In the nuclear industry, a manufacturing-informed design approach has the potential to yield
the most benefit from advanced manufacturing. By leveraging advanced materials, data …

Early cycle activities under the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR) program focused
on analyzing and maturing four reactor core design concepts: two fast-spectrum systems …

Advanced manufacturing has the potential to revitalize US manufacturing, with valuable
applications in several industries, including aerospace, automotive, and construction. Some …

Abstract The Transformational Challenge Reactor is a 3-MW (thermal) helium-cooled
experimental nuclear reactor designed using an additive manufacturing–informed agile …

The authors developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm for the design and
optimization of a nuclear reactor core based on a flexible geometry and demonstrated a 3× …

Continued developments in advanced manufacturing technologies are fundamentally
altering the way components are designed and manufactured. The potential application …

Continued developments in advanced manufacturing technologies are fundamentally
altering the way components are designed and manufactured. The potential application …

The paper describes application of machine learning (ML), specifically deep learning and
Gaussian processes, to optimize the design of complex nuclear engineering systems for …

The geometric flexibility of additively manufactured metals and ceramics generates a vast,
open design space requiring advanced modeling and simulation tools for physics …

The geometric flexibility of additively manufactured metals and ceramics generates a very
large and open design space that requires advanced modeling and simulation tools for …