2025 Annual Review: Microreactors

May 12, 2025

Opening remarks, NEAMS Overview, and Research Plan

David Henderson, DOE & David Andersson, LANL

Technical Area: Multiphysics Applications

Introduction to Multiphysics Applications Technical Area

Emily Shemon, ANL & Cody Permann, INL

Multiphysics Simulation for Microreactors

Yinbin Miao, ANL

Multiphysics Simulation of control drum rotation in HP-MR

Ahmed Abdelhameed, ANL

Multiphysics simulation of KRUSTY reactivity insertion tests

Yan Cao, ANL

Technical Area: Reactor Physics

Introduction to Reactor Physics Technical Area

Matthew Jessee, ORNL

Overview of Griffin R&D activities for Microreactors

Olin Calvin, INL

Overview of Shift R&D activities for Microreactors

Tara Pandya, ORNL

Technical Area: Thermal Fluids

Introduction to Thermal Fluids Technical Area

Elia Merzari & Rui Hu, ANL

Overview of heat pipe modeling capabilities

Joshua Hansel, INL

Modeling of MARVEL microreactor using NEAMS tools

Lise Charlot, INL

Technical Area: Fuel Performance

Introduction to Fuel Performance Technical Area

Stephen Novascone, INL

NEAMS fuels modeling for microreactors - FY24 accomplishments and outlook for FY25

Topher Matthews, LANL & Jake Hirschhorn, INL

Technical Area: Structural Materials and Chemistry

Introduction to Structural Materials and Chemistry Technical Area

Benjamin Spencer, INL & Ted Besmann, USC

Graphite Thermo/Mechanical modeling capability development in Grizzly

Parikshit Bajpai, INL

Incorporating irradiation effects in predictive models of Grade 91 alloy

Laurent Capolungo, LANL

Release of NEML2 high-performance constitutive modeling library

Gary Hu, ANL