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Title: Critical Experiment Benchmark Results using UM and Mesh Quality Recommendations [Slides]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1532696· OSTI ID:1532696
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

It is possible to generate a mesh, which for most purposes reflects the geometry adequately, and yet does not properly preserve mass and/or volume to the degree necessary for correct criticality calculation leading to incorrect k-effective results.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1532696
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-26393
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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