Current Projects
The team is hosting a Master’s thesis student since Febraury 2020:
- Edoardo Brunetto: “Highly localized measurements in the UniStuttgart SUR-100 reactor”
Thesis Proposals
As of Summer 2020 we propose:
“Application of the OFFBEAT fuel behavior solver to the analysis of advanced nuclear fuels” with C. Fiorina and A. Scolaro:
- Support the EPFL in an international code benchmark in the frame of the Euratom PUMMA project
- Extend and verify OFFBEAT for advanced fuels
- Make the new developments available in the frame of an IAEA initiative
“PETALE: stainless steel nuclear data in CROCUS” with V. Lamirand
- Monte Carlo calculations of the executed experiments
- Comparison between libraries: JEFF3.3, TENDL2019
- Experiment analysis and comparison to code
The LRS is always searching for students interested in doing a master’s project in computational reactor physics, computational thermal hydraulics, and reactor and radiation detection experiments. Please contact the group for other project proposals or to propose your own project.
Past Projects
- Tom Mager (2019): “The LEAF system and gamma
detection applications in CROCUS”, Supervision by O. Pakari and V. Lamirand - Yifeng Jiang (2018), supervision by Axel Laureau and Vincent Lamirand: “Characterization of the neutron spectrum in the EPFL CROCUS reactor by foil activation dosimetry and Monte Carlo calculations”
- Adrien Theler (2017), supervision by B. Geslot (CEA, France) and V. Lamirand: “Method development for discrimination of anodic and cathodic signals in miniature fission chambers.”
- Oskari Pakari (2016), supervision by V. Lamirand and G. Perret (PSI): “Implementation of neutron noise instrumentation in current mode”
- Stefan Radman (2016), supervision by M. Hursin and G. Perret (PSI): “HCLWR re-analysis with 3D MCNPX model and sensitivity coefficient from TSUNAMI”
- Daniel Siefman (2015), supervision by M. Hursin: Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis of the LWR Proteus research reactor.