Nuclear Engineering and Design
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Aims & Scope
Nuclear Engineering and Design covers the wide range of disciplines involved in the engineering, design, safety and construction of nuclear fission reactors. The Editors welcome papers both on applied and innovative aspects and developments in nuclear science and technology. Fundamentals of Reactor Design include: • Thermal-Hydraulics and Core Physics • Safety Analysis, Risk Assessment (PSA) • Structural and Mechanical Engineering • Materials Science • Fuel Behavior and Design • Structural Plant Design • Engineering of Reactor Components • Experiments Aspects beyond fundamentals of Reactor Design covered: • Accident Mitigation Measures • Reactor Control Systems • Licensing Issues • Safeguard Engineering • Economy of Plants • Reprocessing / Waste Disposal • Applications of Nuclear Energy • Maintenance • Decommissioning Papers on new reactor ideas and developments (Generation IV reactors) such as inherently safe modular HTRs, High Performance LWRs/HWRs and LMFBs/GFR will be considered; Actinide Burners, Accelerator Driven Systems, Energy Amplifiers and other special designs of power and research reactors and their applications are also encouraged.
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ImpaQ AnalysisNuclear Engineering and Design (acronym: ned, abbr: NUCL. ENG. DES, ISSN: 0029-5493) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier BV in Switzerland. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.741 (Q1), an H-index of 136.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 491 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,206 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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