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US Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) said on 24 August that it was expanding modelling software to support nuclear safety and regulatory activities related to advanced reactor designs. Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, making the design and construction of new and next-generation nuclear reactors critical for achieving US green energy goals, SNL noted.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 27 August 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-sandia-labs-develop-modelling-software-to-support-advanced-reactor-safety-9032634
In order to help the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) evaluate the safety of the next generation of nuclear power reactors, fuel cycle facilities and fuel technologies, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have been expanding their severe accident modelling computer code, called Melcor, to work with different reactor geometries, fuel types and coolant systems.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Sandia-extends-computer-modelling-code-to-advanced
US Sandia National Laboratories announced on 18 July that researchers had built a scaled test assembly that mimics a dry cask storage container for used nuclear fuel. This will be used to study how nuclear fuel temperatures change during storage and how the peak fuel temperatures affect the integrity of the metal cladding surrounding the fuel.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 20 July 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssandia-labs-tests-used-fuel-casks-6258757