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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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The development of modern nuclear reactor technologies relies heavily on complex software codes and computer simulations to support the design, construction, and testing of physical hardware systems. These tools allow for rigorous testing of theory and thorough verification of design under various use or transient power scenarios.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 5, 2021|3:30–5:10PM EDT
Session Chair:
Erin Davis (LANL)
Session Organizers:
Dmitriy Y. Anistratov (NC State Univ.)
Frank R. Graziani (LLNL)
Student Producer:
Cole Tagasuki (NC State Univ.)
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Exploring Compton Scattering Options for Thermal Radiative Transfer
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Andrew Till (LANL)
Summary
BICS: Full Boltzmann Implicit Compton Solve
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Carolyn McGraw (LANL), Andrew Till (LANL), James Warsa (LANL)
Nonlinear Diffusion Synthetic Acceleration of Thermal Radiative Transfer
4:20–4:45PM EDT
Milan Holec (LLNL), Ben S. Southworth (LANL), Terry S. Haut (LLNL), Ben C. Yee (LLNL)
A New Scheme for Solving High-Order DG Discretizations of Thermal Radiative Transfer Using the Variable Eddington Factor Method
4:45–5:10PM EDT
Ben C. Yee (LLNL), Samuel S. Olivier (Univ. of California, Berkeley), Ben S. Southworth (LANL), Milan Holec (LLNL), Terry S. Haut (LLNL)
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