Nicolas Thiollière

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Présentation

Assistant Professor IMT Atlantique

Research @ Subatech Laboratory (web site)

In the framework of energy transition, prospective studies are used to assess main technical and economic drivers in order to help identify most efficient policy levers. French case is specific since there is a significant amount of the energy used that comes from nuclear source. This is why nuclear scenario constitutes one of the strategic tools for producing expertise and knowledge related to the future of the electricity mix. Nuclear scenarios are based on nuclear fuel cycle simulators which aim to model an entire fleet of nuclear facilities. Fuel cycle simulators are used worldwide and by many institutions for wide range of applications:

  • Data production for assessing the future of nuclear energy and highlight decision making process
  • Optimization of industrial operations related to an existing nuclear fleet in support of the operator
  • Evaluation of nuclear fleet and/or fuel strategy by national or international safety authorities
  • Research and development training tool

We developp since 2011 in the framework of a CNRS/IN2P3 collaboration the fuel cycle simulator CLASS (CLASS repository). Electro-nuclear scenarios are part of a larger effort dedicated to produce knowledge in the framework of energy transition. An interdisciplinary team is being build with academic researchers from Nantes and Paris/Orsay. The goal is to gather experts from several scientific fields (sociology, economy, physics, applied mathematics, etc.) around energy transition problematics.

Teaching @ IMT Atlantique (web site)

  • Master of Science in Engineering "Diplôme d'Ingénieur"
  • Master of Science - Sustainable Nuclear Engineering, Applications and Management (SNEAM)
  • MOOC on energy transition (FUN-MOOC web site)

Projects Management

PISE Project (since 2016)

PISE stands for Interdisciplinary program on energy transition. Project goals are multiple. First, it aims to perform energy transition modelling from economics and physics models coupling in order to assess the impact of the renewable electricity sources increase on nuclear costs. Innovative methodologies for scenario studies are based on Global Sensitivity Analysis. Second, the project aims to assess the role and usage of scenarios in industrial and political decision making process.

FIT Project (since 2016)

The FIT Project has been conceived to understand the circumstances under which the choice of algorithm and/or model influences the conclusions that one might draw from a fuel cycle simulation. The project aims to characterize the relationship between model fidelity and desired confidence level in the context of many differing research questions. Among functionalities of interest, this first FIT focuses on the ability of fuel cycle software to build fresh fuel in accordance with the available material and with associated reactor requirements. The FIT project is a Collaboration that gathers CNRS/IN2P3 and 6 international laboratories (from US and EU) on fuel cycle tools. The git repository could be found here : FIT github repository.

Scientific Responsabilities

  • Scientific Supervisor of J.B. Clavel's PhD (2009 - 2012)

System and scenario studies for the assessment of Minor Actinides transmutation in ADS

  • Scientific Supervisor of F. Courtin's PhD (2014 - 2017)

Scenario assessment of plutonium Multi-recycling in Pressurized Water Reactor with the code CLASS

  • Scientific Supervisor of B. Mouginot's Post-Doc (2012 - 2015)

Development of the fuel cycle dynamic simulation tool CLASS

  • Scientific Supervisor of B. Leniau's Post-Doc (2013 - 2016)

Development of reactor models for the fuel cycle dynamic simulation tool CLASS

  • Scientific Supervisor of more than 10 internships (2013 - 2019)

Reactor simulations with the codes MCNP and SMURE and scenario studies with the code CLASS

Education

Fundemental Physics

  • Ph.D - (2002 - 2005)

Theoretical and experimental nuclear physics. Mesure des sections efficaces de diffusion élastique des neutrons sur le carbone et le fluor dans le domaine épithermique sur la plate-forme PEREN. Université Joseph-Fourier - Grenoble I.

  • Postgraduate degree - (2001 - 2002)

Fundemental nuclear and particle physics. Université Claude Bernard Lyon I.

  • Master's Degree - (2000 - 2001)

Fundemental nuclear and particle physics. Université Claude Bernard Lyon I.

  • Bachelor’s Degree - (1999 - 2000)

Fundemental physics. Université Claude Bernard Lyon I.

  • Two-year university degree - (1997 - 1999)

Fundemental physics. Université Claude Bernard Lyon I.

Economy

  • Bachelor’s Degree - (2017 - 2019)

Applied economics. University Jean Monnet, Campus de Sceaux, Paris Sud. Enseignement à Distance.

