VERA Core Physics Benchmark Progression Problem Results for VERA 3.6
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
This report contains a comparison of results obtained with VERA 3.6 Release Candidate 0 for the Core Physics Benchmark Progression Problems 1 through 9 to both computational tools and measured data from Watts Bar Unit 1 (WBN1). (Ref. 1 and Ref. 2) These problems progress from single pin cell analyses to full core depletion calculations. VERA results obtained for Problems 1 through 5 are compared against results obtained using the SCALE 6.2 Beta code KENO-VI. Results for Problem 6 and 7 are compared against those obtained using a coupled neutronic and thermal-hydraulic combination of the KAPL software MC21 and the CASL tool CTF. (Ref. 3, Ref. 4 and Ref. 5) VERA results from problems 5 and 9 are compared to data from WBN1. For all of the analyses contained in this report, VERA provided similar results to other state-of-the-art software programs and real reactor data. This indicates that the program is capable of modeling a full-scale PWR in a more discretized and computationally efficient manner than any other reactor physics program. Since the descriptions of the Core Physics Benchmark Progression Problems and the logic behind their selection is discussed in-depth elsewhere it is not covered in the scope of this document. Additionally, in-depth discussions of the software programs used in this analysis are not provided for the same rationale.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 3002109
- Report Number(s):
- CASL-U--2017-4148-000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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