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Publications

Journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, presentations, and posters — a selection, more added over time. Self-published studies are not refereed and are marked where they were drafted with AI assistance.

2026

Self-publishedAI-assistedPDF

Does a Meta-Doctrine System Change Model Behaviour, or Just Make It Legible? A Self-Ablation Study Under Equal Compute

S. Greenwood — Self-published study report

Self-publishedAI-assistedPDF

What Survives When Best Practice Catches Up? A Twin-Chain Longitudinal Evaluation of a Meta-Doctrine Layer for AI Coding Agents

S. Greenwood — Self-published study report

2025

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An Interactive Virtual Radioisotope Processing Facility

S. Greenwood, M. Naranjo, W. Kirkland, B. Beatty — ANS Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois

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Enhancing Radiation Glovebox Training with Coupled Immersive Technology and Real-Time Dose Estimates

S. Greenwood, D. De Wet, L. Harris, N. Nelson, G. Westphal — ANS Annual Conference 2025, Chicago, Illinois

Poster

Analyzing Human Performance in Immersive Extended Reality Environments

D. W. Yoo, M. S. Greenwood, L. Harris

Poster

Modeling HFIR's Steady State Heat Transfer Code with Modelica

R. Barr, M. S. Greenwood, W. Williams, K. Lee

2024

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A Digital Twin Framework for Liquid-cooled Supercomputers as Demonstrated at Exascale★

W. Brewer, M. Maiterth, V. Kumar, R. Wojda, S. Bouknight, J. Hines, W. Shin, M. S. Greenwood, D. Grant, W. Williams, F. Wang — The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis

Conference

Thermo-Fluid Modeling Framework for Supercomputer Digital Twins: Part 1, Demonstration at Exascale

V. Kumar, M. S. Greenwood, W. Brewer, D. Grant, N. Parkison, W. Williams — America Modelica Conference

Conference

Thermo-Fluid Modeling Framework for Supercomputing Digital Twins: Part 2, Automated Cooling Models

M. S. Greenwood, V. Kumar, W. Brewer — America Modelica Conference

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Visualizing an Exascale Data Center Digital Twin: Considerations, Challenges and Opportunities

M. Maiterth, W. Brewer, D. De Wet, S. Greenwood, V. Kumar, J. Hines, S. Bouknight, J. Wang, T. Dykes, F. Wang — IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (IEEE VIS 2024), St. Pete Beach, Florida

2023

Patent

Using Augmented Reality for Visualizing and Interacting with Ionizing Radiation Data

M. S. Greenwood et al. — US Patent Application No. 18/134,649

2022

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Corrosion of 316H stainless steel in flowing FLiNaK salt

S. Raiman, M. Kurley III, D. Sulejmanovic, A. Willoughby, S. Nelson, K. Mao, C. Parsih, M. S. Greenwood, B. Pint — Journal of Nuclear Materials

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Dynamic Mass Accountancy Modeling of a Molten Salt Reactor Using Equilibrium Thermodynamics

M. Poschmann, M. Piro, M. S. Greenwood — Nuclear Engineering and Design

Conference

SOURCE TERM AND DEPLETION COUPLING WITH DYNAMIC SYSTEM MODELING SOLUTIONS FOR FUEL CYCLE OPERATIONS

S. Skutnik, B. R. Betzler, M. Dion, M. S. Greenwood — NURETH-19: International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics

Conference

Virtual Interaction with Physics Enhanced Reality (VIPER): Using Augmented Reality to Visualize and Interact with Ionizing Radiation Data★

M. Smith, M. S. Greenwood, N. Nelson, N. Thompson, D. Peplow — ANS Annual Meeting

2021

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Candidate Core Designs for the Transformational Challenge Reactor

B. Ade, B. R. Betzler, A. Wysocki, M. S. Greenwood, P. Chesser, K. Terrani, P. Jain, J. Burns, B. Hiscox, J. Rader, J. Heineman, F. Heidet, A. Bergeron, J. Sterbentz, T. Holschuh, N. Brown, Robert Kile — Journal of Nuclear Energy

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Identifying Candidate Biomarkers of Ionizing Radiation in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Lumens Using Microfluidics—A Pilot Study

L. Millet, R. Giannone, M. S. Greenwood, C. Foster, K. O'Neil, A. Braatz, S. Davern — Micromachines

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Review of molten salt reactor off-gas management considerations

