Using Falcon for Nuclear Salts
March 27, 2023Molten salt reactors are advanced nuclear technologies capable of generating efficient electrical energy. Scientists such as John Russell, Associate Director for University of Idaho’s Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), use the Falcon supercomputer to work on the fundamental physics behind these new molten salt technologies to eventually make reactors cheaper to build and operate, more reliable, and inherently safe by design.
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is the proponent for nuclear energy in the United States. Russell is working on research problems that apply to nuclear energy projects of interest to INL. His research uses simulation and modeling to predict how atoms will move over time.
By Kelsey Swenson,
IIDS Scientific Writing Intern