Publications

The following is a non-exhaustive list of publications using serpentTools. Please reach out if you wish to add a publication to this list.

Overview

Andrew Johnson, Dan Kotlyar, Stefano Terlizzi, and Gavin Ridley, “serpentTools: A Python Package for Expediting Analysis with Serpent.” Nuclear Science and Engineering (in press) (2020)

Journal

M. Krecicki and D. Kotlyar, “Low enriched nuclear thermal propulsion neutronic, thermal hydraulic, and system design space analysis.” Nuclear Engineering and Design (2020)

A. Johnson and D. Kotlyar, “A Transport-Free Method for Predicting the Post-Depletion Spatial Neutron Flux Distribution.” Nuclear Science and Engineering (2019)

G. Pereira, A. Johnson, Y. Bilodid, E. Fridman, and D. Kotlyar, “Applying the Serpent-DYN3D code sequence for the decay heat analysis of metallic fuel sodium fast reactor.” Annals of Nuclear Energy (2019)

Conference

Victor Petitgenet, Christopher D. Roper, Matthew Krecicki, Andrew J. Yatsko, Dan Kotlyar, Dimitri N. Mavris, and David Shalat, “A Coupled Approach to the Design Space Exploration of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems,” in proceedings of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Virtual, 2020 https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-3846

A. Johnson and D. Kotlyar, “Application of a Custom Depletion Framework to the Prediction of Neutron Flux Distribution Through Depletion,” in proceedings of PHYSOR 2020: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, Cambridge, UK, 2020

C. Kazaroff and A. Johnson and D. Kotlyar and J. Parker, “Economic Benefits of Higher Enriched Assays for 24-month Cycle Length,” in proceedings of Global/Top Fuel 2019, Seattle, WA, 2019

A. Johnson and D. Kotlyar, “Prediction of Spatial Flux Through Depletion,” in proceedings of ANS M&C 2019: Bridging Theory and Applications, Portland, OR, 2019

A. Johnson and D. Kotlyar, “serpent-tools: A Python Package for Expediting Analysis with Serpent Data,” in proceedings of ANS M&C 2019: Bridging Theory and Applications, Portland, OR, 2019

M. Krecicki, and D. Kotlyar, “Sensitivity Studies of the Tungsten Vector on the Performance of a LEU NTP Engine,” in proceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, Richland, WA, 2019.

A. Johnson and D. Kotlyar, “Comparative Study of Monte Carlo Burnup Schemes for Full Core Calculations,” in proceedings of PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics paving the way towards more efficient systems, Cancun, Mexico, 2018.