Development Plan for NEAMS Neutronics Module

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FY15 Status Report on NEAMS Neutronics Activities

“…SHARP is a suite of physics simulation software modules and computational framework components that enables users to accurately evaluate the physical processes of nuclear reactors including neutron transport, thermal fluid, and fuel and structure behaviors. Among the SHARP components, the goal of the NEAMS neutronics effort [2,3] is to develop a high-fidelity deterministic neutron transport code PROTEUS [4,5] and a cross section library and methodology for use primarily on sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs) and extendable to other reactor types such as light water reactors (LWRs) and high temperature reactors (HTRs).…”

FY17 Status Report on NEAMS Neutronics Activities

“…This report summarizes the current status of NEAMS activities in FY2015. The tasks this year are (1) to improve solution methods for steady-state and transient conditions, (2) to develop features and user friendliness to increase the usability and applicability of the code, (3) to improve and verify the multigroup cross section generation scheme, (4) to perform verification and validation tests of the code using SFRs and thermal reactor cores, and (5) to support early users of PROTEUS and update the user manuals.…”