The HighNESS project at the European Spallation Source: Current status and future perspectives

V Santoro, KH Andersen, P Bentley… - Nuclear Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The European Spallation Source (ESS), presently under construction in Lund,
Sweden, is a multidisciplinary international laboratory that, once completed at full …

An intense source of very cold neutrons using solid deuterium and nanodiamonds for the European Spallation Source

N Rizzi, B Folsom, M Akhyani, M Bertelsen… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Spallation Source (ESS), currently under construction, is based on a
high-brightness, bi-spectral, low-dimensional moderator placed above a spallation target …

Machine-learned force fields for thermal neutron scattering law evaluations

JL Wormald, AJ Trainer, ML Zerkle - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
A new method is presented to use machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLPs) to
generate material models for thermal neutron scattering laws (TSLs). MLPs are …

Very cold and ultra cold neutron sources for ESS

L Zanini, E Dian, DD DiJulio, B Folsom… - Journal of Neutron …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
The goal of the “Workshop on Very Cold and Ultra Cold Neutron Sources for ESS” was to
discuss scientific cases, ideas and possibilities for the implementation of sources of Very …

Data and modeling sensitivity analysis for molten salt fast reactor benchmark–Static calculations

R Ali, SA Alameri, M Alrwashdeh, S Şahin… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) idea is increasingly being recognized in the nuclear
field due to its potential safety, sustainability, and economic efficiency advantages. The …

Total thermal neutron cross section measurements of yttrium hydride from 0.0005-3 eV

D Fritz, Y Danon, M Rapp, TH Trumbull, M Zerkle… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Yttrium hydride serves as a neutron moderator material that enables compact, high
temperature nuclear reactors. However, in order to accurately design and simulate a nuclear …

Microstructure and texture analysis of 304 austenitic stainless steel using Bragg edge transmission imaging

M Bakhtiari, F Sadeghi, H Sato, W Um… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.iucr.org
Bragg edge imaging using pulsed neutrons is a non-destructive technique for studying
microstructure and texture of materials. It provides two-dimensional visualization of …

[PDF][PDF] Current State of Benchmark Applicability for Commercial-Scale HALEU Fuel Transport

L Fassino, MN Dupont, I Al-Qasir… - ORNL/TM, ORNL …, 2024 - ornl.gov
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (HR 5376) includes several sections that bolster support
for the nuclear industry and the development of advanced reactor technology and fuels …

Neutron thermal cross sections of 3D-printing organic polymers using the Average Functional Group Approximation

G Romanelli, M Simoni, E Preziosi… - EPJ Web of …, 2023 - epj-conferences.org
We provide a worked example on how to obtain the total neutron scattering cross section of
organic polymers at thermal neutron energies by means of the Average Functional Group …

Generation of thermal scattering files with the CINEL code

S Xu, G Noguere - EPJ N-Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2022 - cea.hal.science
The CINEL code dedicated to generate the thermal neutron scattering files in ENDF-6 format
for solid crystalline, free gas materials and liquid water is presented. Compared to the …