H. Andrews, J. McFarlane, S. Chapel, N. D. Ezell, D. Holcomb, D. De Wet, M. S. Greenwood, K. Myhre, S. Bryan, A. Lines, B. Riley, H. Felmy, P. Humrickhouse — Nuclear Engineering and Design

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An Overview of the Integrated Energy System Investigation of the Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, Tennessee, Facility

M. S. Greenwood, A. Yigitoglu, J. Rader, R. Cumberland, W. Poore III, R. Belles, B. Zhang, M. Muhlheim, W. Tharp — Waste Management Symposium 2021 (WM2021)

Conference

Dynamic Modeling and Signatures of a Liquid-Fueled Molten Salt System

L. Scott, M. Dion, M. S. Greenwood, K. Hogue, S. O'Brien, S. Skutnik, G. Westphal — INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting

Conference

Liquid-vapor equilibrium and transport phenomena in molten salt systems

J. McMurray, J. McFarlane, M. S. Greenwood, A. McAlister, M. Kurley III — TMS

Conference

Modern Techniques for Visualizing Radiation Data in Nuclear Space Scenarios

M. Smith, M. S. Greenwood — Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS)

Conference

Progression Problems for Validation of Species Transport Calculations for Molten Salt Reactors

A. Graham, R. Taylor, M. S. Greenwood, B. Collins — Proceedings of Fundamental Properties to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Technology

Presentation

TRANSFORM: Description and Applications

M. S. Greenwood

Poster

TRANSFORM: Description and Applications

M. S. Greenwood — ORNL Software and Data Expo 2021

2020

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TRANSFORMATIONAL CHALLENGE REACTOR PRECONCEPTUAL CORE DESIGN STUDIES

B. Ade, A. Wysocki, P. Jain, P. Chesser, M. S. Greenwood, K. Terrani, B. R. Betzler — Nuclear Engineering and Design

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Method for Visualizing Radiation Data using Unreal Engine

M. S. Greenwood, M. Smith — ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo

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TRANSFORM – A Vision for Modern Advanced Reactor System-Level Modeling and Simulation Using Modelica

M. S. Greenwood — ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo

Presentation

Developing technology and capabilities to solve MSR off-gas challenges

K. Myhre, J. McFarlane, H. Andrews, N. D. Ezell, S. Chapel, M. S. Greenwood

Presentation

Geographic Information System Mapping for Visualization of Integrated Energy Systems

D. De Wet, M. S. Greenwood

Presentation

Leveraging Modern Visualization Tools for Integrated Energy System Analysis

M. S. Greenwood, T. Norby

Presentation

TRANSFORM - A Vision for Modern Advanced Reactor System-Level Modeling and Simulation Using Modelica

M. S. Greenwood

Media

Building on a legacy of nuclear modeling and simulation research

J. Ellis et al. — Nuclear News 63

2019

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Demonstration of the Advanced Dynamic System Modeling Tool TRANSFORM in a Molten Salt Reactor Application via a Model of the Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor

M. S. Greenwood et al. — Nuclear Technology

Conference

A Frequency Response Approach to Model Validation for the Compact Integral Effects Test Facility in TRANSFORM

D. De Wet et al. — Proceedings of the 18th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-18), American Nuclear Society, Portland, OR

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Design and Modeling of a Liquid-Fuel Salt Experiment for the Versatile Test Reactor

M. S. Greenwood et al. — Transactions of the American Nuclear Society - Volume 121, AMNS

Conference

Linear Stability Studies of a Natural Circulation Based Small Modular Reactor

J. D. Rader et al. — Proceedings of 11th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT), Orlando, FL

Conference

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Dynamic Modeling with Modelica

J. D. Rader et al. — Proceeding of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS), Las Vegas, NV

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Status Report on the MSRE Transform Model for Thermal-Hydraulic Benchmarking

M. S. Greenwood, D. De Wet — ORNL/TM-2019/1359

2018

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Modified Point-Kinetics Model for Neutron Precursors and Fission Product Behavior for Fluid-Fueled Molten Salt Reactors

M. S. Greenwood, B. R. Betzler — Nuclear Science and Engineering

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Verification of Modelica-Based Models with Analytical Solutions for Tritium Diffusion

J. D. Rader, M. S. Greenwood, P. W. Humrickhouse — Nuclear Technology

Conference

Kinetic Precursor Drift Model for Fluid-Fueled Molten Salt Reactors

M. S. Greenwood, B. R. Betzler — Proceedings of the ANS Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Conference

Time-dependent Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems

A. G. Yigitoglu, M. S. Greenwood, T. J. Harrison — The Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM) Conference 14, Los Angeles, CA

