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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
Thursday, November 21, 2024|1:00–5:00PM EST
Canaveral 2
Cost: $49
Attila4MC provides MCNP® 6.2 and 6.3 users with a GUI based environment to set up, run, and visualize MCNP unstructured mesh solutions from complex CAD geometries.
In this workshop, the new "real-world" CAD workflow in Attila4MC will be demonstrated on a representative shielding example. This workflow enables users to work directly from dirty CAD assemblies with hundreds or thousands of parts, and with "transport insignificant" part interferences, mostly eliminating the need for time consuming CAD cleanup and simplification. An integral part of this workflow is the new Cottonwood Variance Reduction module, which performs CADIS and FW-CADIS variance reduction on complex models through an automatic arbitrary mesh refinement (AMR) deterministic solver. Cottonwood automatically generates the deterministic computational grid, and MCNP weight window grid definition based on a user supplied target half value layer (HVL).
The new Fornax activation module will also be demonstrated. Fornax provides MCNP users with a GUI driven workflow for shutdown dose rate (R2S method) and inventory calculations.
The second half of this workshop is hands-on, where attendees will set up, run, and visualize a deep penetration shielding model starting from CAD. Attendees wishing to run Attila4MC should bring a Windows 10 or 11 laptop with at least 12 GB of RAM. Attendees wishing to also run MCNP must have MCNP 6.2.0 or 6.3.0 installed. Attendees are invited to bring their own CAD models (Parasolid® or ACIS® formats preferable), as the last half hour will include an optional open workshop allowing users to work through their own models with help from Silver Fir Software instructors.
All attendees will receive a 1-month license of Attila4MC following the workshop. For any questions regarding the workshop, contact support@silverfirsoftware.com.
