Identification of fuel cycle simulator functionalities for analysis of transition to a new fuel cycle

Brown, Nicholas R.; Carlsen, Brett W.; Dixon, Brent W.; Feng, Bo; Greenberg, Harris R.; Hays, Ross D.; Passerini, Stefano; Todosow, Michael; Worrall, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2016.05.027

Title: Identification of fuel cycle simulator functionalities for analysis of transition to a new fuel cycle

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Dynamic fuel cycle simulation tools are intended to model holistic transient nuclear fuel cycle scenarios. As with all simulation tools, fuel cycle simulators require verification through unit tests, benchmark cases, and integral tests. Model validation is a vital aspect as well. Although compara-tive studies have been performed, there is no comprehensive unit test and benchmark library for fuel cycle simulator tools. The objective of this paper is to identify the must test functionalities of a fuel cycle simulator tool within the context of specific problems of interest to the Fuel Cycle Options Campaign within the U.S. Department of Energy s Office of Nuclear Energy. The approach in this paper identifies the features needed to cover the range of promising fuel cycle options identified in the DOE-NE Fuel Cycle Evaluation and Screening (E&S) and categorizes these features to facilitate prioritization. Features were categorized as essential functions, integrating features, and exemplary capabilities. One objective of this paper is to propose a library of unit tests applicable to each of the essential functions. Another underlying motivation for this paper is to encourage an international dialog on the functionalities and standard test methods for fuel cycle simulator tools.

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Brown, Nicholas R. ^[1]; Carlsen, Brett W. ^[2]; Dixon, Brent W. ^[2]; Feng, Bo ^[3]; Greenberg, Harris R. ^[4]; Hays, Ross D. ^[2]; Passerini, Stefano ^[3]; Todosow, Michael ^[5]; Worrall, Andrew ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain

OSTI Identifier:: 1324088

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1324001

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC0500OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford); Journal Volume: 96; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; fuel cycle simulator; transition analysis; unit tests

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                    Brown, Nicholas R., Carlsen, Brett W., Dixon, Brent W., Feng, Bo, Greenberg, Harris R., Hays, Ross D., Passerini, Stefano, Todosow, Michael, and Worrall, Andrew. Identification of fuel cycle simulator functionalities for analysis of transition to a new fuel cycle.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Brown, Nicholas R., Carlsen, Brett W., Dixon, Brent W., Feng, Bo, Greenberg, Harris R., Hays, Ross D., Passerini, Stefano, Todosow, Michael, & Worrall, Andrew. Identification of fuel cycle simulator functionalities for analysis of transition to a new fuel cycle.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2016.05.027

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                    Brown, Nicholas R., Carlsen, Brett W., Dixon, Brent W., Feng, Bo, Greenberg, Harris R., Hays, Ross D., Passerini, Stefano, Todosow, Michael, and Worrall, Andrew. Thu .  
"Identification of fuel cycle simulator functionalities for analysis of transition to a new fuel cycle".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2016.05.027.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1324088.

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@article{osti_1324088,

  title        = {Identification of fuel cycle simulator functionalities for analysis of transition to a new fuel cycle},

  author       = {Brown, Nicholas R. and Carlsen, Brett W. and Dixon, Brent W. and Feng, Bo and Greenberg, Harris R. and Hays, Ross D. and Passerini, Stefano and Todosow, Michael and Worrall, Andrew},

  abstractNote = {Dynamic fuel cycle simulation tools are intended to model holistic transient nuclear fuel cycle scenarios. As with all simulation tools, fuel cycle simulators require verification through unit tests, benchmark cases, and integral tests. Model validation is a vital aspect as well. Although compara-tive studies have been performed, there is no comprehensive unit test and benchmark library for fuel cycle simulator tools. The objective of this paper is to identify the must test functionalities of a fuel cycle simulator tool within the context of specific problems of interest to the Fuel Cycle Options Campaign within the U.S. Department of Energy s Office of Nuclear Energy. The approach in this paper identifies the features needed to cover the range of promising fuel cycle options identified in the DOE-NE Fuel Cycle Evaluation and Screening (E&S) and categorizes these features to facilitate prioritization. Features were categorized as essential functions, integrating features, and exemplary capabilities. One objective of this paper is to propose a library of unit tests applicable to each of the essential functions. Another underlying motivation for this paper is to encourage an international dialog on the functionalities and standard test methods for fuel cycle simulator tools.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.anucene.2016.05.027},

  journal      = {Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)},

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  volume       = 96,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Thu Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

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