Molten salt reactor core simulation with PROTEUS
Abstract
The Nuclear Energy Advance Modeling and Simulation Program (NEAMS) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) aims to develop advanced simulation tools to aid the development of advanced nuclear technologies. The high-fidelity PROTEUS code was developed in the NEAMS program for reactor physics analysis. This paper tests the applicability of the PROTEUS code to simulate a Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). The OpenMC code based on the Monte Carlo Method was employed to generate the cross sections and to provide stochastic solutions for verification. The PROTEUS code was successfully employed to simulate the steady-state performance of an MSR represented by the ThorCon core design. The 2D lattice, 2D core, and 3D full core calculations performed by PROTEUS show good agreement with that predicted by OpenMC. Furthermore, for the nodal option within PROTEUS, the precursor drift model was also tested, and this effect resulted in a reduction of the k-eff by 300 pcm.
- Authors:
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632330
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1701985
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford); Journal Volume: 140; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; High-fidelity; MSR; Neutronics; PROTEUS
Citation Formats
Fei, T., Feng, B., and Heidet, F.. Molten salt reactor core simulation with PROTEUS. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107099.
Fei, T., Feng, B., & Heidet, F.. Molten salt reactor core simulation with PROTEUS. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107099
Fei, T., Feng, B., and Heidet, F.. Wed .
"Molten salt reactor core simulation with PROTEUS". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107099. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632330.
@article{osti_1632330,
title = {Molten salt reactor core simulation with PROTEUS},
author = {Fei, T. and Feng, B. and Heidet, F.},
abstractNote = {The Nuclear Energy Advance Modeling and Simulation Program (NEAMS) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) aims to develop advanced simulation tools to aid the development of advanced nuclear technologies. The high-fidelity PROTEUS code was developed in the NEAMS program for reactor physics analysis. This paper tests the applicability of the PROTEUS code to simulate a Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). The OpenMC code based on the Monte Carlo Method was employed to generate the cross sections and to provide stochastic solutions for verification. The PROTEUS code was successfully employed to simulate the steady-state performance of an MSR represented by the ThorCon core design. The 2D lattice, 2D core, and 3D full core calculations performed by PROTEUS show good agreement with that predicted by OpenMC. Furthermore, for the nodal option within PROTEUS, the precursor drift model was also tested, and this effect resulted in a reduction of the k-eff by 300 pcm.},
doi = {10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107099},
journal = {Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)},
number = ,
volume = 140,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {10}
}
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