Preliminary benchmarking of Monteburns: A Monte Carlo burnup code
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Recent advances in computer technology have made it practical to use Monte Carlo techniques to perform nuclear burnup calculations. Monte Carlo techniques generally offer two distinct advantages over discrete ordinate methods: (a) The use of continuous-energy cross sections and (b) the ability to model detailed, complex, three-dimensional (3-D) geometries. These advantages allow more accurate burnup results to be obtained, provided the user possesses the required computing power. Monteburns is one of several linkage codes that have been written to combine a Monte Carlo transport code with a radioactive decay and burnup code. A brief description of the code and results of initial benchmarking efforts appear here; more information can be found in the stated references.
- OSTI ID:
- 678130
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-990605--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 80; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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