Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7
Joint Authors
Villarino, Eduardo
Ferraro, Diego
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Monte Carlo neutron transport codes are usually used to perform criticality calculations and to solve shielding problems due to their capability to model complex systems without major approximations.
However, these codes demand high computational resources.
The improvement in computer capabilities leads to several new applications of Monte Carlo neutron transport codes.
An interesting one is to use this method to perform cell-level fuel assembly calculations in order to obtain few group constants to be used on core calculations.
In the present work the VTT recently developed Serpent v.1.1.7 cell-oriented neutronic calculation code is used to perform cell calculations of a theoretical BWR lattice benchmark with burnable poisons, and the main results are compared to reported ones and with calculations performed with Condor v.2.61, the INVAP's neutronic collision probability cell code.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferraro, Diego& Villarino, Eduardo. 2010. Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferraro, Diego& Villarino, Eduardo. Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferraro, Diego& Villarino, Eduardo. Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489003
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489003