A Novel Multiscale and Multiphysics Software Development for LWR Simulation in Support of the Nuclear Renaissance in the UK
By Sebastian Davies, University of Liverpool
Published in Nuclear Future 21.4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.63198/DEMY8063
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SUMMARY
- A multiscale and multiphysics software development, including a customized coupling environment and improved codes, is necessary to meet the needs of the nuclear
community in the UK.
- This software development incorporates neutron transport, fluid mixing, and solid dynamics methods, and is designed to deliver results at the fuel pin or materials level using relatively few processors.
- Validation and verification of the multiscale and multiphysics software are being conducted to ensure it becomes state-of-the-art.
LEAD AUTHOR
Dr Sebastian Davies is a reactor physicist with academic and industrial experience from his PhD project and project FAITH. He earned an MSc in Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors from the University of Birmingham. He later received his PhD in Reactor Physics from the University of Liverpool. Currently, he is an honorary researcher at the University of Liverpool and CIEMAT. He was also the UK representative for the European Nuclear Society PhD Award 2025.