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European Nuclear Society PhD Award

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Regular Article

Equilibrium state core calculations for an SCW-SMR concept using the Apros-SPNDYN coupled code system 76

Boglárka Babcsány, Zeno Bertesina, Zsófia Várkonyi, Péter Mészáros, Csenge Antók and Tamás Varju

Published online: 02 December 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025072

Special Issue on ‘Overview of recent advances in HPC simulation methods for nuclear applications’, edited by Andrea Zoia, Elie Saikali, Cheikh Diop and Cyrille de Saint Jean

Open Access

Regular Article

Adaptive adjoint-based population-control methods for kinetic simulations in TRIPOLI-4 74

Cecilia Montecchio, Davide Mancusi, Vincent Lamirand, Wilfried Monange and Andrea Zoia

Published online: 21 November 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025069

Open Access

Regular Article

Convergence of Monte Carlo algorithms for power reactor noise 72

Axel Fauvel, Amélie Rouchon, Davide Mancusi and Andrea Zoia

Published online: 06 November 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025062

Open Access

Regular Article

Sensitivity and uncertainty calculations in support of the noise analysis of the TAPIRO reactor 69

Alex Aimetta and Sandra Dulla

Published online: 05 November 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025065

Open Access

Regular Article

Simulating hydrogen diffusion in a zirconium hydride moderator block and its impact on steady state neutronic-thermal behavior 67

William R. Kendrick and Benoit Forget

Published online: 20 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025057

Open Access

Regular Article

New model developments for fuel supply strategies in molten salt reactors: Application to the REM depletion code 65

Louiliam Clot, Elsa Merle, Axel Laureau, Daniel Heuer, Léa Tillard and Gérald Senentz

Published online: 20 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025063

Open Access

Regular Article

Overview of kinetic Monte Carlo methods used to simulate microstructural evolution of materials under irradiation 64

Gilles Adjanor, Rohit Vasav, Thomas Jourdan, Christophe Domain, Normand Mousseau, Md Mijanur Rahman and Manuel Athènes

Published online: 20 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025064

Open Access

Regular Article

Extending Embedded Monte Carlo as a novel method for nuclear data uncertainty quantification 63

Gregoire Biot, Pablo Ducru, Vladimir Sobes, Amanda Lewis and Benoit Forget

Published online: 08 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025052

Open Access

Regular Article

Accelerating split-exponential track length estimator on GPU for Monte Carlo simulations 62

Henri Hutinet, Pierre-Louis Antonsanti, Cindy Le Loirec and Davide Mancusi

Published online: 08 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025053

Open Access

Regular Article

Multi-output Gaussian processes for the reconstruction of homogenized cross-sections 61

Olivier Truffinet, Karim Ammar, Jean-Philippe Argaud, Nicolas Gérard Castaing and Bertrand Bouriquet

Published online: 01 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025055

Open Access

Regular Article

Derivation and verification of the direct-sampling method for simulating Monte Carlo flight paths in tetrahedral meshes with linear finite-element cross sections 58

Pablo A. Vaquer, Michael E. Rising, Joel A. Kulesza and Colin A. Weaver

Published online: 30 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025051

Open Access

Regular Article

Data-driven reduced order modelling with malfunctioning sensors recovery applied to the Molten Salt Reactor case 55

Stefano Riva, Carolina Introini, Enrico Zio and Antonio Cammi

Published online: 16 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025054

Open Access

Regular Article

Advanced reactor models for plutonium multirecycling scenario studies using artificial neural networks 54

Sarah Eveillard, Fanny Courtin, Xavier Doligez, Marc Ernoult, Nicolas Thiollière, Kévin Tirel and Jean-François Vidal

Published online: 12 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025049

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Regular Article

TRUST: the HPC open-source CFD platform – from CPU to GPU 53

Elie Saikali, Adrien Bruneton, Pierre Ledac and Remi Bourgeois

Published online: 22 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025050

Open Access

Regular Article

Neutronics and thermal hydraulics analysis on a Lead-bismuth-cooled fast reactor 50

Chunyuan Liu, Xiaosong Chen, Eing Yee Yeoh, Linsen Li and Yueting Xiao

Published online: 03 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025043

Open Access

Regular Article

Fundamental properties and characteristics of flux distribution tallies using proper orthogonal decomposition 21

