Multiphysics Suite for Design of Small Reactors

A. J. Fallgren, B. T. Rearden, John Kennedy, Nathan George, Dov Rhodes, Adam Oler, John Pevey, Josh Payne

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Abstract

X-energy's modeling and simulation toolkit enables design and analysis focused on deployment of advanced and realizable space nuclear power systems with the correct level of rigor applied for each analysis area. Application of high-fidelity reference tools remove approximations in fundamental safety and performance parameters and provide integral responses for system level tools, enabling rapid turnaround for reactor power ramps and accident scenarios as well as whole plant analysis that couples the sub-systems from the reactor through the balance of plant. These tools have strong industry and government pedigrees for their chosen application envelopes and many have been developed under quality standards that facilitate adoption into a standards compliant design process that enables deployment of these new concepts. X-energy investigates a variety of reactor concepts understanding both the steady state and dynamic interactions involving radiation transport, thermal transport, mechanical interaction, and control system behavior with Brayton and Stirling cycles with heat pipes or pumped fluids.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2022
PublisherAmerican Nuclear Society
Pages514-518
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9780894487828
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2022 - Cleveland, United States
Duration: May 8 2022May 12 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2022

Conference

Conference2022 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCleveland
Period05/8/2205/12/22

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