Publications

Publications

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DONJON5/CLASS coupled simulations of MOX/UO$_2$ heterogeneous PWR core

Maxime Paradis , Xavier Doligez , Guy Marleau , Marc Ernoult , Nicolas Thiollière
EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2022, 8, pp.4. ⟨10.1051/epjn/2021030⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03617223 v1

Impact of fresh fuel loading management in fuel cycle simulators: A functionality isolation test

Nicolas Thiollière , X. Doligez , M. Halasz , G. Krivtchik , I. Merino et al.
Article dans une revue hal-03647183 v1
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Assessment of strategy robustness under disruption of objective in dynamic fuel cycle studies

Jiali Liang , Marc Ernoult , Xavier Doligez , Sylvain David , Sandra Bouneau et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2021, 154, pp.108131. ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108131⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03162259 v1
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Assessment of plutonium inventory management in the french nuclear fleet with the fuel cycle simulator CLASS

F. Courtin , Nicolas Thiollière , X. Doligez , M. Ernoult , B. Leniau et al.
Nucl.Eng.Des., 2021, pp.111042. ⟨10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.111042⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03197515 v1
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Automated selection of nuclides and reactions of interest in a depletion simulation. Precision loss estimation for multiple outputs

Marc Ernoult , Jiali Liang , Xavier Doligez , Nicolas Thiollière , Olivier Meplan et al.
Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2021, 135, pp.103702. ⟨10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.103702⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03171319 v1
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Impact of disruption between options of plutonium multi-recycling in PWRs and in SFRs

Jiali Liang , Marc Ernoult , Xavier Doligez , Sylvain David , Nicolas Thiollière
EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2021, 7, pp.20. ⟨10.1051/epjn/2021018⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03430811 v1
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Coupled CLASS and DONJON5 3D full-core calculations and comparison with the neural network approach for fuel cycles involving MOX fueled PWRs

Martin Guillet , Xavier Doligez , Guy Marleau , Maxime Paradis , Marc Ernoult et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2020, pp.107971. ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2020.107971⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03022636 v1
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Global and flexible models for Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors in fuel cycle simulations

M. Ernoult , X. Doligez , Nicolas Thiollière , A.A. Zakari-Issoufou , A. Bidaud et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2019, 128, pp.69-76. ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2018.12.037⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01975524 v1
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A methodology for performing sensitivity analysis in dynamic fuel cycle simulation studies applied to a PWR fleet simulated with the CLASS tool

Nicolas Thiollière , Jean-Baptiste Clavel , Fanny Courtin , Xavier Doligez , Marc Ernoult et al.
EPJ Nuclear Sci.Technol., 2018, 4, pp.13. ⟨10.1051/epjn/2018009⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01851230 v1

Americium mono-recycling in PWR: A step towards transmutation

A.-A. Zakari-Issoufou , X. Doligez , A. Somaini , Q. Hoarau , S. David et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2017, 102, pp.220 - 230. ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2016.12.004⟩
Article dans une revue in2p3-01427447 v1

Neutronic predictors for PWR fuelled with multi-recycled plutonium and applications with the fuel cycle simulation tool CLASS

F. Courtin , B. Leniau , Nicolas Thiollière , B. Mouginot , X. Doligez et al.
Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2017, 100, pp.33-47. ⟨10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.04.018⟩
Article dans une revue in2p3-01534704 v1

Advanced plutonium management in PWR, complementarity of thorium and uranium

M. Ernoult , S. David , X. Doligez , O. Meplan , B. Leniau et al.
Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2015, 78, pp.330-340. ⟨10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.09.012⟩
Article dans une revue in2p3-01082648 v1

A neural network approach for burn-up calculation and its application to the dynamic fuel cycle code CLASS

B. Leniau , B. Mouginot , Nicolas Thiollière , X. Doligez , A. Bidaud et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2015, 81, pp.125-133. ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2015.03.035⟩
Article dans une revue in2p3-01158081 v1

MOX fuel enrichment prediction in PWR using polynomial models

B. Mouginot , B. Leniau , Nicolas Thiollière , A. Bidaud , F. Courtin et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2015, 85, pp.812-819. ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2015.06.038⟩
Article dans une revue in2p3-01189018 v1

Prediction of MgO volume fraction in an ADS fresh fuel for the scenario code CLASS

Nicolas Thiollière , F. Courtin , B. Leniau , B. Mouginot , X. Doligez et al.
Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2015, 85, pp.518-524. ⟨10.1016/j.pnucene.2015.05.011⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01582850 v1

Measurement of Volatile Radionuclides Production and Release Yields followed by a Post-Irradiation Analysis of a Pb/Bi Filled Ta Target at ISOLDE

L. Zanini , U. Köster , J.C. David , Y. Tall , M. Andersson et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 2014, 119, pp.292-295. ⟨10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.080⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01082049 v1

