Ad hoc committee on reactor physics benchmarks

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:436979

Diamond, D J ^[1]; Mosteller, R D ^[2]; Gehin, J C ^[3]

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1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (United States)
3. Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

In the spring of 1994, an ad hoc committee on reactor physics benchmarks was formed under the leadership of two American Nuclear Society (ANS) organizations. The ANS-19 Standards Subcommittee of the Reactor Physics Division and the Computational Benchmark Problem Committee of the Mathematics and Computation Division had both seen a need for additional benchmarks to help validate computer codes used for light water reactor (LWR) neutronics calculations. Although individual organizations had employed various means to validate the reactor physics methods that they used for fuel management, operations, and safety, additional work in code development and refinement is under way, and to increase accuracy, there is a need for a corresponding increase in validation. Both organizations thought that there was a need to promulgate benchmarks based on measured data to supplement the LWR computational benchmarks that have been published in the past. By having an organized benchmark activity, the participants also gain by being able to discuss their problems and achievements with others traveling the same route.

• OSTI ID: 436979
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606116--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
ACCURACY
BENCHMARKS
COMPUTER CODES
CRITICALITY
FUEL ASSEMBLIES
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR PHYSICS
STANDARDS
VALIDATION