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Extending nuclear power accident code for advanced reactor designs

News Article, August 24, 2021 • Sandia expands modeling software to support nuclear safety and regulatory activities Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, making the design and construction of new and next-generation nuclear reactors critical for achieving the U.S.’s green energy goals. A number of new nuclear reactor designs, such as small...

Researchers examine remnants from a series of Lower Head Failure experiments. The results from these experiments, and many others, are used to inform code.

Workshop sponsored by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to include focus on Sandia-developed MELCOR code

News Article, June 15, 2021 • A code developed by Sandia for the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be the subject of a public workshop being held on June 29, 2021, 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST. The public workshop, sponsored by the NRC, will focus on the non-LWR SCALE/MELCOR source term demonstration project...