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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Seiki Ohnishi
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 198 | Number 2 | February 2024 | Pages 508-516
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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.