Research

Neutron physics and reactor dynamics

• Validation and application to light water reactors and innovative reactor concepts of the Monte Carlo code SERPENT2
• Application of the deterministic lattice code HELIOS-2
• Development, verification and application of the in-house reactor dynamics code DYN3D
• Extension of the DYN3D code to innovative reactor concepts
• Coupling of DYN3D to the system code ATHLET
• Coupling of DYN3D to the Computational Fluid Dynamics codes ANSYS CFX and TRIO_U

Plant dynamics and severe accident analysis

• Accident analysis and analysis of plant dynamics using the ATHLET system code
• Assessment of the impact of severe accident management measures on the progression of severe accidents in PWRs and VVERs

Monte-Carlo simulations (n- / γ-field calculations)

• Development of the in house Monte Carlo code TRAMO
• Fluence calculations of the of the reactor pressure vessel and internals using MCNP and TRAMO