Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — May 15, 2022

8:00AM EDT

Events

OpenMC workshop (Ellwood) — Workshops
Scientific machine learning for nuclear engineering applications workshop (Haselton) — Workshops
NEAMS tools for pebble bed reactor analysis workshop (Pointview) — Workshops

1:00PM EDT

Events

A simple reactor core simulator based on VTT’S KRAKEN computational framework workshop (Ellwood) — Workshops
RAPID code system and its VRS environment workshop (Haselton) — Workshops

4:00PM EDT

Events

Registration open 4:00-7:00 pm (Lobby) — General Info

6:00PM EDT

Events

Opening Reception (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks
Exhibit Hall open 6:00–8:00 pm (Admiral Room) — General Info

Monday — May 16, 2022

7:30AM EDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks
Registration open 7:30 am-4:00 pm (Lobby) — General Info
Exhibit Hall open 7:30 am-4:00 pm (Admiral Room) — General Info

8:00AM EDT

Sessions

Day 1: Global Advanced Reactor Programs: The Role of Reactor Physics – I (Grand Station I/II)

10:00AM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

10:15AM EDT

Sessions

Deterministic Transport Methods: I (Ellwood)
PHYSOR 2020 Highlights (Brighton I/II )
Challenges and Improvements in Vendor Independent Nuclear Analysis and Regulatory Approval (Grand Station I/II)
VERA Industry Applications (Pointview)
MOOSE-Based Advanced Reactor Design and Technology: I (Haselton)
Advanced Reactors Design and Analysis: I (Fountainview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: I (Brighton III/IV)

12:00PM EDT

Events

Lunch (on your own) — Meals and Breaks

1:30PM EDT

Sessions

Deterministic Transport Methods: II (Ellwood)
Monte Carlo Methods: I (Haselton)
Multi-Physics Reactor Simulations and Validation (with OECD): I (Brighton I/II )
Past, Present and Future Direction of Industry Core Simulators (Grand Station I/II)
Advanced Reactors Design and Analysis: II (Fountainview)
Transient Systems and Analysis: I (Pointview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: II (Brighton III/IV)

3:15PM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

3:30PM EDT

Sessions

Deterministic Transport Methods: III (Ellwood)
Monte Carlo Methods: II (Haselton)
Multi-Physics Reactor Simulations and Validation (with OECD): II (Brighton I/II )
Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (Grand Station I/II)
Advanced Reactors Design and Analysis: III (Fountainview)
Transient Systems and Analysis: II (Pointview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: III (Brighton III/IV)

6:00PM EDT

Events

Gateway Clipper Evening Event (350 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219) — Tours and Events

Tuesday — May 17, 2022

7:30AM EDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks
Registration open 7:30 am-4:00 pm (Lobby) — General Info
Exhibit Hall open 7:30 am-4:00 pm (Admiral Room) — General Info

8:00AM EDT

Sessions

Day 2: Global Advanced Reactor Programs: The Role of Reactor Physics – II (Grand Station I/II)

10:00AM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

10:15AM EDT

Sessions

Deterministic Transport Methods: IV (Ellwood)
In Memory of Massimo Salvatores: I (Haselton)
Multi-Physics Reactor Simulations and Validation (with OECD): III (Brighton I/II )
Current Issues in LWR Core Development and Design (Grand Station I/II)
Advanced Reactors Design and Analysis: IV (Fountainview)
Transient Systems and Analysis: III (Pointview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: IV (Brighton III/IV)

12:00PM EDT

Events

Lunch (on your own) — Meals and Breaks

1:30PM EDT

Sessions

Deterministic Transport Methods: V (Ellwood)
In Memory of Massimo Salvatores: II (Haselton)
High Enrichment / High Burnup Core Analysis (Brighton I/II )
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Reactor Physics: I (Pointview)
Research Reactors for Reactor Physics Analysis and Simulation (Grand Station I/II)
Advanced Reactors Design and Analysis: V (Fountainview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: V (Brighton III/IV)

3:15PM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

3:30PM EDT

Sessions

Deterministic Transport Methods: VI (Ellwood)
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Reactor Physics: II (Pointview)
MOOSE-Based Advanced Reactor Design and Technology: II (Brighton I/II )
High Enrichment/High Burnup Applications (Grand Station I/II)
Core Analysis Methods: I (Haselton)
Advanced Reactors Design and Core Analysis: VI (Fountainview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: VI (Brighton III/IV)