Ryoichi Kondo, Akio Yamamoto and Tomohiro Endo

Published online: 04 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025019

Euratom Research and Training in 2025: ‘Challenges, achievements and future perspectives’, edited by Roger Garbil, Seif Ben Hadj Hassine, Patrick Blaise, and Christophe Girold

Open Access

Regular Article

Sustainable nuclear education and training in Europe and beyond – Examples of the ENEN2plus, TOURR and GRE@T-PIONEeR projects 73

Gabriel Lazaro Pavel and Christophe Demazière

Published online: 07 November 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025060

Open Access

Regular Article

Neutronic analysis of accident tolerant fuel concepts in spectral shift regulation conditions 68

Dilmurod Tuymurodov, Gediminas Stankunas, Abror Tuymuradov and Sindorjon Ashurov

Published online: 28 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025067

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Regular Article

Direct immobilisation of radioactive liquid organic waste in a geopolymer matrix 60

Anna Sears, Vojtěch Galek, Petr Pražák and Martin Vacek

Published online: 30 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025058

Open Access

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to Supporting trans-national access to key nuclear research infrastructures – OFFERR and JRC OASIS: two complementary projects – one goal 59

Charles Toulemonde, Alice Seibert, Eric Colineau, Cristiano L. Fontana, Karl-Fredrik Nilsson, Philippe Raison, Laura Aldave de las Heras, Konstantinos Boboridis, Rachel Eloirdi, Gwladys Marabeau et al. (7 more)

Published online: 06 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025056

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Regular Article

ICARUS: development, optimization, and harmonization of innovative characterization techniques for large volumes of radioactive waste 57

Bas Janssen, José Luis Leganés Nieto, Yevheniia Kudriashova, Jixin Qiao, Ferdinando Giordano, An Bielen, Marko Štrok, Anumaija Leskinen, Arturas Plukis and Eros Mossini

Published online: 23 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025059

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Regular Article

MODENA project: decay heat prediction using non-destructive assay 51

Virginie Solans, Erik Branger, Sophie Grape and Henrik Sjöstrand

Published online: 03 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025042

Open Access

Regular Article

Earthquake precursor measurements employing a network of radon sensors 48

Gururaj Kumar, Jürgen Gerl, Ayse Atac Nyberg, Torbjörn Bäck, Gaetano DeLuca, Papadimitriou Eleftheria, Vincenzo Guerriero, Jiří Hůlka, Vassilis Karakostas, Alexandra Lightfoot et al. (5 more)

Published online: 26 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025045

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Regular Article

Advancing sustainability and innovation in waste management and decommissioning within the Euratom HARPERS project 45

Réka Szőke, Elke Jacops, István Szőke, Norbert Maes, Ben Hadj Hassine Seifallah, Thomas Carey, Thomas Braunroth, Omar Zahra and Hourcade Frederique

Published online: 20 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025030

Open Access

Regular Article

Transposition studies with a hybrid experimental database combining ZPR and PWR measurements 44

Eric Karson Njayou Tsepeng, Patrick Blaise, David Couyras, Jean-Philippe Argaud, Laura Clouvel and Nicolas Dos Santos

Published online: 19 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025044

Open Access

Regular Article

OperaHPC & SCORPION: accelerated optimization of advanced fuels for Gen-II/III reactors via the synergy of high-performance computing with multiscale material engineering 43

Bruno Michel and Konstantina Lambrinou

Published online: 15 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025040

Open Access

Regular Article

Design and experimental assessment of an innovative vacuum end-effector for irradiated graphite handling 42

Riccardo Chebac, Fabio Vanoni, Alessandro Antonio Porta, Fabrizio Campi and Marco Enrico Ricotti

Published online: 15 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025036

Open Access

Regular Article

Magic-RR project overview: objectives, methodology and expected results 41

Murthy Kolluri, Frederiki Naziris, Benoit Tanguy, Pierrick Francois, Ferenc Gillemot, Ildiko Szenthe, Hans van Dommelen, Yaiza Gonzalez-Garcia, Bertrand Radiguet, Paul Bagot et al. (3 more)

