Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear Reactor Design section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nuclear-engineering/sections/nuclear-reactor-design RSS Feed for Nuclear Reactor Design section in the Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-13T22:17:40.975+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1776967 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1776967 <![CDATA[Enhancing fast neutron irradiation in thermal neutron spectrum reactors through python-based multi-objective optimization]]> 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z Original Research Mustafa K. JaradatJason V. BrookmanAndrew BascomTommy HolschuhNicolas E. Woolstenhulme https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1771702 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1771702 <![CDATA[Research on a strongly generalizable fault diagnosis method based on adversarial transfer learning]]> 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z Original Research Biwei ZhuZhiguang DengXuemei WangSijie XuChenlong Dong https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1771859 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1771859 <![CDATA[Validation of SIMULATE5-K and CASMO5 with the SPERT-III E-Core]]> 2026-03-20T00:00:00Z Original Research William DawnGerardo GrandiTamer Bahadir https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1714531 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1714531 <![CDATA[Evaluation of the Lawson criterion for aneutronic proton-boron-11 fusion: effects of ion temperature and bremsstrahlung losses]]> 2026-02-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Irfan Maulana AhmadAbd. Djamil HusinDuong Thanh TaiNissren TamamAbdelmoneim SuliemanSitti Yani 230 keV, the Lawson criterion increases, reaching characteristic minima around 330 keV and 500 keV. These thresholds represent the minimum conditions required to achieve ignition and sustain a self-sufficient fusion reaction. The minimum Lawson values obtained were 1.3 × 1022 m−3s (no radiation), 1.2 × 1023 m−3s (Te= 0.5Ti), and 1.5 × 1022 m−3s (Te= 0.25Ti). These findings highlight the critical role of accurate cross-section data and electron-ion temperature control in advancing aneutronic p-11B fusion toward practical, self-sustained clean energy systems.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1720142 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1720142 <![CDATA[High-fidelity multi-physics guidelines for model validation and uncertainty quantification]]> 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Gregory K. DelipeiQuentin FaureMaria AvramovaKostadin Ivanov https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1694684 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1694684 <![CDATA[Accelerating the engineering design of breeder blankets with parametric optimisation and sequential learning]]> 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z Original Research Luke HumphreyHelen BrooksSiddharth MungaleAndrew DavisDavid Foster https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1762086 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1762086 <![CDATA[Pebble dynamics and thermal-fluid analysis of high-temperature gas-cooled pebble bed reactors using DEM and CFD simulations]]> 2026-01-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Kashminder S. MehtaBraden GoddardZeyun Wu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1751259 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1751259 <![CDATA[Correction: Editorial: Multiphysics methods and analysis applied to nuclear reactor systems]]> 2025-12-17T00:00:00Z Correction Mark D. DeHartEmily ShemonDeokjung Lee https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1677436 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1677436 <![CDATA[Multi-step verification of the Copenhagen atomics molten salt experiment radioactive inventory at the Paul Scherrer Institute using OpenMC, Serpent, and EQL0D]]> 2025-12-08T00:00:00Z Original Research Lorenzo ChiericiAlessio Rossi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1717262 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1717262 <![CDATA[Editorial: Multiphysics methods and analysis applied to nuclear reactor systems]]> 2025-10-24T00:00:00Z Editorial Mark D. DeHartEmily ShemonDeokjung Lee https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1597165 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1597165 <![CDATA[Hybrid solvers for reactor modelling: matrix-based and matrix-free approaches on voxel-dominated meshes]]> 2025-10-15T00:00:00Z Original Research Liang YangJianhui YangJakov PopovAndrew G. Buchan https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1628866 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1628866 <![CDATA[Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor startup sequence]]> 2025-10-08T00:00:00Z Original Research Jackson R. HarterMark D. DeHart https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1691453 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1691453 <![CDATA[Editorial: Nuclear reactor safety and accident mitigation management]]> 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z Editorial Amit KumarSanjeev GuptaYuh-Ming Ferng https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1620419 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1620419 <![CDATA[An overview of research groups and their activities in the field of inertial electrostatic confinement fusion]]> 2025-08-25T00:00:00Z Review Jan-Philipp WulfkühlerMahmoud BakrMartin Tajmar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1617048 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1617048 <![CDATA[Comparison of spatial dynamics and point kinetics approaches in multiphysics modeling of the molten salt reactor experiment]]> 2025-08-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Philip PfahlMustafa K. JaradatMauricio E. TanoRamiro O. FreileSamuel A. WalkerJavier Ortensi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1594698 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1594698 <![CDATA[CTF development, verification, and validation for VVER core thermal-hydraulics and multi-physics modeling and simulation]]> 2025-08-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Yesim KutluIvan SpasovSvetlomir MitkovPascal RouxelinAgustin AbarcaNikola KolevMaria AvramovaKostadin Ivanov https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1611173 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1611173 <![CDATA[Data transfers for nuclear reactor multiphysics studies using the MOOSE framework]]> 2025-07-25T00:00:00Z Methods Guillaume L. GiudicelliFande KongRoy StognerLogan HarbourDerek GastonAlexander LindsayZachary PrinceLise CharlotStefano TerlizziMahmoud EltawilaApril Novak https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1595628 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1595628 <![CDATA[Coupling of the Monte Carlo iMC and OpenFoam codes for multiphysics calculations of molten salt reactors]]> 2025-07-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Inyup KimTaesuk OhYonghee Kim https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1537136 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1537136 <![CDATA[Improved high-fidelity multiphysics modeling of pulsed operation of the annular core research reactor]]> 2025-06-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Emory ColvinTodd S. Palmer https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1589780 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1589780 <![CDATA[Coupled neutronic-thermal-mechanical simulation of the KRUSTY heat pipe microreactor]]> 2025-04-29T00:00:00Z Original Research William Reed KendrickBenoit Forget