Archive for September 2015
INL’s Advanced Modeling & Simulation Capabilities for Nuclear Applications
SPEAKER: RICHARD MARTINEAU, PH.D. DIRECTOR OF NS&T M&S DATE/TIME: MON, 09/28/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: ***247 CORY HALL*** Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: **PLEASE NOTE TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS TALK** The Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE) developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) represents a novel approach toward nuclear reactor simulation. MOOSE is an HPC…
Read MoreNeutron Scattering from Baghdad to Berkeley
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR LEE BERNSTEIN DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, UCB LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 09/21/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: Neutron-induced reactions generate energy in reactors and weapons, and are responsible for the formation of virtually all of the elements heavier than iron. However, more than 80 years after…
Read MorePeering into Thermonuclear Plasmas at the National Ignition Facility
SPEAKER: DANIEL CASEY, PH.D. AND LAURA ROBIN BENEDETTI, PH.D. STAFF SCIENTISTS LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 09/14/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: The goal of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is to release copious amounts of energy by compressing isotopes of hydrogen to extreme conditions: i.e. densities and pressures, existing…
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