Recent developments for molten salt systems in Thermochimica

M Poschmann, P Bajpai, BWN Fitzpatrick, MHA Piro - Calphad, 2021 - Elsevier
The modified quasi-chemical model in the quadruplet approximation has been implemented
in the open-source equilibrium thermodynamics library Thermochimica, enabling single …

Multiphysics coupling methods for molten salt reactor modeling and simulation in VERA

AM Graham, Z Taylor, BS Collins… - Nuclear Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
New multiphysics coupling capabilities for molten salt reactor (MSR) analysis have been
developed in the Virtual Environment for Reactor Applications (VERA). This development …

MPACT Theory Manual (V. 4.3)

E Larsen, B Collins, B Kochunas, A Graham… - 2022 - osti.gov
This manual presents the theory underlying the three-dimensional (3D) whole-core, pin-
resolved neutron transport calculation methodologies employed in the MPACT code …

Development of a robust, accurate and efficient coupling between PLEIADES/ALCYONE 2.1 fuel performance code and the OpenCalphad thermo-chemical solver

C Introïni, J Sercombe, B Sundman - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a robust, accurate and efficient coupling between the PLEIADES/ALCYONE
2.1 fuel performance code and the OpenCalphad thermo-chemical solver is presented. A …

Application of NEAMS Codes to Capture MSR Phenomena

B Feng, S Shahbazi, J Fang, T Fei, D Shaver - 2021 - osti.gov
This report documents work completed in FY21 under the Nuclear Energy Advanced
Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) program's Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) Application …

[PDF][PDF] Survey and Assessment of Computational Capabilities for Advanced (non-LWR) Reactor Mechanistic Source Term Analysis

S Shahbazi, D Grabaskas, S Thomas, N Andrews… - 2020 - osti.gov
A vital part of the licensing process for advanced (non-LWR) nuclear reactor developers in
the United States is the assessment of the reactor's source term, ie, the potential release of …

MPACT 4.4 Theory Manual

A Graham, EW Larsen, B Collins, BM Kochunas… - 2023 - osti.gov
MPACT is a three-dimensional (3D) full-core neutron transport code capable of calculating
subpin power distributions. Calculations are based on the Boltzmann transport equation for …