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Task force charts growing interest in civilian maritime nuclear applications
Readers of Nuclear News will have heard of historical applications of civilian maritime nuclear power, like the merchant ship NS Savannah and the USS Sturgis floating power plant. With a few exceptions there has been little action in this area for over 50 years, and there are plenty of reasons and opinions as to why, but over the last few years the dramatic increase in interest from the maritime industry and its stakeholders has been undeniable.
Seiki Ohnishi
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 198 | Number 2 | February 2024 | Pages 508-516
Computer Code Abstract | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2177078
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A virtual reality (VR) system for Monte Carlo (MC) transport simulation codes, MCNP and Particle and Heavy Ion Transport Code System (PHITS), was developed. This system is aimed to provide a more reliable confirmation of the simulation geometry through an intuitive user interface. The VR system is implemented by extending the Geometry and CROSS Section VIEWer (Gxsview) code to run in a JavaScript environment, and it takes advantage of web technology and does not require dedicated hardware or geometry information supplied by computer-aided design software. Therefore, only WebXR-compatible head-mounted displays and browsers are required on the user side. In the VR space, visualization of the calculation geometry, cell selection, and cell grabbing operations is possible with a handheld controller. Further enhancements will be made in the future, such as performing shielding calculations with the cell changed by grabbing operations.