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VENUS2; 2-dimensional coupled neutronics-hydrodynamics. [IBM360,370,303x; CDC7600; FORTRAN IV(H)]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6488229
VENUS2 is an improved edition of the VENUS fast-reactor disassembly program. It is a two-dimensional (r-z) coupled neutronics-hydrodynamics code that calculates the dynamic behavior of an LMFBR during a prompt-critical disassembly excursion. It calculates the power history and fission energy release as well as the space-time histories of the fuel temperatures, core material pressures, and core material motions. Reactivity feedback effects due to Doppler broadening and reactor material motion are taken into account.IBM360,370,303x;CDC7600; FORTRAN IV(H); OS/360 (IBM360) and SCOPE 2.1 (CDC7600); 440K bytes are used for the IBM version when storing the data in double-precision. Single-precision storage is adequate for the converted CDC7600 version which requires 160,000 (octal) words of memory for execution. One peripheral storage device is needed if the graphical output option is used.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
OSTI ID:
6488229
Report Number(s):
ANL/NESC-511; ON: DE83048511
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English