A framework for an integrated nuclear digital environment

Patterson, E. A.; Taylor, Richard; Bankhead, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2015.11.009

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“…Thus this design would provide a significant, but not infinite, amount of energy. The design requirement of such an innovative system would be safe and financeable with limited financial risk in both development and construction, is a challenge which should ideally be tackled by an international consortium following the proposal of the integrated nuclear data environment [37]. The ideal consortium would consist of all countries with an interest in solving their SNF problem.…”

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“…The design should be seen as an integrated challenge for many disciplines. It could form the first test bed applying the concept of the Integrated Nuclear Digital Environment (INDE) [37]. However, before starting such development work, and to assure that the system is working in the final design, it is essential to prove the reactor functionality regarding the operability on SNF and confirm this at each important development decision-just the ideal request for the application of INDE.…”

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On a Long Term Strategy for the Success of Nuclear Power

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Abstract:The current generation of nuclear reactors are evolutionary in design, mostly based on the technology originally designed to power submarines, and dominated by light water reactors. The aims of the Generation IV consortium are driven by sustainability, safety and reliability, economics, and proliferation resistance. The aims are extended here to encompass the ultimate and universal vision for strategic development of energy production, the "perpetuum mobile"-at least as close as possible. We propose to rethink nuclear reactor design with the mission to develop an innovative system which uses no fresh resources and produces no fresh waste during operation as well as generates power safe and reliably in economic way. The results of the innovative simulations presented here demonstrate that, from a theoretical perspective, it is feasible to fulfil the mission through the direct reuse of spent nuclear fuel from currently operating reactors as the fuel for a proposed new reactor. The produced waste is less burdensome than current spent nuclear fuel which is used as feed to the system. However, safety, reliability and operational economics will need to be demonstrated to create the basis for the long term success of nuclear reactors as a major carbon free, sustainable, and applied highly reliable energy source.

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“…The design should be seen as an integrated challenge for many disciplines. It could form the first test bed applying the concept of the Integrated Nuclear Digital Environment (INDE) [25]. However, before starting such development work, and to assure that the system is working in the final design, it is essential to prove the reactor functionality regarding the operability on SNF and confirm this at each important development decision -just the ideal request for the application of INDE.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The design requirement of such an innovative system would be safe and financeable with limited financial risk in both development and construction, is a challenge which should ideally be tackled by an international consortium following the proposal of the integrated nuclear data environment [25]. The ideal consortium would consist of all countries with an interest in solving their SNF problem.…”

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On a Long Term Strategy for the Success of Nuclear Power

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Abstract:The current generation of nuclear reactors are evolutionary in design, mostly based on the technology originally designed to power submarines, and dominated by Light Water Reactors. The aims of the GenIV consortium are driven by sustainability, safety and reliability, economics, and proliferation resistance. The aims are extended here to encompass the ultimate and universal vision for strategic development of energy production, the 'perpetuum mobile' -at least as close as possible. We propose to rethink nuclear reactor design with the mission to develop a system which uses no fresh resources and produces no fresh waste during operation as well as generates power safe and reliably in economic way. The results of the innovative simulations presented here demonstrate that, from a theoretical perspective, it is feasible to fulfil the mission through the reuse of spent nuclear fuel from currently operating reactors as the fuel for a new reactor. The produced waste is less burdensome than current spent nuclear fuel which is used as feed to the system. However, safety, reliability and operational economics will need to be demonstrated to create the basis for the long term success of nuclear reactors as a major carbon free, sustainable, and applied highly reliable energy source.

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“…A culture change is essential for the success of the roadmap for future industrial nuclear reactor core simulation as a part of a future Integrated Nuclear Digital Environment (INDE ® ) [52] in the U.K. to support the A culture change is essential for the success of the roadmap for future industrial nuclear reactor core simulation as a part of a future Integrated Nuclear Digital Environment (INDE ® ) [52] in the U.K. to support the nuclear renaissance. We propose to take advantage of current trends of modern software development, such as DevOps, a software development methodology or process that combines software development (Dev) and information technology operations (Ops) ( Figure 6).…”

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On a Roadmap for Future Industrial Nuclear Reactor Core Simulation in the U.K. to Support the Nuclear Renaissance

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The U.K. has initiated the nuclear renaissance by contracting for the first two new plants and announcing further new build projects. The U.K. government has recently started to support this development with the announcement of a national programme of nuclear innovation. The aim of this programme with respect to modelling and simulation is foreseen to fulfil the demand in education and the build-up of a reasonably qualified workforce, as well as the development and application of a new state-of-the-art software environment for improved economics and safety. This document supports the ambition to define a new approach to the structured development of nuclear reactor core simulation that is based on oversight instead of looking at detail problems and the development of single tools for these specific detail problems. It is based on studying the industrial demand to bridge the gap in technical innovation that can be derived from basic research in order to create a tailored industry solution to set the new standard for reactor core modelling and simulation for the U.K. However, finally, a technical requirements specification has to be developed alongside the strategic approach to give code developers a functional specification that they can use to develop the tools for the future. Key points for a culture change to the application of modern technologies are identified in the use of DevOps in a double-strata approach to academic and industrial code development. The document provides a novel, strategic approach to achieve the most promising final product for industry, and to identify the most important points for improvement.

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A framework for an integrated nuclear digital environment

Cited by 46 publications

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On a Long Term Strategy for the Success of Nuclear Power

On a Long Term Strategy for the Success of Nuclear Power

On a Long Term Strategy for the Success of Nuclear Power

On a Roadmap for Future Industrial Nuclear Reactor Core Simulation in the U.K. to Support the Nuclear Renaissance

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