March 2013

Conference Paper

Developing a Comprehensive Software Suite for Advanced Reactor Performance and Safety Analysis

By:
Pointer, William D; Bradley, Keith S; Fischer, Paul F; Smith, Micheal A; Tautges, Tim J; Ferencz, Robert M; Martineau, Richard C; Jain, Rajeev ; Obabko, Aleksandr; Billings, Jay J
Publication Date:
March 2013
Conference Name:
2013 IAEA Conference of Fast Reactors
Conference Location:
Paris, France
Conference Sponsor:
IAEA

Abstract

This paper provides an introduction to the reactor analysis capabilities of the nuclear power reactor simulation tools that are being developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) Toolkit. The NEAMS Toolkit is an integrated suite of multi-physics simulation tools that leverage high-performance computing to reduce uncertainty in the prediction of performance and safety of advanced reactor and fuel designs. The Toolkit effort is comprised of two major components, the Fuels Product Line (FPL), which provides tools for fuel performance analysis, and the Reactor Product Line (RPL), which provides tools for reactor performance and safety analysis. This paper provides an overview of the NEAMS RPL development effort.

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