Technical papers, presentations and articles – 2015
Experts at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) are often requested to present technical papers and presentations about the nuclear industry at conferences, seminars, technical meetings and workshops in Canada and around the world. Also, these experts write technical articles that are published in various journals.
CNSC Experts also contribute to the development of research projects. Abstracts and the final research reports are available under the CNSC Research and Support Program.
Below is a listing of abstracts for published papers, presentations and journal articles.
To obtain a copy of the document that is related to an abstract, contact the CNSC. When contacting the CNSC, please provide the title and date of the abstract.
2015
| Subject: | Modern Application of the Single Failure Criterion in Nuclear Power Plant Design and Its Future Evolution |
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| Published in: | DeGruyter magazine |
| Date: | November 2015 |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Authors: | R. Rulko, D. Mroz, N. Shykinov |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Impact of environmentally based chemical hardness on uranium speciation and toxicity in six aquatic species |
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| Published in: | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.2834/abstract) |
| Publisher: | Accepted article DOI: 10.1002/etc.2834 |
| Authors: | R. Goulet, P.A. Thompson, K.C. Serben and C. Eickhoff |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed article |
| Subject: | Measuring neutron spectra in radiotherapy using the nested neutron spectrometer |
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| Published in: | Journal of Medical Physics |
| Date: | November 2015 |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer |
| Authors: | Robert Maglieri, Angel Licea, Michael Evans, Jan Seuntjens and John Kildea |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Determination of hydrazine at Ontario nuclear power plants |
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| Published in: | Analytical Methods Journal |
| Date: | October 2015 |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Authors: | Slobodan V. Jovanovic, Thomas Zakharov, Hemendra Mulye, Duck Kim, and Kelly-Anne Fagan |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Severe Accident Progression Without Operator Action |
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| Date: | October 7, 2015 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Authors: | CNSC Staff |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Should we ignore U-235 series contribution to dose? |
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| Published in: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity |
| Date: | September 2015 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Authors: | Karine Beaugelin-Seiller, Richard Goulet, Steve Mihok and Nicholas A. Beresford |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | On the Aspect of Evaluation of Critical Channel Power and Associated Uncertainty in CANDU Slow Loss of Regulation Event Analysis |
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| Presented at: | 16th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH16) |
| Date: | August 30 – September 4, 2015 |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Prepared by: | Y. Guo and N. Hammouda |
| Type: | Abstract of the technical paper |
| Subject: | Canadian inter-laboratory organically bound tritium (OBT) analysis exercise |
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| Published in: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity |
| Date: | August 2015 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Authors: | S.B. Kim, J. Olfert, N. Baglan, N. St-Amant, B. Carter, I. Clark, C. Bucur |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | In situ measurements of tritium evapotranspiration (3H-ET) flux over grass and soil using the gradient and eddy covariance experimental methods and the FAO-56 model |
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| Published in: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity |
| Date: | June 2015 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Authors: | O. Connan, D. Maro, D. Hébert, L. Solier, P. Caldeira Ideas, P. Laguionie , N. St-Amant |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Overview of Canadian Regulatory Practice and Requirements for Nuclear Core Design |
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| Presented at: | IAEA Technical Meeting on Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor Fuel Safety: Strategy and Path Forward |
| Date: | June 2015 |
| Location: | Ottawa (Ontario) |
| Author: | Dumitru Serghiuta |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Status of Canadian NPPs’ LTO preparation |
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| Presented at: | International Conference on Operational Safety |
| Date: | June 23–26, 2015 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| Prepared by: |
Andrei Blahoianu Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Current fire protection regulatory approach for nuclear facilities in Canada |
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| Presented at: | 1st Technical Meeting on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry, Canadian Nuclear Society |
| Date: | June 17–19, 2015 |
| Location: | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Prepared by: |
A. Bounagui, I. Bolliger and A. Blahoianu Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Canadian Regulatory Perspective on CANDU Fuel Thermalhydraulic Design |
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| Presented at: | IAEA Technical Meeting on Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor Fuel Safety: Strategy and Path Forward |
| Date: | June 8–12, 2015 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Y. Guo |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Regulatory Considerations in Long-Lead Items for Nuclear Reactor Facilities |
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| Presented at: | 15th Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM) |
| Date: | May 11–13, 2015 |
| Location: | Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Dariusz Mroz, Nick Shykinov, Garry Schwarz and Marcel de Vos |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Numerical investigation of the mechanical behaviour of Tournemire argillite |
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| Presented at: | ISRM 13th International Congress on Rock Mechanics |
| Date: | May 10–13, 2015 |
| Location: | Montréal, QC, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Ehsan Haghighat, Stanislaw Pietruszczak, Grant Su, Son Nguyen |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Excavation damage, and water and gas migration in an inherently anisotropic argillaceous rock formation |
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| Presented at: | 13th International Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics 2015 |
| Date: | May 10–13, 2015 |
| Location: | Palais des congrès de Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Authors: | T.S. Nguyen and D.A. Le |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Adequacy of bleed condenser/degasser condenser relief valves capacity in the CANDU operating plants to mitigate consequences of a total loss of heat sink accident |
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| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Authors: | CNSC Staff |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | On the Functional Failure Concept and Probabilistic Safety Margins: Challenges in Application for Evaluation of Effectiveness of Shutdown Systems |
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| Presented at: | The 2015 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2015) |
| Date: | May 3–6, 2015 |
| Location: | Nice, France |
| Prepared by: | Dumitru Serghiuta and John Tholammakkil |
| Type: | Abstract of the technical paper |
| Subject: | The Use of Rod-Based Guaranteed Shutdown State in CANDU Reactors |
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| Presented at: | The 2015 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2015) |
| Date: | May 3–6, 2015 |
| Location: | Nice, France |
| Prepared by: | Dumitru Serghiuta and John Tholammakkil |
| Type: | Abstract of the technical paper |
| Subject: | Emergency power systems at Canadian nuclear power plants, including portable alternating current power sources |
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| Presented at: | Emergency Power Systems at Nuclear Power Plants Symposium |
| Date: | April 23–24, 2015 |
| Location: | Munich, Germany |
| Authors: | Jasmina Vucetic and Nadine El Dabaghi |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Early regulatory involvement in a deep geological repository initiative for the long-term management of Canada’s used nuclear fuel |
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| Presented at: | 2015 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference |
| Date: | April 12 - 16, 2015 |
| Location: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Prepared by: | J.L. Mecke |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Human factors evaluation – Why? What? When? |
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| Presented at: | The American Nuclear Society 9th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies |
| Date: | February 22–26, 2015 |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Author: | Alice Salway |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
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