MINERVE reactor characterization in support of the OSMOSE program: Safety parameters

The experimental results of safety parameters measurements in R1 - UO2 and R1 - MOX configurations of the MINERVE facility were described. The results were compared to calculations performed with the MCNP code with JEF2.2 and ENDF-BVI data libraries, and with the TRIPOLI4 code with JEF2.2. The consistency of calculation of the multiplication factor with the experiment for both R1 - UO2 and R1 - MOX was within about $1. The results show that the MCNP and TRIPOLI4 models developed for the R1 - UO2 and R1 - MOX configurations of the MINERVE facility provide consistent results with the experimental results for most of the safety parameters. (authors)