VVER-1000 weapons-grade MOX computational benchmark analysis

Conference · Sun May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:754812

Kalugin, M A; Lazarenko, A P; Kalahnikov, A G; Gehin, J C

Calculations of computational benchmark problems for the disposition of weapons-grade plutonium fuel in VVER-1000 reactors have been performed under the Joint US/Russian Fissile Material Disposition Program. The benchmarks cover pin cell, single fuel assembly, and multi-assembly structures with several different fuel types, moderator densities, and boron content for operational and off-normal conditions. Fuel depletion is performed to a burnup of 60 MWd/kgHM. The results of the analysis of the benchmarks with US and Russian code systems have been compared and indicated good agreement among the different methods and data.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 754812
• Report Number(s): ORNL/P00-106112; TRN: US0002315
• Resource Relation: Conference: Physor 2000, Pittsburgh, PA (US), 05/07/2000--05/11/2000; Other Information: PBD: 7 May 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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