With the rapid development of computer science and technology, numerical simulation has become one of the most important scientific research methods. Nuclear numerical reactor technology describes a variety of physical phenomena in the core of a nuclear reactor through high-precision, high-resolution, and high-confidence numerical simulation methods, based on high-performance calculation and multi-physics coupling, reveals the internal laws of various physical phenomena in nuclear reactors from the mechanism, and accurately predicts the critical safety parameters of nuclear reactors in service. It plays an essential role in the whole life cycle of nuclear reactor R&D, design, safety analysis, operation support, and decommissioning. This research topic is proposed to present the latest development, validation-verification, and application progress of the numerical reactor technology and codes.
The numerical reactor technology is a collective technique, including neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, mechanics, fuel performance, et al. Many researchers are working on it in the world, hoping to establish high-fidelity numerical simulation methods and tools. Some countries also set up state-supported research plans, and a set of high-fidelity numerical codes were developed and are still under development. Since nuclear numerical reactor technology includes several physics fields, it needs several topics to give a compressive introduction to all physics fields' latest development. Therefore, this topic is suggested to force on methods and code developments of neutrons, including deterministic and Monte Carlo methods, and multi-physics coupling. We would be glad to propose successive topics for other physics fields if this topic gets positive feedback.
This topic aims to provide a convenient and collective platform for researchers to present and share their current high-fidelity numerical methods and code development progress. The scope of this research topic includes but is not limited to:
• nuclear libraries,
• resonance methods,
• transport methods,
• verification, validation, and applications of High-Fidelity Numerical Neutronics codes,
• high-fidelity multi-physics coupling
With the rapid development of computer science and technology, numerical simulation has become one of the most important scientific research methods. Nuclear numerical reactor technology describes a variety of physical phenomena in the core of a nuclear reactor through high-precision, high-resolution, and high-confidence numerical simulation methods, based on high-performance calculation and multi-physics coupling, reveals the internal laws of various physical phenomena in nuclear reactors from the mechanism, and accurately predicts the critical safety parameters of nuclear reactors in service. It plays an essential role in the whole life cycle of nuclear reactor R&D, design, safety analysis, operation support, and decommissioning. This research topic is proposed to present the latest development, validation-verification, and application progress of the numerical reactor technology and codes.
The numerical reactor technology is a collective technique, including neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, mechanics, fuel performance, et al. Many researchers are working on it in the world, hoping to establish high-fidelity numerical simulation methods and tools. Some countries also set up state-supported research plans, and a set of high-fidelity numerical codes were developed and are still under development. Since nuclear numerical reactor technology includes several physics fields, it needs several topics to give a compressive introduction to all physics fields' latest development. Therefore, this topic is suggested to force on methods and code developments of neutrons, including deterministic and Monte Carlo methods, and multi-physics coupling. We would be glad to propose successive topics for other physics fields if this topic gets positive feedback.
This topic aims to provide a convenient and collective platform for researchers to present and share their current high-fidelity numerical methods and code development progress. The scope of this research topic includes but is not limited to:
• nuclear libraries,
• resonance methods,
• transport methods,
• verification, validation, and applications of High-Fidelity Numerical Neutronics codes,
• high-fidelity multi-physics coupling
