi.org/10.13182/PHYSOR22-37390 |
| Validation of the novel core solver nTRACER/COBRA-TF for full core high fidelity cycle analysis of VVERs
Papadionysiou, M., Kim, S., Hursin, M., Vasiliev, A., Ferroukhi, H., Pautz, A., & Joo, H. G. (2022). Validation of the novel core solver nTRACER/COBRA-TF for full core high fidelity cycle analysis of VVERs. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 398, 111946 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111946 |
| Verification and validation of the high-resolution code nTF with VVER-1000 hot zero power monte carlo calculations and experimental data
Papadionysiou, M., Kim, S., Hursin, M., Vasiliev, A., Ferroukhi, H., Pautz, A., & Joo, H. G. (2022). Verification and validation of the high-resolution code nTF with VVER-1000 hot zero power monte carlo calculations and experimental data. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 178, 109385 (34 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109385 |