Our teams apply a wide variety of tools to model and investigate modern and historic experimental diagnostics, intrinsic radiation, radiation detection and measurement, shielding design, criticality safety, nuclear threat reduction and response, radiation health protection, nuclear weapons effects, and nuclear forensics. We are seeking candidates that have simulation and/or experimental backgrounds and interest in one or more of these topics who can lead a small team of two to four people. While most of our analysis involve the use of Monte Carlo radiation transport codes (especially MCNP and GEANT), we do value expertise with Discrete Ordinate methods. We also value experience with experiment design and radiation detection hardware, data collection, interpretation and analysis.
Transport modeling and simulation
We apply radiation transport and analysis techniques to understand a variety of national security problems and propose solutions.
The Radiation Transport Applications Group (XCP-7) of the X-Computational Physics Division provides radiation transport modeling and simulation capabilities in support of the laboratory’s missions. We deliver high-quality analysis and understanding of neutron, gamma, proton and electron transport and analysis issues for an array of DOE missions, including stockpile stewardship, global nuclear security, criticality safety and weapon effects.