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Title: White paper on VU for Modeling Nuclear Energy Systems

Abstract

The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide a framework for understanding the role that Verification and Validation (V&V), Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) and Risk Quantification, collectively referred to as VU, is expected to play in modeling nuclear energy systems. We first provide background for the modeling of nuclear energy based systems. We then provide a brief discussion that emphasizes the critical elements of V&V as applied to nuclear energy systems but is general enough to cover a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines that include but are not limited to astrophysics, chemistry, physics, geology, hydrology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, nu nuclear engineering material clear science science, etc. Finally, we discuss the critical issues and challenges that must be faced in the development of a viable and sustainable VU program in support of modeling nuclear energy systems.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
953297
Report Number(s):
LLNL-TR-412906
TRN: US201002%%1530
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; ASTROPHYSICS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; CIVIL ENGINEERING; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ELEMENTS; ENGINEERING; GEOLOGY; HAZARDS; HYDROLOGY; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; SIMULATION; SUPPORTS; VALIDATION; VERIFICATION

Citation Formats

Klein, R, and Turinsky, P. White paper on VU for Modeling Nuclear Energy Systems. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/953297.
Klein, R, & Turinsky, P. White paper on VU for Modeling Nuclear Energy Systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/953297
Klein, R, and Turinsky, P. 2009. "White paper on VU for Modeling Nuclear Energy Systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/953297. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/953297.
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title = {White paper on VU for Modeling Nuclear Energy Systems},
author = {Klein, R and Turinsky, P},
abstractNote = {The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide a framework for understanding the role that Verification and Validation (V&V), Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) and Risk Quantification, collectively referred to as VU, is expected to play in modeling nuclear energy systems. We first provide background for the modeling of nuclear energy based systems. We then provide a brief discussion that emphasizes the critical elements of V&V as applied to nuclear energy systems but is general enough to cover a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines that include but are not limited to astrophysics, chemistry, physics, geology, hydrology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, nu nuclear engineering material clear science science, etc. Finally, we discuss the critical issues and challenges that must be faced in the development of a viable and sustainable VU program in support of modeling nuclear energy systems.},
doi = {10.2172/953297},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/953297}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Thu May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}