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A closer look at the initial NLIC selections—Part 2
In January, the Department of Energy announced its new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) program, inviting states via a request for information to express their interest in hosting a facility supporting work from the front to the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
By April, 26 states had expressed interest in hosting such a facility. At the end of July, the DOE signed memorandums of understanding with five states—Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah—to more closely explore the possibilities of state-federal partnerships. These MOUs are not firm commitments from either the federal or state governments. Time will tell which—if any—of the five states develop projects through the program. In the meantime, today, we are taking a close look at what Utah, Idaho, Tennessee can offer in terms of a preexisting nuclear sector that could support new fuel cycle developments.
Technical Session|Special Session on Research Activities of the Center for Exascale Monte Carlo Neutron Transport (CEMeNT)
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Lawrence B
Session Chair:
Madicken Munk (Oregon State)
Alternate Chair:
Todd Palmer (Oregon State)
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A Batch Power Iteration Approach for the Iterative Quasi-Monte Carlo Method Using a Randomized-Halton Sequence
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Samuel Pasmann (Thea Energy), Ilham Variansyah (Oregon State), C.T. Kelley (NCSU), Ryan G. McClarren (Univ. Notre Dame)
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Monte Carlo Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis for the C5G7 Benchmark
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Kayla B. Clements (Oregon State), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State), Aaron J. Olson (Sandia), Gianluca Geraci (Sandia), Ilham Variansyah (Oregon State)
Derivative Source Method for Monte Carlo Transport Calculation of Sensitivities to Material Densities and Dimensions
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Ilham Variansyah (Oregon State), Ryan G. McClarren (Univ. Notre Dame), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State)
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Implicit Collision Multiplicity Adjustment for Efficient Monte Carlo Transport Simulation of Reactivity Excursion
2:15–2:40PM MDT
