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Nuclear and Energy Research Institute

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Research Fields

The list of some lines of research that CEN develops, and allows students develop their master's and doctoral programs are presented below by area of ​​expertise:

Reactor Physics

- Development of devices and instrumentation for physical tests starting from
nuclear reactors;
- Experiments using the  zero power research reactor IPEN/MB-01 for
application in nuclear reactors designs.

Thermohydraulic and Accident Analysis

- Thermal and hydraulic analysis systems, cycles and components;
- Fluid Mechanical computational applied to nuclear facilities.
- Accident analysis of nuclear plants

Structural mechanics

- Structural analysis and evaluation of structural integrity of reactor components
nuclear.

Nuclear Fuel Engineering

- Fuel irradiation testing and structural materials for nuclear reactors;
- Fuel Qualification for nuclear reactors;
- Mechanical design development of fuel elements, components and
Core device research reactors;
- Development of computer codes for structural analysis and performance
of fuel elements in power reactors;

Probabilistic Safety Analysis and Systems Integration

- Security analysis of reactors and facilities of the nuclear cycle.
- Probabilistic analysis and reliability of systems and risk facilities

Control, Monitoring and Diagnostics

- Management of living components of nuclear reactors;
- Automation and instrumentation of nuclear systems;
- Analysis of electrical systems, equipment and components for nuclear reactors;
- Monitoring and diagnostic systems of nuclear plants and equipment.
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