Application of the RCP01 Code to Depletion of a PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel Sample
- Bettis Atomic Power Lab. (BAPL), West Mifflin, PA (United States)
An essential component of a proposed burnup credit methodology for commercial PWR spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is the validation of the tools used for isotopic and criticality calculations. A number of benchmark experiments have been analyzed to establish the validation of the tools and to determine biases and corrections. To benchmark the RCP01 Monte Carlo computer code, an isotopic validation study was conducted for one of the benchmark experiments, a SNF sample taken from the Calvert Cliffs PWR Unit-1 (CCPU1). Modeling considerations and nuclear data associated with the RCP01 transport/depletion calculations are discussed. The accuracy of RCP01 calculations is demonstrated to be very good when RCP01 results are compared to destructive chemical assay data for major actinides and important fission products in the SNF sample.
- Research Organization:
- Bettis Atomic Power Lab. (BAPL), West Mifflin, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-98PN38206
- OSTI ID:
- 800999
- Report Number(s):
- B-T-3425; TRN: US0206194
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2002 ANS Winter Meeting, Washington, DC (United States), 17-21 Nov 2002; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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