jirehnuclear2025 said:
TL;DR: Hi everyone, does anyone know any free nuclear engineering journals out there? Thanks!
Wanna learn about current gaps in knowledge regarding nuclear engineering and nuclear propulsion and novel designs hehe. Thanks for the help!
Some journals will. have "open access" articles or issues. Most scientific journals in nuclear science and engineering require purchase of an article or subscription to a journal, or a package of articles.
One organization, MDPI, publishes open access journals. I download articles from time to time.
I decided to search Google with "mdpi, nuclear engineering and propulsion", and I fround
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jne
Advances in Nuclear Thermal and Electric Propulsion
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/9G8E5C6R1G
Click on the link “
B4: Nuclear Energy“ reveals open access articles on various topics
One paper in that set = Linking Buffer Microstructure to TRISO Nuclear Fuel Thermo-Mechanical Integrity: A Multiscale Modeling Study
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/19/1/56
Yes, the buffer layer is important, but so is the fuel kernel and the surrounding layers.
A Submersible Power Station: Part B Propulsion Systems
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/9/1666#Introduction
With respect to propulsion, one did not specify the type of propulsion, whether one means marine/naval or rocket (NTR, NEP, . . . ). The technology and mission are key factors in designing a reactor and nuclear power plant. Marine propulsion has the benefit of a large heat sink (ocean or sea), while space craft propulsion either eject all the heat with the propellant (working fluid) in direct thrust or must radiate waste heat through a radiator (as in a nuclear electric system), or use a hybrid system, which has its own unique challenges.
