Mission:
To foster the development of new generations of nuclear engineers and scientists through the development and deployment of open and reliable software tools for the analysis of complex nuclear energy systems


Radiation Transport and Nuclear Analysis Methods

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Cut-away of NASA habitat module showing radiation deposition

Open source software tools that support Monte Carlo radiation transport on complex CAD-based geometries, with workflows that extend the scope of analysis

Nuclear Systems Analysis

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A sample stellarator geometry showing blanket layers and magnets

Analysis of specific nuclear systems in support of design and licensing

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Analysis

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Cyclus logo - a gear with a letter C inscribed

Open source software tools that allow flexible modeling of nuclear fuel cycles over varying time and physical fidelities

Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation

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Sample signatures from fuel cycle facilities

Simulation of nuclear fuel cycle facilities and application of data science techniques to their signatures

Techno-economics and Energy Transitions

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Representative facility layout and demand curve for federal facility with on-site microreactors

Software tools and analyses of energy futures, with specific interest in the role of nuclear energy

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Reliable Software Tools for the Analysis of Complex Nuclear Energy Systems

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