arfc/nukesims

Add references to Zotero

katyhuff opened this issue · 1 comments

Search IAEA, NRC, etc. (maybe RSICC?) for nuclear reactor simulators that can be accessed by academics somehow. Simulators that are commercially available for $X0,000+ are not of interest. List and index simulators of interest. Add a folder to zotero (either in paper-dev or in some other topic folder) to hold citations for this activity. Compile as many relevant references as you think you'll need to answer questions like:

  • What is the name of the software
  • Who produced it (IAEA? Some company? Some university?)
  • Who is allowed to use the software
  • What reactors can it simulate?
  • What transients can it simulate?
  • What Operating Systems can this work on (windows? linux? mac?)
  • What controls can it simulate (control rods, pressure valve openings, etc.)
  • understand what is meant by "nuclear reactor simulator" I mean something along the lines of: a computational model of a reactor, usually one that the user can interact with as if they were a reactor operator... and typically capable of simulating accidents of various types (which the user should be able to respond to). (e.g. https://www.iaea.org/topics/nuclear-power-reactors/nuclear-reactor-simulators-for-education-and-training)
  • make sure you have read http://arfc.github.io/manual/guides/zotero
  • review the simulators here
  • take notes on what you encounter and add references to a single folder (2019-nukesims?) in paper-dev in zotero
  • repeat on other websites... NRC, etc. (maybe RSICC)
  • google around (scholar.google.com) for nuclear reactor simulators not covered by the above.

This issue can be closed when you feel you have a reference for all nuclear reactor simulators in existences... or ... most of them...