The Thermal Scattering Law Project

Harnessing modern methods for material modeling and high-fidelity thermal scattering evaluations, the Scattering Law Project provides access to nuclear thermal scattering data from fundamental inputs to benchmark testing on key reactor and nuclear criticality materials to inspire and support the next generation of nuclear applications.

Beryllium Carbide (Be2C)

Beryllium carbide (Be2C) is a potential moderating and reflector material under consideration for fission reactor fuel and possible fusion reactor blanket material. Be2C exhibits a number of desirable physical properties including a high thermal conductivity, high melting temperature, and hardness greater than that of silicon carbide. Be2C was modelled using ab initio lattice dynamics (AILD) methods using the VASP and PHONON codes with the thermal scattering law (TSL) calculated using FLASSH 1.0.

Publications

Generation of thermal neutron scattering libraries for beryllium carbide
 

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