(U) Updated Godiva-IV Benchmark Preview
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
A note of errata prepended to the Godiva-IV delayed-critical benchmark (HEU-METFAST-086) identifies two corrections that need to be made to the model: The glory hole in the spindle should be made larger, and the height of the safety block should be made smaller (and therefore its density made larger). In addition, the safety block at its full-in position is closer to the inner subassembly plate than was modeled in the benchmark. These changes have been made to HEU-METFAST-086 Case 4 in order to estimate the effect on keff and on the neutron flux spectrum. Using smaller separation, a smaller safety block, and a larger glory hole caused keff to increase by 453 ± 1 pcm from the benchmark. The latest nuclear data, ENDF-B/VIII.0, have also been used; this caused keff to increase another 37 ± 1 pcm. Flux spectra were compared in a modeled fission foil and at three external point detectors. Within the fission foil, using ENDF/B-VIII.0 for Godiva-IV induced changes in the flux spectrum similar in size to the changes due to using smaller separation, a smaller safety block, and a larger glory hole. At the point detectors, using ENDF/B-VIII.0 induced changes in the flux spectrum much larger than those due to changing the model. In other words, the corrections to the benchmark model cause a large increase in keff, but the changes to the neutron flux spectrum are small compared to those caused by using the latest nuclear data. This study presents a preview of results expected during the reevaluation of the Godiva IV benchmark, but it is not a substitute for the full reevaluation
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1825397
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-21-30049
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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