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Department of Nuclear Engineering

Workshops

The Department of Nuclear Engineering at NC State hosts technical workshops bringing together industry, national laboratories, government agencies, and academia to address critical challenges across advanced nuclear science and engineering, spanning modeling and simulation, experimentation, materials, systems analysis, and emerging technologies.

2026

Workshop on Multi-Physics Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification of SMR Simulators and Digital Twins

May 20-21, 2026

Who should attend

Participants from industry, academia, national labs, research organizations, and government agencies (e.g. U.S. DOE & U.S. NRC), as well as international agencies (e.g. OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) & International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))

Focus

Knowledge will be gained of state-of-the-art concepts, principles, procedures, and challenges for validation and uncertainty quantification of small modular reactors (SMR) simulators and digital twins (DTs). Panel and technical sessions on challenges, developments, and applications related to SMRs will include the following topics, but not limited to –

  • Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of SMRs Including Verification and Validation (V&V) and Uncertainty Analysis in Modeling (UAM)
  • Development of Simulators for SMRs, Including V&V and UAM
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications for Experimental Facilities and SMRs, including V&V and UAM
  • Development of Digital Twins for Experimental Facilities and SMRs, Including V&V and UAM
  • Advanced Digital Technologies, Control, and Automation Research
  • Digital Twins, Simulators, and SMR Operations Training
  • Construction Performance Modeling and Simulation
  • SMR PSA/PRA Including Safety Cases

Plenary presentations & a graduate student poster session on related activities within the Consortium will also occur.

This workshop is part of the  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Consortium for Strategic Revitalization of Cyber-Physical Nuclear Infrastructure for Advanced Small Modular Reactors. Support is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), NC State’s Consortium for Nuclear Power and the NC Nuclear Advisory Council (NAC).

Questions

Dr. Kostadin Ivanov, knivanov@ncsu.edu

Location

NC State Centennial Campus – room 2336 Fitts-Woolard Hall (for workshop sessions) and room 2321 Fitts-Woolard Hall + lounge area (for breaks)

Cost

None; refreshments, lunches & dinner/social reception provided

May 20

Wednesday8:30 AM

[Workshop] Workshop on SMR Simulators and Digital Twins

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