Computational Physics and Advanced Computing in Nuclear Engineering

[Astronuc]

We occasionally get questions related to codes and computational methods.

There have been considerable advances in computational methods and computational systems in the field of nuclear energy and nuclear engineering. This thread serves to address previous developments and follow current developments.

The US DOE publishes a journal, SciDAC Review, which reports on the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program. It is broad in scope, but there is a component concerning nuclear physics and nuclear engineering.

UNIVERSAL NUCLEAR ENERGY DENSITY FUNCTIONAL
http://www.scidacreview.org/0704/html/unedf.html

The Role of EXASCALE Computing in ENERGY Security
http://www.scidacreview.org/1001/html/energy.html

There are also several programs within the DOE devoted to computational physics applied to nuclear energy and systems.

The Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) Program
http://www.ne.doe.gov/AdvModelingSimulation/program.html

Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) Energy Innovation Hub
http://www.nuclear.energy.gov/AdvModelingSimulation/casl.html

 

[Astronuc]

Some recent examples for current research in this area:

http://www.casl.gov/highlights/index.shtml


Some underlying theory that one can appreciate:

http://www.icsr.agh.edu.pl/publications/html/hiper97_kb/hiper97_kb.html

Yousef Saad, Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems, Second Edition, SIAM, 2003
http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~saad/IterMethBook_2ndEd.pdf

 

[raining Pete]

I find it fascinating how much progress has been made in computational methods and systems in the field of nuclear energy and engineering. It's amazing to see how advanced technology has become and how it is being applied to such an important and complex field. The SciDAC Review and the US DOE's programs are great resources for staying updated on developments in this area. The UNEDF and EXASCALE articles are particularly interesting and I can see how these advancements will greatly impact the future of nuclear energy. The NEAMS and CASL programs also seem like valuable initiatives in advancing computational physics in this field. It's exciting to see how these developments will contribute to energy security and innovation.