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Development of a multicell methodology to account for heterogeneous core effects in the core-analysis diffusion code

  • Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

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Abstract

In CANDU® reactor calculations, the lattice-cell cross sections are calculated with WIMS-AECL, and the three-dimensional core neutron-flux and power distributions are calculated with RFSP-IST. The lattice-cell cross sections employed in RFSP-IST and in many other commercial core-analysis diffusion codes are usually based on the use of single-lattice-cell calculations, without considering the effects of the environment. This approximation is not sufficiently accurate for heterogeneous core configurations in the ACR-1000™. A multicell correction method is therefore developed in RFSP-IST to account for heterogeneous core effects in the design and analysis of ACR-1000. The calculation results show that the multicell methodology developed in RFSP-IST is effective, generic, and it works well for ACR core analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventPHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: 10 Sep 200614 Sep 2006

Publication series

NamePHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics
Volume2006

Conference

ConferencePHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period10/09/0614/09/06

Keywords

  • CANDU
  • DRAGON
  • Lattice-cell cross sections
  • Multicell method
  • RFSP-IST
  • WIMS-AECL

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