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Paul Ferney is a Deslonde Deboisblanc Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in the Nuclear Science and Technology Directorate at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
His work consists mainly in transient modeling and analysis. In particular, he studies the physics of the TREAT reactor.
The main tools he uses are Monte Carlo neutron physics codes such as openmc, MCNP or SERPENT2. He also regularly uses tools based on the MOOSE framework, such as Griffin.
He notably carried investigations to improve experiment analysis for the BIG BUSTER Free field characterization of TREAT, performed analysis for TWIST transients.
Finally, he is developing Auto corrected reactimeter algorithm to extract data from signal of detectors. This solution will lower the reliance on evaluated nuclear data to perform experiment analysis.
Research Interests
Reactor physics, Experiment analysis, Neutron physics, Multiphysics
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Material Science and Engineering, Aix-Marseille Université
Award Date: Oct 11 2022
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Analysis of a Heat Balance Experiment in the TREAT Reactor with SPARTA and OpenMC
Ferney, P. A. & DeHart, M. D., Apr 1 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Initial validation of ALFRED: A Monte Carlo code built on Geant4 for TREAT energy deposition
Ferney, P. A. & Martin, N. P., Feb 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 58, 2, 103877.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Variance Reduction Workflow to Compute Neutron and Photon Flux Maps in the DOME Facility
Ferney, P., Elkamash, M., Dorville, J., Romano, P., Charlot, L. & Shemon, E., Nov 2025, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Development of a Modular Framework for the Verification of the NRIC-DOME Shield Two-step Approach
Dorville, J., Ferney, P., Elkamash, M., Romano, P., Charlot, L. & Shemon, E., Nov 2025, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Impact of the Delayed Energy Deposition in TREAT on Transient Dynamics
Ferney, P., Apr 27 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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American Nuclear Society (ANS) (External organization)
Ferney, P. (Member)
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