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Davide Pizzocri

Polytechnic University of Milan

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Scholarly Papers (16)

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1.

An Ai-Enhanced Model of Athermal Fission Gas Release in Sciantix

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Mar 2025
Arianna Pagani, Davide Pizzocri, Giovanni Zullo, Paul Van Uffelen and Lelio Luzzi
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Polytechnic University of Milan
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low-temperature applications, fission gas release, athermal fission gas behaviour, SCIANTIX, artificial intelligence, neural network

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Benchmarking CAPRIX pin behavior under irradiation with high plutonium content: comparison with experimental data

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Benchmarking CAPRIX pin behavior under irradiation with high plutonium content: comparison with experimental data

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 31 Dec 2025
Marie-Margaux DESAGULIER, D. Jaramillo-Sierra, B. Burger, L. Argeles, V. Dumanois, M. Stefanowska-Skrodzka, J. Lavarenne, V. Dupont, E. Deveaux, Alessandro Del Nevo, Edoardo Luciano Brunetto, Alessandro Scolaro, B. Perrin, J. Gado, K. Sturm, Andrei RINEISKI, Lelio Luzzi, Alessio Magni, Davide Pizzocri, Konstantin Mikityuk, Antonio Jiménez-Carrascosa, S. Lemehov, Vitezslav Matocha, Slavomír Bebjak, C. Strmensky, Victor BLANC and Nathalie CHAUVIN
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Framatome SA, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Framatome SA, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Fuel performance codes, benchmark, prediction, experiment, comparison, behavior.

Benchmarking CAPRIX pin behavior under irradiation with high plutonium content: comparison with experimental data

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Apr 2026
Marie-Margaux DESAGULIER, D. Jaramillo-Sierra, B. Burger, L. Argeles, M. Stefanowska-Skrodzka, J. Lavarenne, V. Dupont, E. Deveaux, Alessandro Del Nevo, Edoardo Luciano Brunetto, Alessandro Scolaro, J. Gado, K. Sturm, Andrei RINEISKI, Lelio Luzzi, Alessio Magni, Davide Pizzocri, Konstantin Mikityuk, Antonio Jiménez-Carrascosa, S. Lemehov, Vitezslav Matocha, Slavomír Bebjak, C. Strmensky, Victor BLANC and Nathalie CHAUVIN
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Fuel performance codes, benchmark, prediction, experiment, comparison, behavior

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On a Physics-Based Model of Grain-Boundary Bubbles Overpressurisation and its Effects on Fuel Fragmentation

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Feb 2025
Elisa Cappellari, Davide Pizzocri, Giovanni Zullo, Giovanni Nicodemo, Paul Van Uffelen, Arndt Schubert, Sophie Deanesi and Lelio Luzzi
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan - Department of Energy, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan and Polytechnic University of Milan
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fission gas behaviour, fuel fragmentation, nuclear fuel, physics-based modelling, SCIANTIX, ABAQUS

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Integral-Scale Validation of the Sciantix Code for Light Water Reactor Fuel Rods

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Feb 2024
Giovanni Zullo, Davide Pizzocri, Alessandro Scolaro, Paul Van Uffelen, Francisco Feria, Luis E. Herranz and Lelio Luzzi
Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Light Water Reactor, Fission gas behaviour, SCIANTIX, Fuel performance code, Multi-scale modelling

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Improved Reduced Order Modelling for Time-Dependent Fission Gas Diffusion in Columnar Grains Tailored for Fuel Performance Applications

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Mar 2025
Martina Di Gennaro, Davide Pizzocri, Francesco Attilio Bruno Silva, Giovanni Zullo, Stefano Lorenzi, Antonio Cammi and Lelio Luzzi
Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic of Milan, Khalifa University and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Fission gas diffusion, Physics-based modelling, Columnar grains, Reduced order modelling, Proper Orthog- onal Decomposition.

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Performance Analysis and Helium Behaviour of Am-Bearing Fuel Pins for Irradiation in the Myrrha Reactor

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Aug 2023
Lelio Luzzi, Alessio Magni, Simon Billiet, Martina Di Gennaro, Gregory Leinders, Leonardo Giuseppe Mariano, Davide Pizzocri, Matteo Zanetti and Giovanni Zullo
Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Polytechnic University of Milan
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MYRRHA reactor, In-Pile test Section, Am-MOX fuel, He production modelling, fuel pin performance, TRANSURANUS.

