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Jimenez Carrascosa, AntonioAuthorGarcía Herranz, NuriaAuthor

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October 21, 2021
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Neutronic analysis of the European sodium fast reactor: Part II-burnup results

Publicated to:Journal Of Nuclear Engineering And Radiation Science. 8 (1): - 2022-01-01 8(1), DOI: 10.1115/1.4048765

Authors: Fridman E; Velarde FÁ; Otero PR; Tsige-Tamirat H; Carrascosa AJ; Herranz NG; Bernard F; Gregg R; Davies U; Krepel J; Lindley B; Massara S; Poumerouly S; Girardi E; Mikityuk K

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CIEMAT, Nucl Innovat Unit, Av Complutense 40, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
EDF R&D, EDF Lab Paris Saclay, 7 Blvd Gaspard Monge, F-91120 Palaiseau, France - Author
European Commiss, Joint Res Ctr Petten, Directorate Energy Transport & Climate, Westerduinweg 3, NL-1755 LE Petten, Netherlands - Author
Helmholt Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf HZDR, Reactor Safety Div, Bautzner Landstr 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany - Author
IAEA, 7 Blvd Gaspard Monge, F-91120 Palaiseau, France - Author
Inst Radioprotect & Surete Nucl IRSN, Lab Neutron, Div Leclerc, 31 Ave, F-92260 Fontenay Aux Roses, France - Author
Jacobs Kings Point House, Queen Mother Sq, Poundbury DT1 3BW, Dorchester, England - Author
Natl Nucl Lab NNL, Chadwick House, Warrington, Cheshire, England - Author
Paul Scherrer Inst PSI, Adv Nucl Syst Grp, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland - Author
Paul Scherrer Inst, Adv Nucl Syst Grp, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland - Author
Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Ingn Energet, Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain - Author
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Abstract

In the framework of the Horizon 2020 project ESFR-SMART (2017-2021), the European sodium fast reactor (ESFR) core was updated through a safety-related modification and optimization of the core design from the earlier FP7 CP-ESFR project (2009-2013). This study is dedicated to neutronic analyses of the improved ESFR core design. The conducted work is reported in two parts. Part I deals with the evaluation of the safetyrelated neutronic parameters of the fresh beginning-of-life (BOL) core carried out by eight organizations using both continuous energy Monte Carlo and deterministic computer codes. In addition to the neutronics characterization of the core, a special emphasis was put on the calibration and verification of the computational tools involved in the analyses. Part II is devoted to once-through and realistic batchwise burnup calculations aiming at the establishing of the equilibrium core state, which will later serve as a basis for detailed safety analyses.

Keywords

Affordable and clean energy

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Nuclear Engineering And Radiation Science, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Nuclear Energy and Engineering, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 5.19, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-24, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 9
  • Open Alex: 8

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-24:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 12 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 7 - Affordable and clean energy, with a probability of 70% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Belgium; Chad; France; Germany; Netherlands; Switzerland; United Kingdom.