Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7
Monte Carlo neutron transport codes are usually used to perform criticality calculations and to solve shielding problems due to their capability to model complex systems without major approximations. However, these codes demand high computational resources. The improvement in computer capabilities l...
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| description | Monte Carlo neutron transport codes are usually used to perform criticality calculations and to solve shielding problems due to their capability to model complex systems without major approximations. However, these codes demand high computational resources. The improvement in computer capabilities leads to several new applications of Monte Carlo neutron transport codes. An interesting one is to use this method to perform cell-level fuel assembly calculations in order to obtain few group constants to be used on core calculations. In the present work the VTT recently developed Serpent v.1.1.7 cell-oriented neutronic calculation code is used to perform cell calculations of a theoretical BWR lattice benchmark with burnable poisons, and the main results are compared to reported ones and with calculations performed with Condor v.2.61, the INVAP's neutronic collision probability cell code. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1882eacad5b4a0fa63af850c276d8032025-02-03T07:24:07ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832011-01-01201110.1155/2011/659406659406Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7Diego Ferraro0Eduardo Villarino1Nuclear Engineering Department, INVAP S.E., Comandante Luis Piedrabuena 4950, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro R8403CPV, ArgentinaNuclear Engineering Department, INVAP S.E., Comandante Luis Piedrabuena 4950, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro R8403CPV, ArgentinaMonte Carlo neutron transport codes are usually used to perform criticality calculations and to solve shielding problems due to their capability to model complex systems without major approximations. However, these codes demand high computational resources. The improvement in computer capabilities leads to several new applications of Monte Carlo neutron transport codes. An interesting one is to use this method to perform cell-level fuel assembly calculations in order to obtain few group constants to be used on core calculations. In the present work the VTT recently developed Serpent v.1.1.7 cell-oriented neutronic calculation code is used to perform cell calculations of a theoretical BWR lattice benchmark with burnable poisons, and the main results are compared to reported ones and with calculations performed with Condor v.2.61, the INVAP's neutronic collision probability cell code.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/659406 |
| spellingShingle | Diego Ferraro Eduardo Villarino Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 |
| title_full | Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 |
| title_fullStr | Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 |
| title_short | Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 |
| title_sort | calculations for a bwr lattice with adjacent gadolinium pins using the monte carlo cell code serpent v 1 1 7 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/659406 |
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