Monte Carlo and nodal neutron physics calculations of the IAEA MTR benchmark using Serpent/DYN3D code system
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Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy, Cyfrol 88, 04.2016, t. 118-133.
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T1 - Monte Carlo and nodal neutron physics calculations of the IAEA MTR benchmark using Serpent/DYN3D code system
AU - Margulis, Marat
AU - Negev, Erez
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - As part of recent efforts to utilize NPPs computational methodologies to safety analysis of research reactors, the Serpent and DYN3D codes were extensively compared with a variety of static and burnup calculations as defined in the IAEA benchmark for 10 MW MTR pool-type reactor. These calculations include unit cell calculations and few group constants generation, unit cell and full core k-eigenvalue and burnup calculations, and full core 3D flux and power distributions. The Serpent code capabilities as a lattice code for MTR plate-type fuel assemblies were evaluated and compared with EPRI-CELL and WIMS-D4 results and reference solutions for full 3D core models were compared with MCNP5 and OpenMC results. The DYN3D nodal diffusion code capabilities in modeling full 3D MTR cores were also evaluated using few group cross sections and assembly discontinuity factors obtained by Serpent unit cell calculations. The DYN3D results were compared with Serpent, MCNP5 and OpenMC.
AB - As part of recent efforts to utilize NPPs computational methodologies to safety analysis of research reactors, the Serpent and DYN3D codes were extensively compared with a variety of static and burnup calculations as defined in the IAEA benchmark for 10 MW MTR pool-type reactor. These calculations include unit cell calculations and few group constants generation, unit cell and full core k-eigenvalue and burnup calculations, and full core 3D flux and power distributions. The Serpent code capabilities as a lattice code for MTR plate-type fuel assemblies were evaluated and compared with EPRI-CELL and WIMS-D4 results and reference solutions for full 3D core models were compared with MCNP5 and OpenMC results. The DYN3D nodal diffusion code capabilities in modeling full 3D MTR cores were also evaluated using few group cross sections and assembly discontinuity factors obtained by Serpent unit cell calculations. The DYN3D results were compared with Serpent, MCNP5 and OpenMC.
KW - Serpent
KW - DYN3D
KW - Monte Carlo
KW - Reactor physics
KW - Burnup
KW - Research reactor
U2 - 10.1016/j.pnucene.2015.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.pnucene.2015.12.008
M3 - Article
VL - 88
SP - 118
EP - 133
JO - Progress in Nuclear Energy
JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy
SN - 0149-1970
ER -