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

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High-performance computing with multiscale material engineering: source and project details

Research overview

This research overview looks at the multiscale material engineering and high‑performance computing (HPC) frameworks created in the OperaHPC and SCORPION projects to improve advanced fuel materials for Generation II/III nuclear reactors. To satisfy the strict verification, validation, and uncertainty‑quantification rules of nuclear‑safety regulators, the work combines macro‑scale and meso‑scale simulation tools. Key achievements include:

  • A custom creep‑test device that can be installed in a hot cell.
  • Nanoscale imaging of irradiated fuel microstructure using transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

On the computing side, physics‑based mechanical models study dislocation mobility, and the latest mechanical laws are built into HPC fuel‑performance codes. The OFFBEAT and SCIANTIX solvers run the macro‑scale fuel‑element simulations, while meso‑scale pellet microstructure is modeled with Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM) frameworks. The project also tests machine‑learning methods to generate input data for fuel safety analysis, focusing especially on SiC/SiC composites as possible accident‑tolerant cladding materials. This material gives M.Tech students a step‑by‑step guide to review and apply multiscale modeling workflows for advanced nuclear materials.

Reference Paper OperaHPC & SCORPION: accelerated optimization of advanced fuels for Gen-II/III reactors via the synergy of high-performance computing with multiscale material engineering
Publication year (source record) 2025
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Domain Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Sub-Domain Advanced Materials
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Project or research direction

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Possible tools or components to evaluate

OFFBEAT, SCIANTIX, Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM) frameworks, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) data, Machine Learning libraries (Python/PyTorch for safety analysis input data)

Methods or operating principles to examine

3D fuel rod representation, macroscale fuel element simulation, mesoscale fuel pellet microstructural modeling, dislocation mobility analysis, creep testing device integration, and accident-tolerant cladding evaluation (SiC/SiC composites).

Outputs to plan and verify

A structured methodology for multiscale fuel performance modeling, demonstrating the coupling of mesoscale pellet microstructural simulations with macroscale fuel element solvers, alongside a framework for incorporating machine-learning-derived safety parameters.

Further study ideas to evaluate

Integration of advanced finite element analysis (FEA) for thermal-hydraulic coupling; expansion of the machine learning models to predict irradiation-induced swelling; and comparative degradation modeling of alternative accident-tolerant cladding materials.

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