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Analysis of ANS LWR physics benchmark problems

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Various Monte Carlo and deterministic solutions to the three PWR Lattice Benchmark Problems recently defined by the ANS Ad Hoc Committee on Reactor Physics Benchmarks are presented. These solutions were obtained using the VIM continuous-energy Monte Carlo code and the DIF3D/WIMS-D4M code package implemented at the Argonne National Laboratory. The code results for the Keff and relative pin power distribution are compared to measured values. Additionally, code results for the three benchmark-prescribed infinite lattice configurations are also intercompared. The results demonstrate that the codes produce very good estimates of both the Keff and power distribution for the critical core and the lattice parameters of the infinite lattice configuration

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Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from OSTI as DE00010629; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10629-mIIbJ2/webviewable/

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URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10629-mIIbJ2/webviewable/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
ANL/RA/CP--95551

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society, International Conference on the Physics of Nuclear Science and Technology
Dates
5-8 Oct 1998
Place
Long Island, NY (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32067848
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
BENCHMARKS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POWER DISTRIBUTION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR LATTICE PARAMETERS; REACTOR PHYSICS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; PHYSICS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Contract/Grant/Project number
W-31109-ENG-38
Funding organization
US Department of Energy (United States)