International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR)

I was honored to receive the American Nuclear Society Reactor Physics Division's 2024 Early Career Reactor Physicist Award at #PHYSOR2024. I received this award for "state-of-the-art advances in the development and application of sensitivity/uncertainty methods for nuclear reactor physics analysis and nuclear criticality safety." I believe that the adjoint-based sensitivity analysis methods I have developed provide an unparalleled degree of resolution that is not achievable using other uncertainty quantification methods, and I have worked to extend the areas of applicability of these methods to more fields and to more exciting applications. In particular, I am especially excited about the depletion sensitivity analysis (DPT) reaction rate sensitivity analysis (GPT) methods my group has been developing. These methods allow us to better understand the impact of uncertainty in design-limited reactor physics and fuel cycle simulations, allow us to design more informative experimental benchmark measurements for these fields, and even allow us to calibrate the most important and most uncertain nuclear data affecting these calculations. I was honored to share this award with Dr. Brendan Kochunas of the University of Michigan, who received the award for his significant and original research to develop and implement a 3D transport code, including advanced multi-physics acceleration methods, for practical full-core, pin-resolved LWR applications.

Last week, I had the chance to attend the International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR) #ANS in San Francisco. I had the opportunity to present a paper co-written with T.Bonaccorsi and Jean-Marc PALAU. 'Developing a Determinisitc Calculation Scheme for Perturbation of In-core Instrumentation of an MTR-core in Support to Bayesian Calibration'. This paper introduces the development of a deterministic scheme with APOLLO3. The main part of this work consisted in the development of the core geometry with a CAD software (ALAMOS). The geometry and mesh are the base of the study of the technological/manufacturing parameters. The scheme has been validated with TRIPOLI4 and good agreements with this reference code have been reached. This work conducted at CEA IRESNE is the first bulding block of a bayesian methodology that will be followed in order to calibrate a set of uncertain technological parameters. #PHYSOR #CEA #SanFrancisco #Nuclear #PhDStudent

It was great to represent the ANSWERS Software Service and Jacobs in San Francisco at the International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR) last week!

Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. was happy to be the premier sponsor of 4 top tier #NuclearEnergy Conferences as we started off in Houston, #Texas with United States Nuclear Industry Council Advanced Reactor Summit XI, then to San Francisco, #California for American Nuclear Society International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR), then off to #London for Innovation Zero, UK's largest Sustainability Conference with Government Support, and at #Atlanta Georgia Reuters Events Nuclear Reuters Events for the SMR & Advanced Reactors Conference. We finally finished off our trip with a productive meeting in the capitol of Tennessee #Nashville with my CEOs James Walker & Christo Liebenberg. The future of Nuclear is bright ?? and we'll play our part in this Nuclear Renaissance. POWERED BY US AT HALEU Energy Fuel & TRANSPORTED BY US AT Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. ?????????????? Ian Farnan Eugene Shwageraus Peter Hosemann Massimiliano Fratoni Tom Cuce David Huckeba Jeffrey Binder Nathaniel Read Valeria Raffuzzi Paul Cosgrove Jay Yu James Walker Michelle Harstine Lassina Zerbo Tsun yee Sean Law, M.D., M.B.A. Diane Hare Kenny Yu Wayne H. Jaisun Garcha, MBA, CPA, CGA Winston KH C. Josey Widhalm #MadeInTheUSA #EnergyCrisis #ClimateTech #ClimateCrisis #Energy #NuclearEnergy #NanoNuclearEnergy #investing #changemaker #netzero #NanoNuclear #technology #research #limitless #inspiration #motivation #disruption #engineering #HALEU #HALEUfuel #VentureCapital #privateequity #LEU #Uranium #Nuclear #Microreactor #NewNuclear #AdvancedNuclear #SMR2024 #PHYSOR #AdvancedReactors #Tennessee #InnovationZero #LaserEnrichment

The International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR) has gone by quickly and as always it has been a great opportunity to learn what's new in the world of reactor physics ??. Together with Mario Ponce Tovar, we have also contributed our bit by presenting three papers on some of the R&D work which goes on at Seaborg Technologies! In the photo below I'm talking about linear stability of molten salt reactors and the role played by temperature recirculation -- intrigued? Let me know ??

An extraordinary group at the American Nuclear Society PHYSOR 2024 conference! Proud to be a part of this team and see the hard work, dedication, and amazing contributions they are making to the reactor physics community. ??

Shared the stage today with Paris Ortiz-Wines and Meredith Eaheart at the American Nuclear Society PHYSOR: International Conference on Physics of Reactors in San Francisco, reliving stories from COP28, the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy and the global vibeshift that is unfolding around us. Key Takeaways for Nuclear Engineers: > The COP28 Pledge calls for international cooperation. Let’s lift the tide together. > Get yourselves to COP so we can boost our visibility and inspire more environmentalists to join the nuclear workforce and cultural movement. > Let’s design reactors and regulations that outcompete fossils fuels today while laying the groundwork for other advanced reactors needed for deep decarbonization. > Let’s foster a new style of dialogue that makes more sense to the public. Reminder to meet people where they are and ask their perspective on nuclear energy before launching into your story. By listening first, we can tailor our message to soothe knee-jerk responses and find common ground. We are still in the phase of boosting public awareness, and it is incumbent on all of us patiently prioritize these one-on-one conversations. Thanks to Seth Grae for moderating the panel and leading by example with a cooperative and urgent spirit.

James Walker did a great job of explaining the nuances of product/market fit, highly unlikely that there will be one nuclear solution that fits all segments and use cases. With a multi-trillion path ahead, there will be room for different approaches and systems!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel alongside Ryan Pickering, and Meredith Eaheart, moderated by Seth Grae at the PHYSOR: International Conference on Physics of Reactors. We delved into our experiences at COP28, the importance of public engagement, and emphasized the short time frame we have to take the critical steps that would enable the nuclear resurgence. Following the panel, I hopped over to Charles Oppenheimer's Roundtable SF Climate Week Event on Nuclear for AI and Data Centers. The discussion focused on the mechanisms, outlook, and progress in funding nuclear energy projects and recent deals from Microsoft, Google, as well as DOE programs that combine with private capital, enabling future investments. A key highlight for me was hearing Vanessa Z Chan from the DOE discuss the need for a committed order book by 2025, a robust workforce, a streamlined licensing process, and an active private sector. "The time is now. If we don't move now, we will miss the boat."