Software Jobs in Nuclear Power - Karl Pauls @ TEAC12

Karl Pauls of TerraPower talks about how to land a software job in nuclear power, and his career path which led to employment at TerraPower. Karl also talks about the software stacks used at TerraPower. TerraPower Digital Engineering Careers: • ARMI - Engineering Simulations • Atom - Information Management • Computational Environments • Future: Digital Twin Atom Webapp Tech Stack: • Python / Django (Rest Framework, Content Types Framework, Finite State Machine) • JavaScript (Vue3, Quasar) • Cypress TerraPower Modelling Tools: • ARMI modeling software • DIF3D - diffusion and transport theory codes • MC~-3 - multigroup cross-sections for fast reactors • SAS4A/SASSYS - plant & transients • MCNP - neutron transport phenomena • RELAP5-3D - coolant modeling • Attila - neutron transport phenomena • SolidWorks - 3D modeling and simulation • AVEVA - 3D modeling and plant modeling • AutoCAD - 2D modeling • ABAQUS - stress analysis and modeling • ANSYS - structural analysis and modeling • GOTHIC - pool dynamics • SAPHIRE - Probablistic Risk Assessment http://ThoriumRemix.com/ Thorium & MSR & Nuclear assets used in Thorium Remix project. Captured 2024-04-14. Render v20240629b.