[en] In this work a new carbonaceous material is presented with improved adsorption properties obtained by a heart treatment about 5 min from the shell tamarind. It was found that the samples obtained carbonaceous adsorbents are effective in removing Co²⁺ (41 mg / g) ions in aqueous solutions. These samples were prepared from tamarind shell, urea, ammonium nitrate and water. The solution was subjected to a combustion process at different temperatures. Carbonaceous samples prepared in this manner were characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (Sem) and surface area measurements by Physisorption of N₂. Changes in structure, morphology and texture were studied. The results show that this material is of great importance to the applications of adsorption of metal ions. The measurements of specific surface area (Bet) were 2.35 to 203.76 m² g^-1 with pore diameters between 2.31 and 15.63 nm, indicating that the samples obtained are predominantly meso porous. The combustion process of the solution proved to be advantageous to improve the textural properties of the tamarind shell. The obtained carbonaceous material plays an important role in adsorption to remove cobalt in aqueous solutions. (Author)

[en] This work presents development of a code to obtain the thermomechanical analysis of fuel rods in the fuel assemblies inserted in the core of BWR reactors. The code uses experimental correlations developed in several laboratories. The development of the code is divided in two parts: a) the thermal part and b) the mechanical part, extending both the fuel and the cladding materials. The thermal part consists of finding the radial distribution of temperatures in the pellet, from the fuel centerline up to the coolant, along the total active length, considering one and two phase flow in the coolant, as a result of the pressure drop in the system. The mechanical part analyzes the effects of temperature gradients, pressure and irradiation, to which the fuel rod is subjected. The strains produced by swelling, creep and thermal stress in the fuel material are analyzed. In the same way the strains in the cladding are analyzed, considering the effects produced by the pressure exerted on the cladding by pellet swelling, by the pressure caused by fission gas release toward the cavities, and by the strain produced on the cladding by the pressure changes of the system. (Author)

[en] The postprandial intestinal hyperemia was studied in conscious and anesthetized rats using the radioactive microsphere technique. Carbohydrate, protein, lipid, and mixed meals, and the vehicle (Tyrode's solution), were placed in the stomach via a gastrostomy tube. In conscious rats, blood flow increased by 40-80% in the duodenum and jejunum 1 h after either a carbohydrate, lipid, protein, or mixed meal. Tyrode's solution produced a comparable hyperemia. Blood flow in the distal bowel segments (ileum, cecum, and colon) was significantly increased only by Tyrode's solution and the carbohydrate meal. The proximal intestinal hyperemia produced by the mixed meal in conscious animals was significantly attenuated by vagotomy yet unaltered by atropine pretreatment. In contrast to the results obtained from conscious rats, the mixed meal did not significantly alter intestinal blood flow in anesthetized animals. The results of this study indicate that the postprandial intestinal hyperemia is much greater in conscious than anesthetized animals. This difference may result from the higher resting blood flows in the latter group. The hyperemic response in conscious animals may be mediated by the vagus nerve

[en] Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a persistent organic pollutant included in the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons group (PAH), is of environmental concern due to its known carcinogenicity and bioaccumulation potential. Because of its toxic properties, it is included in the european community (EC) and United States Environmental Agency (EPA) priority pollutant list resulting in a much more strict regulation and complex tasks to be accomplished for remediation of PAH contaminated environments. (Author)

[en] The specifications are reported of an automatic in-service inspection machine (MIS) designed by Intercontrole of France for testing the pressure vessel welded joints, the heat affected zones and the area under the cladding. The methods used include TV checks, ultrasonic testing and gamma radiation testing. Submerged focused probes are used for testing, which considerably reduce inspection times. All data are computer-processed using appropriate software. The systems used in practice, i.e., MIS2 to MIS5 are regularly checked, maintained and calibrated at CEN (Cadarache (FR)). (L.O.). 16 figs., 1 tab., 11 refs

[en] Unspec and SMARTS2 models have been used to estimate the UV spectral irradiance values in Valencia, Spain, and the results of these estimations have been compared with experimental measurements of direct irradiance at normal incidence obtained using an Optronic OL 754 in the 300-400 nm range. The relative RMSD and MBD parameters have been used to estimate the deviations of the modelled values with respect to the experimental values. The results indicate that the deviations are smaller when the SMARTS2 model is used with the appropriate aerosol coefficients. (author)

[en] On the basis of the library structure of the RECORD code a method to generate the neutron cross sections by means of the ENDF-B/IV database and the NJOY code has been developed. The obtained cross sections are compared with those of the current library which was processed using the ENDF-B/III version. (Author)

[en] The present work is the complement of the IT.SN/DFR-017 report in which the structure and the generation of the library of the Thermos code is described. In this report the comparison among the values of the cross sections that has the current library of the Thermos code and those generated by means of the ENDF-B/NJOY it is shown. (Author)

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[en] The pilot plant of fuel production of the National Institute of Nuclear Research (ININ) provided to the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (CNLV) four fuel assemblies type GE9B. The fuel irradiation was carried out in the unit 1 of the CNLV during four operation cycles, highlighting the fact that in their third cycle the four assemblies were placed in the center of the reactor core. In the Nuclear Systems Department (DSN) of the ININ it has been carried out studies to evaluate their neutron performance and to be able to determine the exposure levels of this fuels. Its also outlines the necessity to carry out a study of the thermomechanical behavior of the fuel rods that compose the assemblies, through computational codes that simulate their performance so much thermal as mechanical. For such purpose has been developing in the DSN the FETMA code, together with the codes that compose the system Fuel Management System (FMS), which evaluates the thermomechanical performance of fuel elements. In this work were used the FETMA and FEMAXI codes (developed by JAERI) to study the thermomechanical performance of the fuel elements manufactured in the ININ. (Author)