Experience from the post-test analysis of MEGAPIE

L. Zanini , S. Dementjev , F. Gröschel , W. Leung , R. Milenkovic et al.
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2011, 415, pp.367-377. ⟨10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.04.037⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-01082337 v1
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Gas Production in the MEGAPIE Spallation Target

Nicolas Thiollière , Luca Zanini , Jean-Christophe David , Jost Eikenberg , Arnaud Guertin et al.
Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2011, 169, pp.178-187
Article dans une revue hal-01082307 v1

In-target radioactive nuclei production rates with EURISOL single-stage target configuration

S.P. Chabod , J.-Ch. David , D. Ene , D. Ridikas , Nicolas Thiollière
The European physical journal. A, Hadrons and Nuclei, 2010, 45, pp.131-145. ⟨10.1140/epja/i2010-10989-7⟩
Article dans une revue istex in2p3-00502954 v1

Determination of the233Pa(n, gamma) capture cross section up to neutron energies of 1 MeV using the transfer reaction 232 ThHe, p234Pa

S. Boyer , D. Dassié , J.N. Wilson , M. Aïche , G. Barreau et al.
Nuclear Physics A, 2006, 775, pp.175-187. ⟨10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.06.013⟩
Article dans une revue istex in2p3-00090134 v1
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Advanced Tools for Uncertainties Visualization and Analysis in Fuel Cycle Simulations

M. Ernoult , X Doligez , Nicolas Thiollière
M&C 2023: The International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, American Nuclear Society; Canadian Nuclear Society, Aug 2023, Niagara Falls, Canada
Communication dans un congrès hal-04291910 v1
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SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF MULTIVARIATE SCENARIOS USING ADVANCED CLUSTERING METHODS

Marc Ernoult , Sylvain David , Xavier Doligez , Jiali Liang , Nicolas Thiollière et al.
International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2020: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, Mar 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom. pp.13002, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202124713002⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-03171318 v1

Estimation of the vitrified canister production for a PWR fleet with the CLASS code

Léa Tillard , Xavier Doligez , Gérald Senentz , Marc Ernoult , Jiali Liang et al.
Technical Workshop on Fuel Cycle Simulation 2021, Jun 2021, Online, France. pp.21, ⟨10.1051/epjn/2021020⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-03472640 v1

FIT (Functionality Isolation Test) Project, first results

Nicolas Thiollière
Technical Workshop on Fuel Cycle Simulations, Jul 2019, Urbana Champaign, United States
Communication dans un congrès hal-02461994 v1
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Analysis of transition scenario from a PWR to a SFR fleet simulated with the class code

Léa Tillard , Jean Baptiste Clavel , Xavier Doligez , Eric Dumonteil , Marc Ernoult et al.
14th International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference GLOBAL 2019, and Light Water Reactor Fuel Performance Conference, TOP FUEL 2019, Sep 2019, Seattle, United States. pp.202-211
Communication dans un congrès hal-04122132 v2

Les études de scénarios nucléaires à l’in2p3

Nicolas Thiollière
GDR SciNEE, Jan 2019, Lyon, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02461999 v1

Nuclear and renewables in deregulated markets. Nuclear fuel cycle cost estimates with cross-disciplinary modelling

Rodica Loisel , Lionel Lemiale , Nicolas Thiollière , Xavier Doligez , Silvana Mima et al.
3rd technical workshop on fuel cycle simulation, Jul 2018, Paris, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-01838422 v1

A new kind of fuel cycle benchmark : FIT Benchmark. 3rd technical workshop on fuel cycle simulation

Nicolas Thiollière
Technical Workshop on Fuel Cycle Simulations, Jul 2018, Paris, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02462002 v1

Fuel cycle simulations at CNRS/IN2P3

Nicolas Thiollière
Seminar at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Nov 2018, Budapest, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02462011 v1

Americium Early Transmutation in Thermal Reactors: An Option to a Better Nuclear Spent Fuel Management

A.-A. Zakari-Issoufou , X. Doligez , A. Somaini , M. Ernoult , S. David et al.
ICAPP 2017 : International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, Apr 2017, Kyoto, Japan. pp.17388
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01515189 v1

Fuel cycle simulations : Limitations and Sensitivity Analysis.