Published online: 07 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025038

Open Access

Regular Article

Reactor performance, system reliability: instrumentation and control 40

Andreas Schumm, Mohamed Ben Chouikha and Bastien Poubeau

Published online: 06 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025039

Open Access

Regular Article

Predisposal Radioactive Waste Management (PREDIS) Project Final Achievements and Impacts Overview 39

Erika Holt, Maria Oksa, Anthony Banford, Paul Carbol, Abdesselam Abdelouas, Isabelle Giboire, Thierry Mennecart and Ernst Niederleithinger

Published online: 24 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025028

Open Access

Regular Article

NUCOBAM European project: NUclear COmponents based on additive manufacturing 38

Jorge E. Muñoz Garcia and Myriam Bourgeois

Published online: 06 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025031

Open Access

Regular Article

ASVAD - A new safety element to avoid the complications of the undesired nitrogen injection to PWR reactors 37

Arnaldo Laborda

Published online: 22 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025037

Open Access

Regular Article

Coordination of the European Research Community on Nuclear Materials for Energy Innovation: the research agenda of the CONNECT-NM co-funded European partnership 36

Lorenzo Malerba, Maria Luisa Férnandez Vanoni, Michał Pecelerowicz, Marialuisa Gentile, Massimo Angiolini, Madalina Rabung, Maria Oksa and Marjorie Bertolus

Published online: 22 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025029

Open Access

Review Article

Main goals and research outcomes of the EU Projects ELSMOR, McSAFER, and EASI-SMR: regulatory, experimental and analytical safety-related investigations 33

Ville Tulkki, Victor Hugo Sanchez-Espinoza and Nicolas Sobecki

Published online: 07 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025023

Open Access

Regular Article

Supporting trans-national access to key nuclear research infrastructures – OFFERR and JRC OASIS: two complementary projects – One goal 32

Charles Toulemonde, Alice Seibert, Eric Colineau, Cristiano F. Fontana, Karl-Fredrik Nilsson, Philippe Raison, Laura Aldave de las Heras, Konstantinos Boboridis, Rachel Eloirdi, Gwladys Marabeau et al. (7 more)

Published online: 02 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025027

Open Access

Regular Article

Safety assessment for internal and external events on nuclear power plants and on mitigation strategies 31

Atte Helminen and Nathalie Girault

Published online: 01 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025016

Open Access

Regular Article

Exploring the safety and performance of molten salt reactors for their deployment in the European Union: the MIMOSA and ENDURANCE projects 30

Isabelle Morlaes, Stefano Lorenzi, Sophie Deanesi, Anna L. Smith, Dirk C. Visser, Evzen Losa, Jaén A. Ocádiz Flores, Elisa Capelli, Sylvie Delpech, Ondrej Beneš et al. (13 more)

Published online: 30 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025026

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Regular Article

Research on the safety of heavy-liquid-metal-cooled reactors 29

Simone Gianfelici and Giacomo Grasso

Published online: 20 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025020

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Regular Article

Looking ahead to severe accident research 28

Luis E. Herranz, Bastien Poubeau, Lionel Chailan and Fulvio Mascari

Published online: 20 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025025

Open Access

Regular Article

Advancing Gas-cooled Fast Reactor Technology: Outcomes of the Euratom SafeG Project on ALLEGRO Research and Development 25

Boris Kvizda, Slavomír Bebjak, Gusztáv Mayer, Petr Vácha, Tomáš Melichar and Congjin Ding

Published online: 09 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025021

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Regular Article

The Euratom PULSAR project 24

Alessia Simonini, Nicolas Delannay and Brieuc Spindler

Published online: 04 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025006

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Regular Article

Towards improvement of the operation and safety of European nuclear power plants through enhanced thermal-hydraulics experiments and analysis 20

Kevin Zwijsen, Angel Papukchiev and Michaël Montout

Published online: 16 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025010

Open Access

Regular Article

European collaborations for safe and efficient dismantling: digital twins, ontology and data exchange 19

Marie-Bénédicte Jacques, Antti Räty, Joseph A. Ridao Cabrerizo and Dusan Daniska

Published online: 27 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025022

Open Access

Regular Article

Qualification of advanced LEU fuels for high-power research reactor conversion designs 18

Stefan Holmström, Bruno Baumeister and Jared Wight

Published online: 27 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025012

Open Access

Regular Article

Synergies in VVER reactor long-term operation and aging: A comprehensive review of CAMIVVER, DELISA-LTO, and EVEREST projects 17

