Nuclear Systems Analysis

The Nuclear Systems Analysis Department activities concentrate on Advanced Systems & Methods, Reactor & Fuel Cycle Analysis, Simulation and Methods, Applied Physics & Nuclear Data, Criticality Safety, and Fuels & Materials Modeling.

Applications

Capabilities

Advanced Reactor Development
Risk Methodology and Evaluation
Facility Safety Assessment
Multi-physics Reactor Performance and Safety Simulations
Nuclear Criticality Safety
Nuclear Plant Dynamics and Safety
Reactor Physics and Fuel Cycle Analysis
Nuclear Energy Systems Design and Development
See Engineering Development & Applications Department

Programs

Advanced Reactor Concepts [1.9MB]
Fuel Cycle Research & Development
Generation IV (Gen IV) Nuclear Energy Program
Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR)
Materials Disposition (MD)
Nuclear Criticality Safety
Nuclear Data Program
We contribute to the development of comprehensive nuclear reactions and nuclear structure databases, including nuclear data measurement, analysis, modeling and evaluation methodologies, that are implemented in basic science research and advanced nuclear technologies.

Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling & Simulation

Facilities

Computer Facilities (CF)

Other Resources / News Items

News Releases / In the Press

Thorium: Better than uranium for nuclear power? — Temitope Taiwo shared his views about Thorium as nuclear fuel during a radio interview with Viewpoints radio magazine. To listen to the podcast follow the link and then choose “Thorium: Better than uranium for nuclear power? (May 22, 2011)” from the list of archived podcasts. (May 22, 2011)
Q&A: Nuclear Power Expert Explains Japan's Crisis — Temitope Taiwo interviewed by Live Science (Mar. 14, 2011)
Putting the new in nuclear
Ever since the beginning of the nuclear age, the peaceful use of atomic energy has revolved around the development and commercialization of water-cooled thermal nuclear reactors. Although those reactors have long generated a plentiful, carbon-neutral source of energy, they may soon no longer adequately meet America's needs. Argonne's expertise in designing a more resourceful and cleaner type of nuclear reactor has enabled enormous gains in the efficiency and safety of nuclear power.
- Argonne Now magazine (Fall 2009)

Related Documents

Nuclear Data Measurement Reports series

Fact Sheets:

Generation IV (Gen IV) Program - [ 73KB]
Nuclear Criticality Safety - [ 98KB]
Research and Test Reactor Conversion [947KB]

Simulation Toolset for Reactor Physics and Fuel Cycle Analysis [972KB]
Argonne National Laboratory’s powerful reactor physics toolset, PROTEUS, empowers users to create optimal reactor designs quickly, reliably and accurately. The PROTEUS toolset can be used to analyze a fast reactor’s entire fuel cycle, including cross section generation, radiation transport and fuel cycle modeling. The modeling capabilities within PROTEUS enable accurate and efficient simulation, the key to reducing both design and future construction costs.