6:00PM EDT

Sessions

Posters Session at Rivers Casino *Must be over 21 to attend the casino*

Wednesday — May 18, 2022

7:30AM EDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks
Registration open 7:30 am-4:00 pm (Lobby) — General Info
Exhibit Hall open 7:30 am-4:00 pm (Admiral Room) — General Info

8:00AM EDT

Sessions

Day 3: Advanced Reactor Physics Developments at International Research Laboratories & Facilities (Grand Station I/II)

10:00AM EDT

Events

Coffee Break — Meals and Breaks

10:15AM EDT

Sessions

Neutronics Benchmark of CEFR Start-Up Tests: I (Brighton I/II )
Challenges and Improvements in Accident Dose Analysis: Regulatory and Industry Perspective (Pointview)
Hybrid Methods in Reactor Physics Analyses (Ellwood)
Core Analysis Methods: II (Haselton)
Advanced Reactors Design and Core Analysis: VII (Fountainview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: VII (Brighton III/IV)

12:00PM EDT

Events

Join us for lunch in the exhibit hall (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

1:30PM EDT

Sessions

Neutronics Benchmark of CEFR Start-Up Tests: II (Brighton I/II )
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Reactor Physics: III (Pointview)
MOOSE-Based Advanced Reactor Design and Technology: III (Ellwood)
Core Analysis Methods: III (Haselton)
Light-Water Reactors Design and Core Analysis: I (Fountainview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: VIII (Brighton III/IV)

3:15PM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

3:30PM EDT

Sessions

Nuclear Criticality and Safety: I (Brighton I/II )
Monte Carlo Methods: III (Ellwood)
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Reactor Physics: IV (Pointview)
Core Analysis Methods: IV (Haselton)
Light-Water Reactors Design and Core Analysis: II (Fountainview)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: IX (Brighton III/IV)

6:00PM EDT

Events

Evening Banquet (Grand Concourse Restaurant) — Meals and Breaks

Thursday — May 19, 2022

7:30AM EDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks
Registration open 7:30 am-3:00 pm (Lobby) — General Info

8:00AM EDT

Sessions

Micro-Reactors Design and Core Analysis: I (Brighton I/II )
Monte Carlo Methods: IV (Ellwood)
Advances on Open-Source Software for Nuclear Reactor Analysis: I (Brighton III/IV)
Neutronics for Fusion Reactors (Fountainview)
Core Analysis Methods: V (Haselton)
Data, Methods, Code Validation: X (Pointview)

9:45AM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

10:15AM EDT

Sessions

Micro-Reactors Design and Core Analysis: II (Brighton I/II )
Monte Carlo Methods: V (Ellwood)
Advances on Open-Source Software for Nuclear Reactor Analysis: II (Brighton III/IV)
Space Nuclear Program: I (Pointview)
Core Analysis Methods: VI (Haselton)
Light-Water Reactors Design and Core Analysis: III (Fountainview)

12:00PM EDT

Events

Lunch (on your own) — Meals and Breaks

1:00PM EDT

Events

Westinghouse Electric Company, Advanced Reactor Simulation (AP1000 & eVinci MicroReactor) (Westinghouse Electric Company LLC) — Tours and Events

1:30PM EDT

Sessions

Nuclear Criticality and Safety: II (Brighton I/II )
Monte Carlo Methods: VI (Ellwood)
Space Nuclear Program: II (Pointview)
Core Analysis Methods: VII (Haselton)
Light-Water Reactors Design and Core Analysis: IV (Fountainview)
Fuel Management and Optimization (Brighton III/IV)

3:15PM EDT

Events

Coffee Break (Admiral Room) — Meals and Breaks

3:30PM EDT

Sessions

Fuel-Cycle Physics and Scenarios (Brighton III/IV)
Nuclear Criticality and Safety: III (Brighton I/II )
Monte Carlo Methods: VII (Ellwood)
Advancements in UQ and Validation Methodologies (Pointview)
Core Analysis Methods: VIII (Haselton)
Light-Water Reactors Design and Core Analysis: V (Fountainview)

Friday — May 20, 2022

8:00AM EDT

Events

Beaver Valley Power Station Tour (Beaver Valley Power Station) — Tours and Events
Use of OpenFOAM for the multi-physics analysis of nuclear reactors (full day) workshop (Ellwood) — Workshops

1:00PM EDT

Events

New physics, new capabilities, what's changing in ENDF/B workshop (Brighton I/II) — Workshops