Published June 13, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Development of CANDU reactor physics calculation system based on WIMS code

  • 1. Institute for Nuclear Research, Pitesti (Romania)

Description

A comparison of global reactor parameters obtained by two different methodologies is considered in this paper. The classical CANDU methodology (experimental adjusted) and an alternative calculation system are used. The last is based on WIMS code, PIJXYZ - a 3D integral transport code and DIREN - a 3D diffusion code. Both these codes are PC versions that provide good portability, an easier path to develop new versions. PIJXYZ and DIREN have been developed for CANDU reactor type analysis. The results show fair agreement between CANDU benchmark predictions and our codes system estimations. (author)

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Journal Title
Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. 1105-1125.
ISSN
0306-4549
CODEN
ANENDJ