Abstract
High-fidelity, multi-physics modeling and simulation (M&S) tools are being developed and utilized for a variety of applications in nuclear science and technology and show great promise in their abilities to reproduce observed phenomena for many applications. Even with the increasing fidelity and sophistication of coupled multi-physics M&S tools, the underpinning models and data still need to be validated against experiments that may require a more complex array of validation data because of the great breadth of the time, energy and spatial domains of the physical phenomena that are being simulated. The expert group on Multi-Physics Experimental Data, Benchmarks and Validation (MPEBV) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was formed to address the challenges with the validation of such tools. The work of the MPEBV expert group is shared among three task forces to fulfill its mandate and specific exercises are being developed to demonstrate validation principles for common industrial challenges. This paper describes the overall mission of the group, the specific objectives of the task forces, the linkages among the task forces, and the development of a validation exercise that focuses on a specific reactor challenge problem.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nuclear Safety, Security, and Cyber Security; Computer Code Verification and Validation |
Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780791851463 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | 2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2018 - London, United Kingdom Duration: Jul 22 2018 → Jul 26 2018 |
Publication series
Name | International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE |
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Volume | 4 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 07/22/18 → 07/26/18 |
Funding
Notice: This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).