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Monte Carlo calculations applied to SLOWPOKE full-reactor analysis
Creators
- 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario (Canada)
Description
Stochastic Monte Carlo calculations are applied to the full-reactor analysis of the SLOWPOKE design. The temperature feedback of reactivity calculated by MCNP for either HEU or LEU core is in good agreement with the experimental data, with a k-eff bias of +3.3 mk for a HEU core and +6 mk for a LEU core. Two methods have been developed for core following: 1) MCNP (for transport calculation) in conjunction with WIMS (for fuel burnup advancement) and 2) SERPENT (that combines both transport and burnup capabilities), and both show very consistent results on core excess reactivity and detailed power distribution vs burnup and shim. (author)
Availability note (English)
Available as a slide presentation also.Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Canadian Nuclear Society
- Imprint Place
- Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- ISBN
- 978-1-926773-12-4
- Imprint Title
- 2nd International technical meeting on small reactors
- Imprint Pagination
- 136 Megabytes
- Journal Page Range
- [4 p.]
Conference
- Title
- 2. International technical meeting on small reactors
- Dates
- 7-8 Nov 2012
- Place
- Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 45093226
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BURNUP; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; SLOWPOKE TYPE REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; CALCULATION METHODS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; MATERIALS; METALS; POOL TYPE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 6 refs., 2 figs.