Application and research of super homogenization method for PWR core pin-by-pin calculation

Super homogenization (SPH) method was used as the homogenization technique of PWR core Pin-by-pin calculation. For the fuel assembly, the traditional SPH method was used to generate the group constants. For the reflector-assembly, the spatial leakage dependent SPH method was evaluated. The problem of non-convergence in the iteration of SPH factors calculation was solved by improved SPH method which can keep the neutron leakage and reaction activity conserved. Based on KAIST benchmark, the performance of the SPH method applied in PWR core Pin-by-pin calculation was evaluated. Numerical results demonstrate that compared with the results of traditional assembly-homogenized calculation, the Pin-by-pin calculations have the higher accuracy. (authors)