Nicolas Thiollière
Seminar at Madison-Wisconsin University, Jan 2017, Madison, United States
Communication dans un congrès hal-02462014 v1

Economic Module Development for the Fuel Cycle Simulation Tool CLASS

F. Casella , A. Bidaud , Nicolas Thiollière
ANS Annual Meeting, Jun 2017, San Francisco, United States. pp.187-189
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01573634 v1

Fundamentals of reactor physics with a view to the (possible) futures of nuclear energy

Xavier Doligez , Sandra Bouneau , Sylvain David , Marc Ernoult , Abdoul-Aziz Zakari-Issoufou et al.
Séminaire Daniel Dautreppe « Demain l’énergie », Dec 2016, GRENOBLE France. pp.372 - 380, ⟨10.1016/j.crhy.2017.10.004⟩
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01664261 v1

The Impact of Reactor Model Simplification for Fuel Evolution: A Bias Quantification for Fuel Cycle Dynamic Simulations

A. Somaini , S. David , X. Doligez , A.A. Zakari-Issoufou , A. Bidaud et al.
2016 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2016), Apr 2016, San Francisco, United States. pp.1045-1053
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01346740 v1

Study of Argentinian and Brasilian Nuclear Symbiotic Scenarios using CLASS

F.M. Alderete Tommasi , A. Bidaud , B. Mouginot , B. Leniau , Nicolas Thiollière et al.
International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2016), Apr 2016, San Francisco, United States. pp.2032-2039
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01347446 v1

Generation of SFR physics models for the nuclear fuel cycle code CLASS

Baptiste Leniau , Fanny Courtin , Baptiste Mouginot , Nicolas Thiollière , Xavier Doligez et al.
Physics of Reactors 2016 Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century (PHYSOR 2016), American Nuclear Society, May 2016, Sun Valley, United States. pp.1120-1131
Communication dans un congrès hal-04948174 v1

PWR MOX fuel physics models for the dynamic fuel cycle simulation tool CLASS

Fanny Courtin , Baptiste Leniau , Baptiste Mouginot , Nicolas Thiollière , Xavier Doligez et al.
Physics of Reactors 2016 Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century (PHYSOR 2016), American Nuclear Society, May 2016, Sun Valley, United States. pp.1142-1151
Communication dans un congrès hal-04948200 v1

Mean cross section prediction in PWR-MOX using neural network

B. Leniau , B. Mouginot , Nicolas Thiollière , X. Doligez , A. Bidaud et al.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle for a Low-Carbon Future (GLOBAL 2015), Sep 2015, Paris, France. pp.840-846
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01247904 v1

MgO effect on an ADS neutronic parameters

Nicolas Thiollière , F. Courtin , B. Leniau , B. Mouginot , X. Doligez et al.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle for a Low-Carbon Future (GLOBAL 2015), Sep 2015, Paris, France. pp.625-630
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01247901 v1

Measurement of Volatile Radionuclides Production and Release Yields followed by a Post-Irradiation Analysis of a Pb/Bi Filled Ta Target at ISOLDE

L. Zanini , U. Köster , J.C. David , Y. Tall , M. Andersson et al.
International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND2013), Mar 2013, New York, United States. pp.292-295, ⟨10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.080⟩
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-01061739 v1

XT-ADS windowless spallation target design and corresponding R&D topics

Arnaud Guertin , Nicolas Thiollière , A. Cadou , J.M. Buhour , O. Batrak et al.
First International Workshop on Technology and Components of Accelerator-driven Systems, Mar 2010, Karksruhe, Germany. ⟨10.1787/9789264117297-en⟩
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-00686848 v1
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In-Target Yields forRadioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Production with EURISOL

J.C. David , S. Chabod , D. Doré , D. Ene , Benjamin Rapp et al.
International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators (AccApp'09), May 2009, Vienna, Austria. pp.AT/RD-6
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-00382014 v1

Neutronic characterization of the MEGAPIE target

S. Panebianco , K. Berg , J.-C. David , M. Eid , U. Filges et al.
International Conference on the Physics of Reactors - PHYSOR 2008, Sep 2008, Interlaken, Switzerland. pp.350-354, ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2008.12.013⟩
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-00326593 v1

Gas production and activation calculation in MEGAPIE

Nicolas Thiollière , J.-C. David , M. Eid , A. Yu. Konobeyev , J. Eikenberg et al.
International Conference on the Physics of Reactors - PHYSOR 2008, Sep 2008, Interlaken, Switzerland
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-00326590 v1

Gas production and activation calculation in MEGAPIE

Nicolas Thiollière
9th Technical Review Meeting MEGAPIE, Sep 2008, Aix-en-Provence, France
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-00422055 v1
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Etude de neutronique dans le cadre du projet PEREN

Nicolas Thiollière
Journées Jeunes Chercheurs, Nov 2003, La-Roche-en-Ardennes, France. pp.249-250
Communication dans un congrès in2p3-00023797 v1