The latest scientific research achievements of the Nuclear Engineering Computational Physics or NECP lab team at Xi'an Jiaotong University, located in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province, were released in the first issue of the SCIENTIA SINICA Technologica magazine this year.
The team was led by Wu Hongchun, a professor born in Xinghua city, East China's Jiangsu province.
As a clean and efficient energy source, nuclear power is becoming increasingly important. The physical analysis technology of nuclear reactor cores is the lynchpin of the field, but China has long been constrained by dominant foreign technology in the area, making its development difficult.
Wu Hongchun (second from left) gives guidance to his students. [Photo/WeChat account: xinghuafabu]
Professor Wu led his team to overcome difficulties and conduct in-depth research in nuclear databases, which is the cornerstone of the physical analysis technology of nuclear reactor cores.
The team established a calculation method for thermal scattering. Using this method, its members calculated the thermal scattering data, providing key support for subsequent physical analysis of nuclear reactor cores.
The team has also made progress in the production of multi group nuclear databases and developing improved calculation methods with higher precision.
In 2020, during the global first reactor start-up test of Hualong One, a domestically developed third-generation reactor, the team's software accurately predicted the critical boron concentration, far exceeding the accuracy of similar international software.
Born in 1964, Wu comes from Lincheng town in Xinghua city. He is a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance, a second level professor, a doctoral degree supervisor and a leading figure in the NECP lab at Xi'an Jiaotong University.