Mathieu Hursin, Yann Perin, Denis Verrier, Vladimir Slugen and Jana Simeg Veternikova

Published online: 20 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025011

Open Access

Regular Article

Link between material properties and integrity assessment of NPP components within EU funded projects APAL, INCEFA-SCALE and FRACTESUS 16

Vladislav Pištora, Alec McLennan and Giovanni Bonny

Published online: 16 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025015

Open Access

Regular Article

From robots to drones, the future of decommissioning operations – The CLEANDEM and XS-ABILITY projects 15

Maugan Michel and Guillaume Amoyal

Published online: 16 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025013

Open Access

Regular Article

Using nuclear observations to improve climate research and GHG emission estimates – the NuClim project 14

Susana Barbosa, Scott Chambers, Wlodzimierz Pawlak, Krzysztof Fortuniak, Jussi Paatero, Annette Röttger, Stefan Röttger, Xuemeng Chen, Anca Melintescu, Damien Martin et al. (13 more)

Published online: 14 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025017

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Regular Article

The PIANOFORTE partnership: Elevating European research for enhanced radiation protection 13

Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace, Jean-Christophe Gariel, Filip Vanhavere, Florian Rauser, Andrzej Wojcik, Elizabeth Ainsbury, Simon Bouffler, Marie Davídková, Tomasz Kalita and Christoph Hoeschen

Published online: 07 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025009

Open Access

Regular Article

Outcomes of three Euratom projects on cogeneration of electricity, heat and hydrogen 12

Canet Serin, Martin Glückler, Michel Pasquet and Claire Vaglio-Gaudard

Published online: 07 May 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025007

Open Access

Regular Article

Enhancing severe accident management through research 10

Luis E. Herranz, Gonzalo Jiménez and Teemu Kärkelä

Published online: 07 April 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025004

Status and advances of Monte Carlo codes for particle transport simulation

Open Access

Regular Article

The Geant4 software toolkit evolution over the past decade 66

Marc Verderi and Geant4 Collaboration

Published online: 20 October 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025047

Open Access

Regular Article

GREAPMC: development status, capabilities, and future developments 56

Muhammad Rizwan Ali, Murat Serdar Aygul and Deokjung Lee

Published online: 16 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025046

Open Access

Regular Article

2024 MCATK Status 49

Jeremy Sweezy, Tim Burke, Terry Adams, Simon Bolding, Jesse Giron, Alex Long, Steven Nolen, Corey Skinner, Aaron Tumulak, Tony Zukaitis et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025035

Open Access

Regular Article

ARCHER-a Monte Carlo code for multi-particle radiotherapy through GPU-accelerated simulation and DL-based denoising 11

Yankui Chang, Xuanhe Wang, Bo Cheng, Yuxin Wang, Shijun Li, Zirui Ye, Xi Pei, Jingfang Zhao and Xie George Xu

Published online: 24 April 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025008

Open Access

Regular Article

The MCNP^®6 code: A decade of progress 9

Michael E. Rising, Jerawan C. Armstrong, Simon R. Bolding, Jeffrey S. Bull, Laura Casswell, Alexander R. Clark, R. Arthur Forster, Cole S. Frederick, Jesse F. Giron, Fred B. Jones et al. (10 more)

Published online: 28 March 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025003

Open Access

Regular Article

Capability overview of the DIANE multiparticle transport code 8

Benoit Avez, Eric Brière de l’Isle, Bertrand Cochet, Johan Durand, Frédéric Fernex, Brunella Martin, Amine Nasri and Amaury Walbron

Published online: 04 March 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025002

Open Access

Regular Article

Current capabilities and future developments of Monte Carlo code MCS 7

Yunki Jo and Deokjung Lee

Published online: 04 March 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025001

Open Access

Regular Article

Development of TopMC 1.0 for nuclear technology applications 6

Shanqi Chen, Bin Wu, Zhengyun Dong, Shaoheng Zhou, Guangyao Sun, Li He, Dong Yao, Shengpeng Yu, Quan Gan, Lijuan Hao et al. (8 more)

Published online: 06 February 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2024033

Open Access

Regular Article

Status of GPU capabilities within the Shift Monte Carlo radiation transport code 5

