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Mathematics and Computer Science. MCS division is actively seeking collaborations outside of PBCS between application groups and MCS computational scientists. New levels of computational power coming on line now enable applications to carry out extremely high-fidelity simulations.
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Mathematics and Computer Science • MCS division is actively seeking collaborations outside of PBCS between application groups and MCS computational scientists. • New levels of computational power coming on line now enable applications to carry out extremely high-fidelity simulations. • MCS now runs 2048-processor (5.8 TFlop/s) Blue Gene Sumpercomputer • Planning acquisition of 40,000 proc, 100TFlop/s version • BG/L application workshop a success; more planned • A current project: simulation of nuclear energy • Existing parallel hi-fidelity reactor core model • Exploration o f first general component framework for integrated systems sim. • Active research in many areas of high-performance computing – visualization, i/o, linear/nonlinear solvers, grid computing, software engineering, scalable tools, automatic differentiation, etc.
Basic static and dynamic (operating conditions) properties derived from first principle. Bridging nucleus, mesoscopic, continuum level • Nuclear • Thermophysical • Mechanical • Chemical SENSITIVITY/UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS Reactor <Multiphysics, Multiscale> Reprocessing Core Fuel Disassembly Dissolution Balance of Plant Thermal Hydraulics Neutronics - Heat exchang. - Pumps - Power Gener. - Components Coupling Coupling Fabrication Thermo Mechanics Fuel Behavior Processing Extraction