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Reactor Shutdown Margin

Reactor Shutdown Margin is a nuclear safety metric that quantifies the excess reactivity worth of shutdown mechanisms beyond the minimum required to achieve and maintain a subcritical state under postulated accident conditions.

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2017–2026

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Shutdown Margin

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Publications

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Design and performance analysis of 15MWth SCO2-cooled micro reactor

Yuandong Zhang, Li Ren, Bowen Zhang et al. · Nuclear Engineering and Technology · 2025 · 42 citations · Full text

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Quantifying reactor safety margins Part 5: Evaluation of scale-up capabilities of best estimate codes

N. Zuber, G.E. Wilson, B.E. Boyack et al. · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1990 · 36 citations

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Axial offset anomaly: coupling PWR primary chemistry with core design

P. L. Frattini, J. Blök, S. Chauffriat et al. · Nuclear Future · 2001 · 34 citations

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Integral Fuel Burnable Absorbers with ZrB<sub>2</sub>in Pressurized Water Reactors

Randy L. Simmons, Niel D. Jones, Frank D. Popa et al. · Nuclear Technology · 1988 · 30 citations

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<scp>MicroURANUS</scp> : Core design for long‐cycle lead‐bismuth‐cooled fast reactor for marine applications

Tung Dong Cao Nguyen, Muhammad Farid Khandaq, Eun Jeong et al. · International Journal of Energy Research · 2021 · 29 citations

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Authors

63

  1. JC
    Jiwon Choe

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  2. DL
    Deokjung Lee

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  3. JS
    J. Sawicki

    Jagiellonian University, Poland

    1 publications · 34 citations

    1

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  4. DK
    Dinesh Kumar

    Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. RZ
    Ran Zhang

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

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Institutions

24

  1. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

    Ulsan, South Korea

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    246 citations

  2. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    96 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  4. Numerical Method (China)

    Tsuen Wan, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  5. Korea Electric Power Corporation (South Korea)

    Naju, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  6. Waseda University

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

  7. Idaho National Laboratory

    Idaho Falls, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  8. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Nuclear Technology

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  2. International Journal of Energy Research

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  3. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

    JNST · 2 publications · 38 citations

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  4. Nuclear Engineering and Design

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. Progress in Nuclear Energy

    1 publications · 11 citations

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