Elliott Biondo, Gregory Davidson, Thomas Evans, Steven Hamilton, Seth Johnson, Tara Pandya, Katherine Royston and José Salcedo-Pérez

Published online: 31 January 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2024034

Open Access

Regular Article

Optimization progress of large-scale radiation shielding Monte Carlo simulation software based on AIS variance reduction technique system: MCShield 4

Jiajun Wu, Zhen Wu, Ankang Hu, Yisheng Hao, Yanheng Pu, Hui Zhang, Rui Qiu and Junli Li

Published online: 24 January 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2024032

Open Access

Regular Article

Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024 3

Jaakko Leppänen, Ville Valtavirta, Antti Rintala and Riku Tuominen

Published online: 21 January 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2024031

Open Access

Regular Article

COG 11.3 New Features 2

David Heinrichs, Edward Lent and Chuck Lee

Published online: 08 January 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2024017

Open Access

Regular Article

Review of JAEA’s Monte Carlo codes for nuclear reactor core analysis 1

Yasunobu Nagaya

Published online: 08 January 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2024020

Open Access

Editorial

In Memoriam: Gilles Moutiers E1

Cyrille De Saint Jean, Bernard Bonin and Anne Nicolas

Published online: 09 December 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025075

Open Access

Regular Article

Global Evaluated Nuclear File (GENF/D): a decay data sub-library for radionuclide inventory applications 77

Jonathan Collin, Abdel-Mjid Nourreddine, Yves Schutz, Guilhem Lacaze and Donovan Maire

Published online: 09 December 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025070

Open Access

Regular Article

Identification of European experimental facilities for severe accident research within EU SEAKNOT-project: Analysis and mapping 75

Victor Hugo Sanchez-Espinoza, Pascal Piluso and Luis Enrique Herranz

Published online: 01 December 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025071

Open Access

Regular Article

Properties’ evolution of reactors loaded with MOX-MR fuels in plutonium multi-recycling scenarios in PWR 71

Xavier Doligez, Fanny Courtin, Baptiste Durox, Marc Ernoult, Sarah Eveillard, Baptiste Metivier, Nicolas Thiollière, Kevin Tirel and Jean-François Vidal

Published online: 05 November 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025066

Open Access

Regular Article

Re-evaluating the prompt fission neutron spectrum of spontaneously fissioning ²⁵²Cf 70

D. Neudecker, K.J. Kelly, A.D. Carlson, B. Pritychenko, D. Brown, M.J. Grosskopf, S.A. Van der Wiel, R.C. Haight, R. Capote, T.N. Massey et al. (2 more)

Published online: 05 November 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025061

Open Access

Regular Article

Investigations on the source term of the May 2023 detection event: the most comprehensive one over the last decade in Northern Europe 52

Jean-Jacques Ingremeau and Olivier Saunier

Published online: 09 September 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025048

Open Access

Regular Article

Modeling of fuel salt compressibility in MSR using blastFOAM, reference and accelerated calculations using transfer function 47

Thibault Le Meute, Axel Laureau, Rocco Moretti, Elsa Merle and Timothée Kooyman

Published online: 25 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025034

Open Access

Regular Article

(α+⁹Be) neutron production cross sections trends to improve neutron spectrum calculations using MCMC techniques 46

Bertholon Sylvain, Antonsanti Pierre-Louis, Ben-Yelles Anis and Bernard David

Published online: 25 August 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025041

Open Access

Regular Article

Study of radiolysis bubbles in bitumen used for nuclear waste management with ultrasounds and X-Ray microtomography 35

Didier Laux, Georges Matta, Hanaa Houjeij, Céline Monsanglant, Stéphane Poirier, François Millet, Valentin Leroy and Jean-Yves Ferrandis

Published online: 17 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025033

Open Access

Regular Article

Doppler broadening of neutron elastic scattering cross section using S_CLM(α,β) thermal scattering laws 34

Aitor Bengoechea Fernández, Gilles Noguere and David Bernard

Published online: 17 July 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025032

Open Access

Regular Article

Representativity studies of GEN-III large cores to ZPR experiments with respect to nuclear data - A first step towards transposition 27

