Application of discontinuity factors and group constants generated by SERPENT in the KIKO3 DMG code
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I. Pataki
, B. Batki , A. Keresztúri und I. Panka
Abstract
Discontinuity factors and node-wise group constants were generated by the SERPENT Monte Carlo code and applied in the KIKO3 DMG nodal code. The methodology was tested by calculating a typical VVER-440 calculation benchmark. A reference solution of the benchmark was calculated by using also the SERPENT code and the accuracy of the different approaches was checked against this latter solution.
Kurzfassung
Diskontinuitätsfaktoren und knotenweise Gruppenkonstanten wurden durch den SERPENT Monte-Carlo-Code generiert und im KIKO3 DMG-Knotencode angewendet. Die Methodik wurde durch die Berechnung eines typischen VVER-440-Berechnungsmaßstabs getestet. Eine Referenzlösung des Benchmarks wurde ebenfalls unter Verwendung des SERPENT-Codes berechnet und die Genauigkeit der verschiedenen Ansätze gegen diese Lösung geprüft.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Editorial
- Research on the reactor physics and reactor safety of VVER reactors – AER Symposium 2017
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- SIMULATE5-HEX extension for VVER analyses
- Application of discontinuity factors and group constants generated by SERPENT in the KIKO3 DMG code
- “Full-Core” VVER-440 extended calculation benchmark
- Calculation of “full core” VVER-1000 benchmark
- Study of neutron-physical characteristics of VVER-1200 considering feedbacks using MCU Monte Carlo code
- Advantages of VVER-440 fuel cycles with new fuel assemblies
- A neutronics feasibility study on utilization of a thinned cladding fuel design at Loviisa NPP
- Investigation of fuel cycles containing Generation IV reactors and VVER-1200 reactors
- Calculations of spent fuel isotopic composition for fuel rod from VVER-440 fuel assembly benchmark using several evaluated nuclear data libraries
- Simulation of standard temperature control indications at the outlet of a fuel assembly of VVER1000 reactor of Rostov NPP unit No. 2
- Power transient calculations with VERONA
- Physical startup tests calculations for Dukovany NPP using MOBY-DICK macrocode
- Renewing the refueling neutron monitoring and reactivity measurement systems at Paks NPP
- Hot channel calculation methodologies in case of VVER-1000/1200 reactors
- Contribution to the validation of the VVER-1000 Temelin NPP computing model for the ATHLET/DYN3D coupled codes
- Simulation of a hypothetical MSLB core transient in VVER-1000 with several stuck rods
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Editorial
- Research on the reactor physics and reactor safety of VVER reactors – AER Symposium 2017
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- SIMULATE5-HEX extension for VVER analyses
- Application of discontinuity factors and group constants generated by SERPENT in the KIKO3 DMG code
- “Full-Core” VVER-440 extended calculation benchmark
- Calculation of “full core” VVER-1000 benchmark
- Study of neutron-physical characteristics of VVER-1200 considering feedbacks using MCU Monte Carlo code
- Advantages of VVER-440 fuel cycles with new fuel assemblies
- A neutronics feasibility study on utilization of a thinned cladding fuel design at Loviisa NPP
- Investigation of fuel cycles containing Generation IV reactors and VVER-1200 reactors
- Calculations of spent fuel isotopic composition for fuel rod from VVER-440 fuel assembly benchmark using several evaluated nuclear data libraries
- Simulation of standard temperature control indications at the outlet of a fuel assembly of VVER1000 reactor of Rostov NPP unit No. 2
- Power transient calculations with VERONA
- Physical startup tests calculations for Dukovany NPP using MOBY-DICK macrocode
- Renewing the refueling neutron monitoring and reactivity measurement systems at Paks NPP
- Hot channel calculation methodologies in case of VVER-1000/1200 reactors
- Contribution to the validation of the VVER-1000 Temelin NPP computing model for the ATHLET/DYN3D coupled codes
- Simulation of a hypothetical MSLB core transient in VVER-1000 with several stuck rods