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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technical Session|Multi-Scale, Multi-Physics Simulations
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|8:00–9:40AM MDT|E.P. Ensley A
Session Chair:
Yaqi Wang (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Vincent Laboure (BWX Technologies)
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Time-Dependent Power Reconstruction Methodology Using Interpolated Fractions and Peaking Factors in the Mixcoatl 2.0 Software
8:00–8:25AM MDT
Vincent Laboure (BWX Technologies), Chase Lawing (BWX Technologies), Phil Hegedus (BWX Technologies), Bryan Zilka (BWX Technologies)
Paper
Solving Point Kinetics Equations Using Matrix Exponentials and Reactivity Extrapolation
8:25–8:50AM MDT
Emmanuel Lefevre (TechnicAtome), Mael Akouz (TechnicAtome)
Application of the Pathline Method to the Aircraft Reactor Experiment
8:50–9:15AM MDT
Mathis Caprais (CEA), Nathan Greiner (CEA), André Bergeron (CEA)
The Parareal Algorithm as Applied to Coupled Point Kinetics and Thermal-Hydraulics Models for Reactor Transients
9:15–9:40AM MDT
Timothy M. Kiefer (NCSU), Nick J. Adamowicz (Bettis Atomic Power Lab), Gabriel Kooreman (Bettis Atomic Power Lab)
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