The Nuclear Engineering Department at North Carolina State University recently has licensed the GSE GPWR simulation software together with GSE’s VPanel® glass-top simulator to display the simulation software. The panel and simulator are located in the nuclear engineering simulation laboratory which was renovated for this purpose.

The North Carolina State University’s Nuclear Engineering Department will utilize the solution to educate and train students on a simulated operational nuclear power plant.  “The application of GSE’s GPWR simulation technology in the university setting will help students gain a real world operational understanding of nuclear power principles and provides a research platform to meet the growing demands for improved nuclear plant performance.  The application of a high-fidelity simulation for experimentation and method development in the university setting aligns with North Carolina State University’s goals to provide students and partners with real world application insights and the simulator allows us to do that with speed,” said Dr. Kostadin Ivanov, Department Head for Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University. The official commissioning of the full-scope nuclear power simulator supplemented with presentations and demonstration will take place on Thursday, August 25, 2016 in 2159 Burlington Engineering Labs at 2 pm. in cooperation with GSE, Duke Energy and other representatives of nuclear power industry. The Nuclear Engineering Department at North Carolina State University is planning to cooperate in the future with GSE and Duke Energy on enhanced and efficient simulator utilization for education, research, outreach and training. In combination with the PULSTAR research reactor the simulator will provide unique opportunities to nuclear engineering students and professionals.