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Review of worldwide reactor-physics codes and their applicability to the current and next-generation CANDU® reactors

  • Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

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Abstract

WIMS-AECL, DRAGON and RFSP are the three Industry Standard Toolset (IST) codes currently used in the CANDU® industry. WIMS-AECL is a 2-D lattice-cell code used for transport calculation and cross-section condensation in CANDU lattices. DRAGON is a 3-D supercell code used for transport calculation and incremental cross-section calculation of CANDU reactivity devices, which are perpendicular to the fuel channels. RFSP is a core-analysis code for CANDU 3-D static and dynamic analysis. To evaluate how other codes can be applied to current and future CANDU applications, the basic requirements of a reactor-physics toolset for CANDU analysis are outlined first. A high-level review of worldwide deterministic lattice-cell codes, deterministic core-analysis codes, and stochastic codes, are then performed and summarized with particular emphasis on those aspects that are relevant to CANDU analysis. The review concentrates on the main features of each code with respect to the reactor-physics method, numerical solution and programming aspects. Where relevant, the applicability of these codes to CANDU analysis is covered as well.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010, PHYSOR 2010
PublisherAmerican Nuclear Society
Pages1742-1755
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9781617820014
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010, PHYSOR 2010 - Pittsburgh, United States
Duration: 9 May 201014 May 2010

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010, PHYSOR 2010
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010, PHYSOR 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh
Period9/05/1014/05/10

Keywords

  • CANDU
  • Codes
  • Reactor-physics

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