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The Nuclear Power Thread

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Looking for MCNP tutorials for a beginner

  • jorgenbill
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Understanding Radiation and Radiological Health: A Comprehensive Guide

  • Astronuc
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Realta Fusion claims electrical generation from plasma!

  • Astronuc
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Fukushima Japan Earthquake: nuclear plants Fukushima part 2

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Can I use MCNP on ARM devices?

  • Nikel
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Simulating an RBMK-1500 like the one in Ignalina

  • KriegerTomate
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How close are we to getting micro reactors?

  • Josiah
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Calculating Electron Yield by Photon Saturation in MCNP

  • Salman Khan
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Regarding Weight Window Generation Iteration in MCNP

  • LeoKong
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What Geiger Counter is best for this?

  • DEvens
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How to draw a complex geometry in MCNP?

  • Salman Khan
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MCNP PTRAC card help

  • MadGander
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Geiger Counter Question

  • worriedsick79
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Configuration of JEFF-3.3 Nuclear Data Library in MCNP6

  • HEU_LL
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Particles lost in MCNP running

  • flashcflash
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How effective is nuclear propulsion?

  • Josiah
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Penning ion source test

  • sam2212
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How to apply Nemtab cross section library into PARCS?

  • annakaka
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Another SMR on the Horizon

  • gleem
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Normalization of MCNP F4:P photon flux tally to experimental counts

  • Marinaromany
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Nuclear Engineering and Propulsion Journals

  • jirehnuclear2025
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Geometry modeling of an X-ray Irradiator

  • Hamidul
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MCNP IMP:n=0 when IMP:p,e=1

  • Adina C
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MCNP vs Serpent pin-cell burnup discrepancy in keff evolution

  • emilmammadzada
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MCNP always saying my codes missed a cell

  • flashcflash
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What type of energy is actually stored inside an atom?

  • davLev
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Creating the geometry using MNCPX VisEd

  • ugata88
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MCNP Code Error -- Need to find the cause of the error

  • Anisur Rahman
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Separate the inelastic and capture reactions in a tally

  • Alexander Camargo
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MCNP6 BURN Card Issue: Zero Burnup for Material in Fuel Assembly

  • HEU_LL
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Interesting Documentary on the Dounreay Breeder Reactor

  • gmax137
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Beginner Seeking Help: MCNP6 Burnup Example (OECD-NEA Benchmark)

  • HEU_LL
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Fusion research idea involving more pressure

  • Xebiqe
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eVinci MCNP input file

  • igomaa51
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What Could Be Causing Unexpected Results in the LET Analysis with MCNP6.2?

  • lucasfaraujo
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Help Needed: Discrepancy in 2D Monte Carlo Neutron Transport Simulation

  • emilmammadzada
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Is nuclear fusion without radioactive waste possible?

  • Chiel555
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Mesh Tally in MCNPX for Dose Calculation / How to Add & Visualize?

  • Ayb_mcnp
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Shielded and unshielded dose from a Co-60 source are the same?

  • Joao Pedro
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MCNPX output proton energy is zero?

  • ameermukhtar
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MCNP6.2 - How to plot normalized tallies with MCNP6.2?

  • 19matthew89
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Geometry error in newcel

  • Jaddyd
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Help to run input file (MCNPX)

  • zakaria
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Simulation of Pu-238 Decay

  • omarkhairallah
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Anode in center of a magnetic confinement fusion device?

  • MartinFick
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MCNP PTRAC filters

  • MadGander
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China plans world’s first fusion-fission power plant

  • kodama
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Reflector flux contribution

  • ameermukhtar
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The MCNP code never ends, what went wrong?

  • momomo
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Need help with this MCNPX Error

  • unique empire
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How to convert MCNP-generated data

  • Hamidul
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MCNP Geometry Error

  • MadGander
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MCNP6 Reproduction of 40 MeV D - Li Target Experiment

  • zhaozq
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I want to see the peak for an explosive detector simulation in MCNP

  • kg09889
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How to use this MCNP physics model?

  • kg09889
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Error: "MCNP bank is full. Bank backup file is being created."

  • kg09889
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MCNP Deck Error: cannot create srctp

  • MadGander
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12 yr old Makes a Nuclear Fusion Reactor

  • jedishrfu
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MCNP cone source definition

  • MadGander
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Constellation Energy buying Calpine

  • gmax137
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MCNP Data Card Errors

  • MadGander
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Chernobyl New Safe Confinement structure struck by drone… what now?

  • Flyboy
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Technical Discussion on TMESH Tally in MCNP 6.2 and 6.3

  • alinegranja
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MCNP geometry error

  • MadGander
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Best Point Gamma Source in MCNP simulation?

  • Salman Khan
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How to Calculate Total Thermal Power in Nuclear Reactors?

  • emilmammadzada
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Subroutine Sources option in MCNP

  • thanhpham
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Addition of Central Control Rod in Small Modular Reactor Geometry Using Serpent

  • emilmammadzada
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How is Uranium refined so it can be used in nuclear reactors?

  • mathisrad
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How to Calculate Atomic Density for Borated Water (750 ppm) at 300 K?

  • emilmammadzada
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Problem with photonuclear physics phys:p in MCNP

  • Nour_wahban
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Questions about beta radiation shielding

  • jun192022
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MCNP Barrel Geometry Help

  • wtobias
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Literature on VVER-1200

  • Anastasy
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Cooling systems in thermal power stations

  • Gruxg
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Fukushima Fukushima -- possible alternate scenario?

  • FusionJim
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Help with error in MCNP6: "Geometry error: no intersection found"

  • ameermukhtar
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MCNP6 Error: "Geometry error: no cell found"

  • ameermukhtar
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MCNP RHP/HEX Geometry Clarifications

  • MadGander
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"10 particles lost" warning in MCNPX

  • Nour_wahban
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Help with F4 Fm4 dose calculation in MCNP simulation

  • alinegranja
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MCNPX ver 2.7 error: ''bad problem in xact in routine tpefil chg_mem error''

  • alperbugraarslan
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How do I create an SDEF card for lattice geometry?

  • Alexander Camargo
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How to Calculate Atom/B-cm Values for Nuclear Fuel Composition?

  • emilmammadzada
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How to fix this error in MCNPX 2.7?

  • ahb
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LCS error: bert.3 bert.2 when running BURN card MCNP

  • Syifa S
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MCNP TR Transform Card Question

  • MadGander
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Help debugging a geometry-related error in my MCNP input deck

  • MadGander
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MCNPX pwr pin depletion input file running error

  • emilmammadzada
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MCNP6: Cell Volume Not Calculated - Assymetrical

  • NeutronWrangler
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Sabine on Small Nuclear Reactors

  • BWV
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Question about multiple runtimes on MPI for MCNP6

  • Alexander Camargo
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Collecting MCU (Monte Carlo Universal) Input files

  • DAntanov
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Catalyzed fusion… hype, or reality?

  • Flyboy
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