Eric Karson Njayou Tsepeng, Patrick Blaise, David Couyras, Jean-Philippe Argaud, Laura Clouvel and Nicolas Dos Santos

Published online: 13 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025018

Open Access

Regular Article

ASSAS project, Artificial intelligence for Simulation of Severe AccidentS; Simulator development and Isotopic Source Term proposals 26

Rafael J. Caro and Isabel Parrado

Published online: 09 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025014

Open Access

Regular Article

In-core thermal and fast neutron measurements with 4H-SiC P+N junction diodes in the JSI TRIGA Mark II research reactor 23

Valentin Valero, Laurent Ottaviani, Abdallah Lyoussi, Christophe Destouches, Vladimir Radulović, Luka Snoj, Adrien Volte, Michel Carette and Christelle Reynard-Carette

Published online: 04 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025024

Open Access

Regular Article

Has natural radioactivity contributed to the evolution of living organisms? Validation of a dedicated calculation scheme (for isotopic concentrations and deposited energies) on Oklo's natural nuclear reactors 22

Jean-Claude Nimal, Tan-Dat Huynh and Aimé Tsilanizara

Published online: 04 June 2025

DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2025005

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Equilibrium state core calculations for an SCW-SMR concept using the Apros-SPNDYN coupled code system 76

Special Issue on ‘Overview of recent advances in HPC simulation methods for nuclear applications’, edited by Andrea Zoia, Elie Saikali, Cheikh Diop and Cyrille de Saint Jean

Adaptive adjoint-based population-control methods for kinetic simulations in TRIPOLI-4 74

Convergence of Monte Carlo algorithms for power reactor noise 72

Sensitivity and uncertainty calculations in support of the noise analysis of the TAPIRO reactor 69

Simulating hydrogen diffusion in a zirconium hydride moderator block and its impact on steady state neutronic-thermal behavior 67

New model developments for fuel supply strategies in molten salt reactors: Application to the REM depletion code 65

Overview of kinetic Monte Carlo methods used to simulate microstructural evolution of materials under irradiation 64

Extending Embedded Monte Carlo as a novel method for nuclear data uncertainty quantification 63

Accelerating split-exponential track length estimator on GPU for Monte Carlo simulations 62

Multi-output Gaussian processes for the reconstruction of homogenized cross-sections 61

Derivation and verification of the direct-sampling method for simulating Monte Carlo flight paths in tetrahedral meshes with linear finite-element cross sections 58

Data-driven reduced order modelling with malfunctioning sensors recovery applied to the Molten Salt Reactor case 55

Advanced reactor models for plutonium multirecycling scenario studies using artificial neural networks 54

TRUST: the HPC open-source CFD platform – from CPU to GPU 53

Neutronics and thermal hydraulics analysis on a Lead-bismuth-cooled fast reactor 50

Fundamental properties and characteristics of flux distribution tallies using proper orthogonal decomposition 21

Euratom Research and Training in 2025: ‘Challenges, achievements and future perspectives’, edited by Roger Garbil, Seif Ben Hadj Hassine, Patrick Blaise, and Christophe Girold

Sustainable nuclear education and training in Europe and beyond – Examples of the ENEN2plus, TOURR and GRE@T-PIONEeR projects 73

Neutronic analysis of accident tolerant fuel concepts in spectral shift regulation conditions 68

Direct immobilisation of radioactive liquid organic waste in a geopolymer matrix 60

Corrigendum to Supporting trans-national access to key nuclear research infrastructures – OFFERR and JRC OASIS: two complementary projects – one goal 59

ICARUS: development, optimization, and harmonization of innovative characterization techniques for large volumes of radioactive waste 57

MODENA project: decay heat prediction using non-destructive assay 51

Earthquake precursor measurements employing a network of radon sensors 48

Advancing sustainability and innovation in waste management and decommissioning within the Euratom HARPERS project 45

Transposition studies with a hybrid experimental database combining ZPR and PWR measurements 44

OperaHPC & SCORPION: accelerated optimization of advanced fuels for Gen-II/III reactors via the synergy of high-performance computing with multiscale material engineering 43

Design and experimental assessment of an innovative vacuum end-effector for irradiated graphite handling 42

Magic-RR project overview: objectives, methodology and expected results 41

Reactor performance, system reliability: instrumentation and control 40

Predisposal Radioactive Waste Management (PREDIS) Project Final Achievements and Impacts Overview 39

