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Improvement of two calculation methods of the detectors activation and on the PWR 900 MWe vessel. Comparison with the experiment; Amelioration de deux schemas de calcul d`activation de detecteurs et de fluence sur les eprouvettes et la cuve d`un REP 900 MWe. Comparaison avec l`experience

Abstract

The conditions of the vessel ageing (damages through irradiation) that mostly determine the life time of a nuclear reactor depend on the dose received. For the determination of this dose we use two calculation methods: one exact method using the TRIPOLI code that solves the Boltzmann equation with the Monte-Carlo method and one simplified method based on the point-kernel method. The advantages of the second method which is fast (easy reproduction of the results) and deterministic (the effects of difference are possible) compared to the first one which is long and statistical make its development necessary. The qualifications of these methods are done by comparison with the experiment that we reach as following: for the first method, we check the programming of TRIPOLI code (representativity of the collision) and its alignment with SN codes, and we modify the second method in order to use variable linear attenuation coefficients inside each medium to represent better the effects of the spectrum and of the reflection. As part of the checking of the basic physical data and their mode of representation, we present a study of the influence of the energy group averaging of the cross sections and of the number of the  More>>
Authors:
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1992
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
CEA-N-2702
Reference Number:
SCA: 210200; PA: AIX-24:027211; SN: 93000951232
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: These (D. es Sc.).; PBD: Nov 1992
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; DOSIMETRY; REACTOR VESSELS; RADIATION HARDENING; A CODES; M CODES; T CODES; ACTIVATION DETECTORS; ATTENUATION; CROSS SECTIONS; LIFETIME; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; PHOTON TRANSPORT; SELF-SHIELDING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; 210200; POWER REACTORS, NONBREEDING, LIGHT-WATER MODERATED, NONBOILING WATER COOLED
OSTI ID:
10130721
Research Organizations:
CEA Centre d`Etudes de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Dept. de Mecanique et de Technologie; Paris-11 Univ., 91 - Orsay (France)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
French
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93618452; TRN: FR9300897027211
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
[179] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Kitsos, S. Improvement of two calculation methods of the detectors activation and on the PWR 900 MWe vessel. Comparison with the experiment; Amelioration de deux schemas de calcul d`activation de detecteurs et de fluence sur les eprouvettes et la cuve d`un REP 900 MWe. Comparaison avec l`experience. France: N. p., 1992. Web.
Kitsos, S. Improvement of two calculation methods of the detectors activation and on the PWR 900 MWe vessel. Comparison with the experiment; Amelioration de deux schemas de calcul d`activation de detecteurs et de fluence sur les eprouvettes et la cuve d`un REP 900 MWe. Comparaison avec l`experience. France.
Kitsos, S. 1992. "Improvement of two calculation methods of the detectors activation and on the PWR 900 MWe vessel. Comparison with the experiment; Amelioration de deux schemas de calcul d`activation de detecteurs et de fluence sur les eprouvettes et la cuve d`un REP 900 MWe. Comparaison avec l`experience." France.
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title = {Improvement of two calculation methods of the detectors activation and on the PWR 900 MWe vessel. Comparison with the experiment; Amelioration de deux schemas de calcul d`activation de detecteurs et de fluence sur les eprouvettes et la cuve d`un REP 900 MWe. Comparaison avec l`experience}
author = {Kitsos, S}
abstractNote = {The conditions of the vessel ageing (damages through irradiation) that mostly determine the life time of a nuclear reactor depend on the dose received. For the determination of this dose we use two calculation methods: one exact method using the TRIPOLI code that solves the Boltzmann equation with the Monte-Carlo method and one simplified method based on the point-kernel method. The advantages of the second method which is fast (easy reproduction of the results) and deterministic (the effects of difference are possible) compared to the first one which is long and statistical make its development necessary. The qualifications of these methods are done by comparison with the experiment that we reach as following: for the first method, we check the programming of TRIPOLI code (representativity of the collision) and its alignment with SN codes, and we modify the second method in order to use variable linear attenuation coefficients inside each medium to represent better the effects of the spectrum and of the reflection. As part of the checking of the basic physical data and their mode of representation, we present a study of the influence of the energy group averaging of the cross sections and of the number of the groups, as well as study of the influence of the cross sections origin.}
place = {France}
year = {1992}
month = {Nov}
}