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Dynamic System Models for Informing Licensing and Safeguards Investigations of Molten Salt Reactors

M. S. Greenwood, B. R. Betzler, A. L. Qualls — ORNL/TM-2018/876

Presentation

Kinetic Precursor Drift Model for Salt-Fueled Molten Salt Reactors

M. S. Greenwood, B. R. Betzler

Presentation

Small Modular Reactors and the Future of Nuclear Energy

M. S. Greenwood

Poster

Increasing Revenue of Nuclear Power Plant with Thermal Storage

K. Borowiec et al.

2017

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Preconceptual design of a fluoride high temperature salt-cooled engineering demonstration reactor: Core design and safety analysis

N. R. Brown et al. — Ann. Nuclear Energy 103

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Preconceptual design of a fluoride high temperature salt-cooled engineering demonstration reactor: Motivation and overview

A. L. Qualls et al. — Ann. Nuclear Energy 107

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Presentation and comparison of experimental critical heat flux data at conditions prototypical of light water small modular reactors

M. S. Greenwood, J. P. Duarte, M. Corradini — Nuclear Engineering and Design

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Component Development for Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems

M. S. Greenwood — 12th International Modelica Conference, Prague, Czech Republic

Conference

Control Systems for a Dynamic Multi-Physics Model of a Nuclear Hybrid Energy System

M. S. Greenwood, D. W. Fugate, S. M. Cetiner — 10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, San Francisco, CA

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Nuclear Hybrid Energy System Model Stability Testing

M. S. Greenwood, S. M. Cetiner, D. W. Fugate — ORNL/TM-2017/153

Presentation

Component Development for Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems

M. S. Greenwood

Presentation

Control Systems for a Multiphysics Nuclear Hybrid Energy System

M. S. Greenwood, D. Fugate, S. Cetiner

Presentation

Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems & Discretized Models

M. S. Greenwood

Presentation

Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems: Design, Simulation, Analysis and Optimization

M. S. Greenwood

Poster

Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems Design, Modeling and Simulation, Analysis, and Optimization

M. S. Greenwood

2016

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Mechanistic CHF modeling for natural circulation applications in SMR

J. Luitjens et al. — Nuclear Engineering and Design

Conference

Core design characteristics of the fluoride salt-cooled high temperature demonstration reactor

N. R. Brown et al. — International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, San Francisco, CA, ICAPP

Conference

Summary of the Workshop on Molten Salt Reactor Technologies Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Startup of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment

M. S. Greenwood et al. — International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, San Francisco, CA

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Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Demonstration Reactor Point Design

A. L. Qualls et al. — ORNL/TM-2016/85

ReportDOI ↗

Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems FY16 Modeling Efforts at ORNL

S. M. Cetiner et al. — ORNL/TM-2016/418

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Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems Initial Integrated Case Study Development and Analysis

T. J. Harrison, M. S. Greenwood — ORNL/TM-2016/707

Presentation

Dynamic Thermal Hydraulic Modeling TRANSFORM-ed

M. S. Greenwood

Presentation

Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems

M. S. Greenwood

2015

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Study of Critical Heat Flux in Natural Convection–Cooled TRIGA Reactors with Single Annulus and Rod Bundle Geometries

J. Yang et al. — Nuclear Science and Engineering

Conference

Comparison of experimental critical heat flux data to prediction methods for conditions prototypical of light water small modular reactors

M. S. Greenwood, J. P. Duarte, M. Corradini — International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics 2015, NURETH 2015

Conference

Mechanistic CHF modeling for natural circulation applications in SMR

J. Luitjens et al. — US-Japan Seminar on Two-Phase Flow Dynamics, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Thesis

The Critical Heat Flux at High Pressure and Low Mass Flux Prototypic of Proposed Light Water Small Modular Reactors

M. S. Greenwood — University of Wisconsin-Madison

2013

Conference

Study of Critical Heat Flux for a Four Rod Bundle at Small Modular Reactor Operating Conditions

M. S. Greenwood et al. — 15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (NURETH-15), Pisa, Italy

Conference

Study of Critical Heat Flux in Natural Convection Cooled TRIGA Reactors with Single Annulus and Rod Bundle Geometries

J. Yang et al. — 15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (NURETH-15), Pisa, Italy

2012

Conference

Critical heat flux in natural convection TRIGA reactors with 2×2 bundle

J. Yang, M. De Angelis, M. S. Greenwood — Transactions of the American Nuclear Society