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Generation of SFR few-group constants using the Monte Carlo code Serpent

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OSTI ID:22212932
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  1. Helmholz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, POB 510119, Dresden, 01314 (Germany)
  2. Ben-Gurion University, POB 653, 84105 Beer-Sheva (Israel)

In this study, the Serpent Monte Carlo code was used as a tool for preparation of homogenized few-group cross sections for the nodal diffusion analysis of Sodium cooled Fast Reactor (SFR) cores. Few-group constants for two reference SFR cores were generated by Serpent and then employed by nodal diffusion code DYN3D in 2D full core calculations. The DYN3D results were verified against the references full core Serpent Monte Carlo solutions. A good agreement between the reference Monte Carlo and nodal diffusion results was observed demonstrating the feasibility of using Serpent for generation of few-group constants for the deterministic SFR analysis. (authors)

Research Organization:
American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
OSTI ID:
22212932
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English