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Thursday, May 11, 2023
Facility HighlightApplications open for European user facility network
By Tiera Cate, INL Communications A European-based user facility opened its first call on April 3. The next application cut-off is September 30. The OFFERR project, launched by the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform and funded by European Atomic Energy Community, announced its first call for proposals earlier this month. The European User Facility Network catalog was also published to showcase a wide range of nuclear research facilities participating in this call. The network facilitates international cooperation in nuclear research between European Union research organizations, universities, companies and their partners. They also finance transnational access to critical nuclear research infrastructures. U.S. researchers may be familiar with certain aspects
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Monday, April 3, 2023
Facility HighlightFrom atoms to earthquakes to Mars: High performance computing
Computational scientists use supercomputers to perform “virtual experiments” to accomplish research that couldn’t be done by conventional means.
By Cory Hatch, INL CommunicationsResearchers solving today’s most important and complex energy challenges can’t always conduct real-world experiments. This is especially true for nuclear energy research. Considerations such as cost, safety and limited resources can often make laboratory tests impractical. In some cases, the facility or capability necessary to conduct a proper experiment doesn’t exist.At Idaho National Laboratory, computational scientists use INL’s supercomputers to perform “virtual experiments” to accomplish research that couldn’t be done by conventional means. While supercomputing can’t replace traditional experiments, supercomputing is an essential component of all modern scientific discoveries and advancements.“Science is like a three-leg stool,” said Eric Whiting, director of Advanced Scientific Computing atRead More
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