Kostadin Ivanov

Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Head of Department of Nuclear Engineering

ANS Fellow
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' Marin Drinov Honorary Medal
Member of Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD
Chair of Working Party on innovative issues and uncertainty analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS), Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), NEA/OECD
Member of Executive Committee of Nuclear Engineering Department Head Organization (NEDHO)
Member of Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Advisory Board
Member of Scientific Advisory Committee of Division of Nuclear Energy and Safety (NES) at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
Member of Advisory Board of the Nuclear Engineering Program at University of Florida
Member of Advisory Board of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University

Dr. Kostadin Ivanov received a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the Moscow Institute of Power Engineering, Russia. He received his Ph.D. in reactor physics from the Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was senior research scientist at INRNE and assistant professor at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Later, he was a visiting Fulbright scholar at the Nuclear Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and visiting scientist at the Research Center Rossendorf Inc., Germany. Prior to joining the NC State faculty, he was a distinguished professor of nuclear engineering and graduate coordinator of nuclear engineering program at PSU.

Presently he studies the next generation stochastic and deterministic methods in reactor physics analysis and also nuclear cross-section generation and modeling. Ivanov also develops advanced methods for multi-physics coupling for design and safety applications. Another topic is the study of verification and validation methods as well as uncertainty quantification and propagation in modeling and simulations.

 

Education

Ph.D. 1990

Reactor Physics

Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

B.S. 1982

Nuclear Engineering

Moscow Institute of Power Engineering, Russia

Research Description

Dr. Ivanov's research interests include nuclear reactor physics and multi-physics, nuclear core design and safety analysis, nuclear plant simulations, validation and verification of multi-physics calculations, and uncertainty quantification and propagation in modeling and simulation.

Publications

A hybrid neutronics method with novel fission diffusion synthetic acceleration for criticality calculations
Chen, J., Hou, J., & Ivanov, K. (2022), Nuclear Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2022.12.022
CTF-PARCS Core Multi-Physics Computational Framework for Efficient LWR Steady-State, Depletion and Transient Uncertainty Quantification
Delipei, G. K., Rouxelin, P., Abarca, A., Hou, J., Avramova, M., & Ivanov, K. (2022), ENERGIES, 15(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/en15145226
Propagation of VHTRC manufacturing uncertainties with RAVEN/PHISICS
Rouxelin, P., Alfonsi, A., Strydom, G., Avramova, M., & Ivanov, K. (2022), ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108667
Development and verification of a higher-order mathematical adjoint nodal diffusion solver
Altahhan, M. R., Geemert, R., Avramova, M., & Ivanov, K. (2021), ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108548
Evidence-based background for constrained uncertainty quantification in a core transient analysis
Ivanov, E., Sargeni, A., Ivanov, K., & Bruna, G. (2021), ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108606
Methodology for Discontinuity Factors Generation for Simplified P-3 Solver Based on Nodal Expansion Formulation
Xu, Y., Hou, J., & Ivanov, K. (2021), ENERGIES, 14(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206478
Summary of comparative analysis and conclusions from OECD/NEA LWR-UAM benchmark Phase I
Delipei, G. K., Hou, J., Avramova, M., Rouxelin, P., & Ivanov, K. (2021), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111474
Energy group search engine based on surrogate models constructed with the RAVEN/NEWT/PHISICS sequence
Rouxelin, P., Alfonsi, A., Ivanov, K., & Strydom, G. (2020), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110356
Quantification and propagation of neutronics uncertainties of the Kozloduy-6 VVER-1000 fuel assembly using SCALE 6.2.1 within the NEA/OECD benchmark for uncertainty analysis in modelling of LWRs
Nyalunga, G. P., Naicker, V. V., & Ivanov, K. (2019), ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 133, 732–749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.07.016
Selected papers from the 2018 Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty International Conference (BEPU 2018) Foreword
Petruzzi, A., Ivanov, K., & Ivanov, E. (2019), NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 205, pp. III-IV. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2019.1676080

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Grants

BWXT Small Mobile Nuclear Reactor (SMNR) Program Phase 2 for North Carolina State University (NCSU)
US Dept. of Defense (DOD)(1/12/23 - 12/15/23)
Joint Faculty Appointment Between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NC State University for Dr. Igor Bolotnov
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(8/22/22 - 8/21/24)
Supporting the V&V of the X-energy Source Term Analysis Code XSTERM
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(1/03/22 - 7/10/23)
Joint Faculty Appointment between Battelle Energy Alliance and North Carolina State University for Dr. Benjamin Beeler
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/20/21 - 9/30/23)
BWXT Small Mobile Nuclear Reactor (SMNR) Program Phase 1B for North Carolina State University (NCSU)
US Dept. of Defense (DOD)(4/13/21 - 7/31/22)
Integral Benchmark Evaluation of Zero-Power Tests and Multi-Cycle Depletion Experimental Data of TVA WB1 Cycles 1-3
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/01/21 - 9/30/24)
Nuclear Energy University Programs - Fellowship and Scholarship Support North Carolina State University
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(8/01/21 - 8/31/33)
Development of Simulation Capabilities and Validation Basis to Support Evaluation of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Concepts
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/01/20 - 9/30/22)
Joint Faculty Appointment Between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) for Dr. Scott Palmtag for 2020-2021 (FY 21).
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(9/08/20 - 9/07/23)
Input to the Preliminary PIRT report
US Dept. of Defense (DOD)(5/01/20 - 12/11/20)