Current Reactor Physics Benchmark Activities at the Idaho National Laboratory

Conference · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:1031738

Bess, John D. ^[1]; Marshall, Margaret A. ^[2]; Gorham, Mackenzie L. ^[3]; Christensen, Joseph ^[4]; Turnbull, James C. ^[5]; Clark, Kimberly L. ^[6]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States); Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Center for Space Nuclear Research
3. Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States); USDOE Idaho Operations Office (IO)
4. Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States); USDOE Idaho Operations Office (IO)
5. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States)
6. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

The International Reactor Physics Experiment Evaluation Project (IRPhEP) and the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) were established to preserve integral reactor physics and criticality experiment data for present and future research. These valuable assets provide the basis for recording, developing, and validating our integral nuclear data, and experimental and computational methods. These projects are managed through the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD-NEA). Staff and students at the Department of Energy - Idaho (DOE-ID) and INL are engaged in the development of benchmarks to support ongoing research activities. These benchmarks include reactors or assemblies that support Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) research, space nuclear Fission Surface Power System (FSPS) design validation, and currently operational facilities in Southeastern Idaho.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States); Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Center for Space Nuclear Research; Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States); USDOE Idaho Operations Office (IO); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1031738
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-11-22404; TRN: US1200157
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 105, Issue 1; Conference: 2011 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Current Activities in Reactor Physics Methods Validation Based on Experimental Measurements , Washington, DC (United States), 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2011; Related Information: https://www.ans.org/meetings/view-77/; ISSN 0003-018X
• Publisher: American Nuclear Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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