​The Reactor and Applied Mathematics Research Department (SERMA) and the Software Engineering for Simulation Department (SGLS) of the CEA's Energy Division (DES) have jointly organized, in collaboration with the French Nuclear Energy Society (SFEN), the 2024 edition of the SNA + MC International Conference − Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Application + Monte Carlo −, with the support of EDF, IRSN, and Paris-Saclay University, and in partnership with the Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA), the Nuclear European Society (ENS), the American Nuclear Society (ANS), and the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ).

​The SNA+MC 2024 conference was held from October 20 to 24, 2024, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. Approximately 270 people, including 40 students, from more than 20 countries participated. SNA+MC 2024 brought together specialists from different backgrounds working on algorithms (particularly Monte Carlo methods), numerical techniques, software architectures, and high-performance computing (HPC) for nuclear applications. Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing featured prominently among the topics covered at SNA+MC, as evidenced by the seminar on AI applications in the nuclear field held on Sunday, October 20, prior to the official opening of the conference.

The conference program included six plenary sessions, approximately 150 technical presentations in five parallel sessions, a special session featuring 28 presentations on Monte Carlo simulation codes, as well as four workshops and an overview course on AI. Chaired by the General Delegate of SFEN, the opening plenary session was moderated by the Director of DES and General Chair of the conference, on the theme: “Energy emergency: the role numerical simulation can play for an integrated vision of a carbon-free energy system."​

See also:

• Conference proceedings
  
• Special issue: status of Monte Carlo codes
  
• Overview of recent advances in HPC simulation methods