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Chromia-Doped Uo2 Fuel: An Engineering Model for Chromium Solubility and Fission Gas Diffusivity

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Mar 2024
Giovanni Nicodemo, Giovanni Zullo, Fabiola Cappia, Paul Van Uffelen, Alejandra de Lara, Lelio Luzzi and Davide Pizzocri
Polytechnic University of Milan - Department of Energy, Polytechnic University of Milan, Government of the United States of America - Idaho National Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cambridge, Polytechnic University of Milan and Polytechnic University of Milan
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chromium-doped fuel, Solubility, gas diffusivity, SCIANTIX, fission gas behaviour, creep

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Data Assimilation for Accelerated Development of Fuel Performance Codes

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Jan 2025
Giovanni Nicodemo, Giovanni Zullo, Antonio Cammi, Lelio Luzzi and Davide Pizzocri
Polytechnic University of Milan - Department of Energy, Polytechnic University of Milan, Khalifa University, Polytechnic University of Milan and Polytechnic University of Milan
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data assimilation, machine learning, gaussian processes, xenon diffusivity, correlation update

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A New Modelling Methodology for the Description of Helium Behaviour Accounting for the Grain-Size Distribution

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Feb 2023
Davide Pizzocri, Alessandro Cechet, Luana Cognini, Alessio Magni, Arndt Schubert, Paul Van Uffelen, Thierry Wiss and Lelio Luzzi
Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Helium behaviour, Grain-distribution, nuclear fuel, SCIANTIX.

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Sensitivity analyses of fission gas release modelling

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Mar 2026
Elisa Cappellari, Davide Pizzocri, Giovanni Zullo, Giovanni Nicodemo and Lelio Luzzi
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan - Department of Energy and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Fission Gas Release, Sensitivity analysis, SCIANTIX, TRANSURANUS, Dakota

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A Multi-Fidelity Multi-Scale Methodology to Accelerate Development of Fuel Performance Codes

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
Davide Pizzocri, Giovanni Zullo, Giacomo Petrosillo, Lelio Luzzi, Francisco Feria and Luis E. Herranz
Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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multi-scale, multi-fidelity, machine learning, fuel performance, fission gas behavior

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A Methodology for Accelerated Design of Irradiation Experiments: Demonstration Via an Openfoam-Informed Transuranus Simulation

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Jun 2024
Martina Di Gennaro, Alessio Magni, Michele Mastrogiovanni, Lelio Luzzi and Davide Pizzocri
Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Irradiation experiment design, Qualification acceleration, Fuel performance, Pinthermo-mechanics, Coolant thermo-hydraulics, Uncertainty analysis

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Modelling and Assessment of Thermophysical Properties of Am-Bearing Fuels for Transmutation Purposes in Fast Reactors

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Jul 2024
Martina Di Gennaro, Alessio Magni, Mattia Guarnieri, Davide Pizzocri, Lelio Luzzi, Christine Gueneau and Paul Van Uffelen
Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, University of Paris-Saclay and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Am-bearing fuels, Melting temperature, Specific heat capacity, Thermal conductivity, Modelling and simulation, Integral assessment.

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Consideration of Cr-Doped Uo2 Fuel Performance for a Fluoride-Cooled High Temperature Reactor Concept

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 May 2024
Alejandra de Lara, Paul Van Uffelen, Giovanni Nicodemo, Giovanni Zullo, Davide Pizzocri and Eugene Shwageraus
University of Cambridge, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan and University of Cambridge
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TRANSURANUS, SCIANTIX, Cr-doped fuel, AGR-like FHR

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Extending TRANSURANUS-SCIANTIX assessment for water reactor fuel rods: from normal to design-basis accident conditions

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Apr 2026
Lelio Luzzi, Elisa Cappellari, Giovanni Zullo, Paul Van Uffelen and Davide Pizzocri
Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Fission Gas Behaviour, Integral assessment, SCIANTIX, TRANSURANUS, Fuel performance

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Modelling of Intragranular Fission Gas Bubble-Induced Cracking in UO2 Crystals with Mesoscale Peridynamics

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Mar 2026
Junhao Xie, Tian Zhang, Antonio Cammi and Davide Pizzocri
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Engineering University, Khalifa University and Polytechnic University of Milan
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Fuel Fragmentation, Fission Gas Behavior, Nuclear Fuel, LOCA, Peridynamics, LAMMPS