NUCOBAM European project: NUclear COmponents based on additive manufacturing 38

ASVAD - A new safety element to avoid the complications of the undesired nitrogen injection to PWR reactors 37

Coordination of the European Research Community on Nuclear Materials for Energy Innovation: the research agenda of the CONNECT-NM co-funded European partnership 36

Main goals and research outcomes of the EU Projects ELSMOR, McSAFER, and EASI-SMR: regulatory, experimental and analytical safety-related investigations 33

Supporting trans-national access to key nuclear research infrastructures – OFFERR and JRC OASIS: two complementary projects – One goal 32

Safety assessment for internal and external events on nuclear power plants and on mitigation strategies 31

Exploring the safety and performance of molten salt reactors for their deployment in the European Union: the MIMOSA and ENDURANCE projects 30

Research on the safety of heavy-liquid-metal-cooled reactors 29

Looking ahead to severe accident research 28

Advancing Gas-cooled Fast Reactor Technology: Outcomes of the Euratom SafeG Project on ALLEGRO Research and Development 25

The Euratom PULSAR project 24

Towards improvement of the operation and safety of European nuclear power plants through enhanced thermal-hydraulics experiments and analysis 20

European collaborations for safe and efficient dismantling: digital twins, ontology and data exchange 19

Qualification of advanced LEU fuels for high-power research reactor conversion designs 18

Synergies in VVER reactor long-term operation and aging: A comprehensive review of CAMIVVER, DELISA-LTO, and EVEREST projects 17

Link between material properties and integrity assessment of NPP components within EU funded projects APAL, INCEFA-SCALE and FRACTESUS 16

From robots to drones, the future of decommissioning operations – The CLEANDEM and XS-ABILITY projects 15

Using nuclear observations to improve climate research and GHG emission estimates – the NuClim project 14

The PIANOFORTE partnership: Elevating European research for enhanced radiation protection 13

Outcomes of three Euratom projects on cogeneration of electricity, heat and hydrogen 12

Enhancing severe accident management through research 10

Status and advances of Monte Carlo codes for particle transport simulation

The Geant4 software toolkit evolution over the past decade 66

GREAPMC: development status, capabilities, and future developments 56

2024 MCATK Status 49

ARCHER-a Monte Carlo code for multi-particle radiotherapy through GPU-accelerated simulation and DL-based denoising 11

The MCNP®6 code: A decade of progress 9

Capability overview of the DIANE multiparticle transport code 8

Current capabilities and future developments of Monte Carlo code MCS 7

Development of TopMC 1.0 for nuclear technology applications 6

Status of GPU capabilities within the Shift Monte Carlo radiation transport code 5

Optimization progress of large-scale radiation shielding Monte Carlo simulation software based on AIS variance reduction technique system: MCShield 4

Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024 3

COG 11.3 New Features 2

Review of JAEA’s Monte Carlo codes for nuclear reactor core analysis 1

In Memoriam: Gilles Moutiers E1

Global Evaluated Nuclear File (GENF/D): a decay data sub-library for radionuclide inventory applications 77

Identification of European experimental facilities for severe accident research within EU SEAKNOT-project: Analysis and mapping 75

Properties’ evolution of reactors loaded with MOX-MR fuels in plutonium multi-recycling scenarios in PWR 71

Re-evaluating the prompt fission neutron spectrum of spontaneously fissioning 252Cf 70

Investigations on the source term of the May 2023 detection event: the most comprehensive one over the last decade in Northern Europe 52

Modeling of fuel salt compressibility in MSR using blastFOAM, reference and accelerated calculations using transfer function 47

(α+9Be) neutron production cross sections trends to improve neutron spectrum calculations using MCMC techniques 46

Study of radiolysis bubbles in bitumen used for nuclear waste management with ultrasounds and X-Ray microtomography 35

The MCNP^®6 code: A decade of progress 9

Re-evaluating the prompt fission neutron spectrum of spontaneously fissioning ²⁵²Cf 70

(α+⁹Be) neutron production cross sections trends to improve neutron spectrum calculations using MCMC techniques 46

Doppler broadening of neutron elastic scattering cross section using S_CLM(α,β) thermal scattering laws 34