Simulation for nuclear power generation

Nuclear power is today’s only grid-scale source of continuous, carbon-free electricity, and the industry is uniquely suited to deliver affordable, sustainable energy. However, large conventional nuclear power plants typically take 10 to 15 years to develop, while safety and regulatory concerns have limited new industry investments.

In this webinar, you’ll discover how X-energy, a nuclear reactor and fuel design engineering company:

• Developed small modular reactors (SMRs) with increased safety while dramatically shortening development timelines to only two to three years
• Uses Advanced Engineering Simulation to optimize nuclear reactor engineering performance and gain better insights into system behavior
• Reduces system costs and even eliminates entire systems without compromising safety
• Evaluates next-generation reactor technologies
• Uses the discrete element method (DEM) to model pebble flow through the reactor core