{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7212378499","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","title":"Comparative neutronic and burnup assessment of alternative uranium-based fuels in a Very-High-Temperature Reactor","display_name":"Comparative neutronic and burnup assessment of alternative uranium-based fuels in a Very-High-Temperature Reactor","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-09-12","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7212378499","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850726005303/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764632503","display_name":"Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences","issn_l":"1687-8507","issn":["1687-8507","2314-7164"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850726005303/pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5114470465","display_name":"Shlash A. Luhaib","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405257924","display_name":"Ministry of Education","ror":"https://ror.org/05tqgjy81","country_code":"IQ","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405257924"]}],"countries":["IQ"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Shlash A. Luhaib","raw_affiliation_strings":["Ministry of Education, Ninawa Education Directorate, 7th of Mosul City, Iraq"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Ministry of Education, Ninawa Education Directorate, 7th of Mosul City, Iraq","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405257924"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5092977783","display_name":"Nassar Alnassar","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-9308","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-9308"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I240666556","display_name":"Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University","ror":"https://ror.org/05gxjyb39","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I240666556"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nassar Alnassar","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I240666556"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5017340930","display_name":"Ouadie Kabach","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-7555","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-7555"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I3121676899","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 Ibn-Tofail","ror":"https://ror.org/02wj89n04","country_code":"MA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I3121676899"]}],"countries":["MA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ouadie Kabach","raw_affiliation_strings":["LPMS, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"LPMS, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I3121676899"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5082136040","display_name":"Thaar M. Aljuwaya","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2176-8572","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2176-8572"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1284598098","display_name":"King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/05tdz6m39","country_code":"SA","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1284598098"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Thaar M. Aljuwaya","raw_affiliation_strings":["Nuclear Technologies Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Nuclear Technologies Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1284598098"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5143874000","display_name":"Sitah Alanazi","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I240666556","display_name":"Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University","ror":"https://ror.org/05gxjyb39","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I240666556"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sitah Alanazi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I240666556"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5070956501","display_name":"Abdulrahman Masoud Alotaibi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-7018","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-7018"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I199693650","display_name":"Umm al-Qura University","ror":"https://ror.org/01xjqrm90","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I199693650"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Abdulrahman Masoud Alotaibi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I199693650"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084938731","display_name":"Ahmed Abdelghafar Galahom","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-9363","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-9363"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I160419504","display_name":"Higher Technological Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/051q8jk17","country_code":"EG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I160419504"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"A. Abdelghafar Galahom","raw_affiliation_strings":["Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I160419504"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":4,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5017340930"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I3121676899"],"apc_list":{"value":1400,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1400},"apc_paid":{"value":1400,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1400},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.72364996,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"19","issue":"4","first_page":"102687","last_page":"102687"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10597","display_name":"Nuclear reactor physics and engineering","score":0.7621999979019165,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10597","display_name":"Nuclear reactor physics and engineering","score":0.7621999979019165,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11242","display_name":"Nuclear Materials and Properties","score":0.2328999936580658,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2505","display_name":"Materials Chemistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/25","display_name":"Materials Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13465","display_name":"Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies","score":0.00139999995008111,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2505","display_name":"Materials Chemistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/25","display_name":"Materials Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/very-high-temperature-reactor","display_name":"very high temperature reactor","score":0.7839999794960022},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/accident-tolerant-fuel","display_name":"accident tolerant fuel","score":0.9559999704360962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/uranium-carbide","display_name":"uranium carbide","score":0.9580000042915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/uranium-nitride","display_name":"uranium nitride","score":0.9959999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/uo2-fuel","display_name":"UO2 fuel","score":0.7870000004768372},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/power-peaking-factor","display_name":"power peaking factor","score":0.9520000219345093},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/delayed-neutron-fraction","display_name":"delayed neutron fraction","score":0.6060000061988831},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/inherent-safety","display_name":"inherent safety","score":0.7870000004768372},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neutron-economy","display_name":"neutron economy","score":0.7360000014305115}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778260006","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q306811","display_name":"Burnup","level":2,"score":0.8831999897956848},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C125611927","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17008131","display_name":"Criticality","level":2,"score":0.8363000154495239},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C116915560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83504","display_name":"Nuclear engineering","level":1,"score":0.8141999840736389},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19499675","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232207","display_name":"Monte Carlo method","level":2,"score":0.5946999788284302},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776910235","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18574","display_name":"Reactivity (psychology)","level":3,"score":0.5676000118255615},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C12989632","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202651","display_name":"Nuclear transmutation","level":3,"score":0.44429999589920044},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192562407","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228736","display_name":"Materials science","level":0,"score":0.4101000130176544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.39910000562667847},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779281675","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7068046","display_name":"Nuclear data","level":3,"score":0.39160001277923584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152568617","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2348","display_name":"Neutron","level":2,"score":0.37130001187324524},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185544564","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81197","display_name":"Nuclear physics","level":1,"score":0.3562999963760376},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778472420","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378379","display_name":"Uranium dioxide","level":3,"score":0.3499000072479248},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C172911342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044545","display_name":"Delayed neutron","level":4,"score":0.3472000062465668},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177322064","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q750955","display_name":"Radiochemistry","level":1,"score":0.34299999475479126},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153454851","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473252","display_name":"Enriched uranium","level":3,"score":0.3359000086784363},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66963500","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3338735","display_name":"Neutron transport","level":3,"score":0.3264000117778778},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779154452","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1438105","display_name":"Research reactor","level":3,"score":0.32280001044273376},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185592680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329","display_name":"Chemistry","level":0,"score":0.31859999895095825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779819667","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194523","display_name":"Nuclear fuel","level":2,"score":0.3073999881744385},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C541523362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80877","display_name":"Nuclear reactor","level":2,"score":0.296999990940094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C30421969","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064418","display_name":"Neutron capture","level":3,"score":0.28439998626708984},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C7083945","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2623868","display_name":"Spent nuclear fuel","level":2,"score":0.2728999853134155},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C8138999","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898519","display_name":"MOX fuel","level":3,"score":0.26600000262260437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81988546","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239277","display_name":"Neutron flux","level":3,"score":0.26460000872612},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C150328934","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1662393","display_name":"Decay heat","level":2,"score":0.26030001044273376}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850726005303/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764632503","display_name":"Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences","issn_l":"1687-8507","issn":["1687-8507","2314-7164"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102687","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850726005303/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764632503","display_name":"Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences","issn_l":"1687-8507","issn":["1687-8507","2314-7164"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.878000020980835,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.6503123641014099,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G177054577","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"IMSIU DDRSP2603","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321420","funder_display_name":"Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G8180521435","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"IMSIU\u2010DDRSP2603","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320325415","funder_display_name":"Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321420","display_name":"Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University","ror":"https://ror.org/05gxjyb39"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320325415","display_name":"Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7212378499.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7212378499.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":34,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1963951977","https://openalex.org/W1987657512","https://openalex.org/W2000932499","https://openalex.org/W2015381151","https://openalex.org/W2045536684","https://openalex.org/W2046406566","https://openalex.org/W2048603725","https://openalex.org/W2057487273","https://openalex.org/W2070833507","https://openalex.org/W2586513214","https://openalex.org/W2728583368","https://openalex.org/W2804128312","https://openalex.org/W2893684398","https://openalex.org/W2962859046","https://openalex.org/W2983527092","https://openalex.org/W2990926935","https://openalex.org/W3004470511","https://openalex.org/W3174773731","https://openalex.org/W3198376934","https://openalex.org/W3202772754","https://openalex.org/W4206295106","https://openalex.org/W4213264628","https://openalex.org/W4280532383","https://openalex.org/W4321371037","https://openalex.org/W4385211474","https://openalex.org/W4387227012","https://openalex.org/W4392528824","https://openalex.org/W4399316095","https://openalex.org/W4400721376","https://openalex.org/W4403829271","https://openalex.org/W4408357071","https://openalex.org/W4411715419","https://openalex.org/W4413220402","https://openalex.org/W7154896680"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"study":[1],"presents":[2],"a":[3,16,109],"comprehensive":[4],"neutronic":[5],"assessment":[6],"of":[7],"advanced":[8],"accident-tolerant":[9],"fuel":[10,44,83,127],"(ATF)":[11],"candidates":[12],"for":[13,119,124],"application":[14],"in":[15],"600":[17],"MWth":[18],"prismatic":[19],"Very":[20],"High":[21],"Temperature":[22],"Reactor":[23],"(VHTR).":[24],"Four":[25],"uranium-based":[26],"compounds\u2014U":[27],"2":[28,31,43,79,121,146],"Ti,":[29],"UB":[30],",":[32,80],"UC,":[33],"and":[34,38,67,94,155],"UN\u2014were":[35],"systematically":[36],"evaluated":[37],"compared":[39,141],"with":[40,92,142],"conventional":[41],"UO":[42,78,120,145],"using":[45],"high-fidelity":[46],"Monte":[47],"Carlo":[48],"simulations.":[49],"The":[50,101],"analysis":[51],"focused":[52],"on":[53],"key":[54],"performance":[55],"metrics,":[56],"including":[57],"reactivity":[58,99,153],"evolution,":[59],"neutron":[60],"economy,":[61],"isotopic":[62],"transmutation":[63],"behavior,":[64],"radioactivity":[65],"buildup,":[66],"inherent":[68,161],"safety":[69,162],"feedback":[70],"over":[71],"the":[72,81,86,97,113,125,131,138,143],"entire":[73],"irradiation":[74],"cycle.":[75],"Relative":[76],"to":[77,122],"candidate":[82],"configurations":[84],"increased":[85],"calculated":[87,102],"criticality":[88],"duration":[89],"by":[90],"21.5\u201333.8%,":[91],"UC":[93],"UN":[95],"exhibiting":[96],"greatest":[98],"persistence.":[100],"power":[103,139],"peaking":[104],"factors":[105],"(PPFs)":[106],"showed":[107],"only":[108],"small":[110],"variation":[111],"among":[112],"investigated":[114,149],"fuels,":[115],"ranging":[116],"from":[117],"1.21":[118],"1.27":[123],"proposed":[126,132],"configurations,":[128],"indicating":[129],"that":[130],"fuels":[133,150],"do":[134],"not":[135],"substantially":[136],"alter":[137],"distribution":[140],"reference":[144],"case.":[147],"All":[148],"preserve":[151],"negative":[152],"coefficients":[154],"favorable":[156],"delayed-neutron":[157],"fractions,":[158],"supporting":[159],"robust":[160],"feedback.":[163]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-09-26T08:19:03.415552","created_date":"2026-09-13T00:00:00"}