James J. Sienicki

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of optimizing the cycle minimum temperature and pressure are investigated including minimum temperatures and/or pressures below the critical values, where a lower heat sink temperature is required the availability of which is dependent upon the climate at the specific plant site.

TL;DR: This paper presents the motivation for development of internationally deployable nuclear energy systems as well as a summary of one such system, SSTAR, which is the US Generation IV lead-cooled fast reactor system.

TL;DR: The Advanced Burner Test Reactor (ABTR) as discussed by the authors is the first step in demonstrating the transmutation technologies of transuranics recovered from the LWR spent fuel and hence the benefits of the fuel cycle closure to nuclear waste management.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of the main compressor in a supercritical CO 2 cycle at elevated heat sink temperatures is investigated using the ANL-based Plant Dynamics Code (ANL).

TL;DR: An overview of the historical development of the LFR, a summary of the advantages and challenges associated with heavy liquid metal coolants, and an update of the current status of development of LFR concepts under consideration are provided.