Prof. Juan-Luis François

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

Email: juan.louis.francois@gmail.com

Qualifications

1987 Ph.D., University of Paris XI (Orsay), France

1984 Nuclear Engineer, National Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Techniques, France

1979 B.Sc., Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico

Publications (Selected)

1. J.L. FRANCOIS, C. MARTIN DEL CAMPO, L.B. MORALES, M. A. PALOMERA. “DEVELOPMENT OF A SCATTER SEARCH OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR BWR FUEL LATTICE DESIGN”. NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, VOL.  155/3, PP. 367-377, 2007.
2. C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO, J. L. FRANÇOIS, A. M. BARRAGÁN, M. A. PALOMERA, “BWR FUEL LATTICE ENRICHMENT DISTRIBUTION OPTIMIZATION USING TABU SEARCH AND FUZZY LOGIC”. NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, VOL.  157/3, PP. 251-260, 2007.
3. R. GUZMÁN, J. L. FRANÇOIS. “COMPARISON BETWEEN HELIOS CALCULATIONS AND A PWR CELL BENCHMARK FOR ACTINIDES TRANSMUTATION”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, VOL.  34/1, PP. 22-27, 2007.
4. C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO, J. L. FRANÇOIS, R. CARMONA, I. OROPEZA. “OPTIMIZATION OF BWR FUEL LATTICE ENRICHMENT AND GADOLONIA DISTRIBUTION USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND KNOWLEDGE”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, VOL.  34/4, PP. 248-253, 2007.
5. L. PAREDES, J. AZORÍN, M. BALCÁZAR, J. L. FRANCOIS. “NEUTRONS ABSORBED DOSE RATE CALCULATIONS FOR INTERSTITIAL BRACHYTHERAPY WITH 252CF SOURCES”. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH A. VOL.  580, PP. 582-585, 2007.
6. A. NÚÑEZ-CARRERA, J.L. FRANÇOIS, C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO, G. ESPINOSA-PAREDES. “FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A BOILING WATER REACTOR CORE BASED ON THE THORIUM-URANIUM FUEL CONCEPT”. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, VOL. 49, PP. 47-53, 2008.
7. A. NÚÑEZ-CARRERA, G. ESPINOSA-PAREDES, J.L. FRANÇOIS. "TRANSIENT AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A BWR CORE WITH THORIUM-URANIUM FUEL". ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, VOL.  35/8, PP. 1550-1563, 2008.
8. J. L. MONTES, J. L. FRANÇOIS, J. J. ORTIZ, C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO R. PERUSQUÍA. “LOCAL POWER PEAKING FACTOR ESTIMATION IN NUCLEAR FUEL BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. VOL.  36/1, PP. 121-130, 2009.
9. J. L. FRANÇOIS, J. R. GUZMÁN, C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO. “STUDY OF THE RADIOTOXICITY OF ACTINIDES RECYCLING IN BOILING WATER REACTORS FUEL”. NUCLEARENGINEERINGANDDESIGN. VOL. 239, pp. 1911-1915, 2009.
10. C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO, M. A. PALOMERA, J. L. FRANÇOIS. “ADVANCED AND FLEXIBLE GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR BWR FUEL LOADING PATTERN OPTIMIZATION”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. VOL. 36/10, PP. 1553-1559, 2009.
11. L. PAREDES, J. AZORIN, M. BALCAZAR, J. L. FRANÇOIS. “NEUTRONS ABSORBED DOSE RATE WITH 252CF SOURCES FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS”. REVISTA MEXICANA DE FÍSICA 55(3)44-46, 2009.
12. J. R. GUZMÁN, G. ESPINOSA-PAREDES, J. L. FRANÇOIS, C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO. “A NOVEL METHOD FOR TRANSURANIC FUEL DESIGN”. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY.VOL.  52/7, PP. 689-697, 2010.
13. J. R. GUZMÁN, G. ESPINOSA-PAREDES, J. L. FRANÇOIS, C. MARTÍN DEL CAMPO, A. NÚÑEZ-CARRERA. "RADIOTOXICITY OF TRANSURANICS RECYCLING IN HETEROGENEOUS FUEL ASSEMBLIES FOR BOILING WATER REACTORS”. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY. VOL.  52/7, PP. 698-706, 2010.
14. P. NELSON, A. MENDOZA, J. L. FRANÇOIS. “USE OF PSA FOR DESIGN OF EMERGENCY SYSTEMS IN A SULFUR-IODINE CYCLE”. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. VOL.  35/12, PP. 6131-6139, 2010.
15. R. REYES-RAMÍREZ, C. MARTÍN-DEL-CAMPO, J. L. FRANÇOIS, E. BRUN, E. DUMONTEIL, F. MALVAGI. “COMPARISON OF MCNPX-C90 AND TRIPOLI-4-D FOR FUEL DEPLETION CALCULATIONS OF A GAS-COOLED FAST REACTOR”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. VOL.  37/8, PP. 1101-1106, 2010.
16. L. PAREDES, J. AZORÍN, M. BALCÁZAR, J. L. FRANCOIS. "NEUTRON KERMA COEFFICIENT: REFERENCE TISSUE FOR TUMOURS". RADIATION MEASUREMENTS. VOL. 45/10, PP. 1445-1448, 2010.
17. J. L. FRANÇOIS, J. R. GUZMÁN, C. MARTÍN-DEL-CAMPO, M. A. PALOMERA. “DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF EQUILIBRIUM RELOAD WITH MOX FUEL WITH MINOR ACTINIDES”. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY. VOL.  53, PP. 566-570, 2011.
18. J. L. MONTES, J. L. FRANÇOIS, J. J. ORTIZ, C. MARTÍN-DEL-CAMPO, R. PERUSQUÍA. “FUEL LATTICE DESIGN IN A BOILING WATER REACTOR USING AN ANT COLONY BASED SYSTEM”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.VOL.  38/6, PP. 1327-1338, 2011.
19. C. MARTÍN-DEL-CAMPO, R. REYES-RAMÍREZ, J. L. FRANÇOIS AND A. G. REINKING-CEJUDO. “CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEUTRONIC ANALYSIS OF A GAS-COOLED FAST REACTOR”. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, VOL.  38/6, PP. 1406-1411, 2011.
20. TERESA RUIZ-SÁNCHEZ, PAMELA F. NELSON, JUAN-LUIS FRANÇOIS, M. JAVIER CRUZ-GÓMEZ, ALEXANDER MENDOZA. APPLICATION OF THE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS IN THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM DESIGN OF A SI CYCLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PLANT. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. VOL.  37/8, PP. 6965-6975, 2012.