Cardinal is an open-source application that couples OpenMC Monte Carlo transport and
NekRS computational fluid dynamics to the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation …

Coupled multi-physics simulations play a crucial role in the design and operation of nuclear
reactors, particularly in assessing the behavior of used nuclear fuel. This study focuses on …

With the next generation of nuclear reactors under development, modeling and simulation
tools are being developed by the US Department of Energy to support their design …

A hybrid multiscale coupling methodology based on a domain overlap** approach has
been developed for coupling System Thermal Hydraulics (STH) and Computational Fluid …

Plenum-to-plenum thermal hydraulics in a Prismatic Modular Reactor (PMR) during loss of
flow accidents (LOFA) has been of high interest for several researchers. Accordingly, this …

One important problem in nuclear reactor safety analysis is how to compute the evolution of
accident events and accurately estimate reactor safety margins. Currently, regulatory …

The structural components that comprise nuclear reactors and their supporting structures are
subjected to harsh operating environments that can challenge their integrity, especially after …

This article aims to calculate and analyze the reactivity coefficients of a SLOWPOKE-2
reactor under different temperature conditions using the OpenMC code and two cross …

The VTB hosts 20 distinct models, 8 of which were recently developed during 2022 and will
be discussed in more detail here. This article provides an overview of the various models …