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Computation Applied Reactor Physics Laboratory:

CARPL is centered on the development of accurate, efficient, and advanced computational methods for fission reactor analysis and a broad range of nuclear engineering applications. Our research spans reactor physics, neutron transport, thermal-fluid dynamics, uncertainty quantification, and data-driven modeling, with an emphasis on improving the fidelity and efficiency of nuclear system simulations. The team also employs state-of-the-art computational tools and high-performance computing techniques to address emerging and challenging problems in nuclear reactor design, analysis, safety, and operation. Through multiscale and multiphysics integrated modeling and simulation, CARPL seeks to bridge fundamental computational methodology development with practical nuclear engineering applications.

Lab Capabilities:

CARPL leads substantial computational efforts in nuclear reactor design and analysis. For reactor physics (neutronics) analysis, the team has access to Monte Carlo codes such as MCNP, Serpent, OpenMC, SCALE modules, as well as deterministic codes such as CASMO/CMSLink/SIMULATE, PARCS, PARTISN, Rattlesnake/MAMMOTH and MC²-3/DIF3D/DIF3D-K/REBUS-3.  For thermal-fluid dynamics and reactor safety analysis, the team has access to system level codes such as RELAP5-3D, PLTEMP4.2/PARET7.5, SAS (SAS4A/SASSYS-1), SAM,  RETRAN,  as well as CFD codes such as OpenFOAM and FLUENT.

Lab Openings:

To be announced…

Lab Director and Contact: