Integral benchmark test of JENDL-4.0 for U-233 systems with ICSBEP Handbook

Kuwagaki, Kazuki*; Nagaya, Yasunobu

JAEA-Data/Code 2017-007, 27 Pages, 2017/03

JAEA-Data-Code-2017-007.pdf:4.77MB
JAEA-Data-Code-2017-007-appendix(CD-ROM).zip:0.37MB

The integral benchmark test of JENDL-4.0 for U-233 systems using the continuous-energy Monte Carlo code MVP was conducted. The previous benchmark test was performed only for U-233 thermal solution and fast metallic systems in the ICSBEP handbook. In this study, MVP input files were prepared for uninvestigated benchmark problems in the handbook including compound thermal systems (mainly lattice systems) and integral benchmark test was performed. The prediction accuracy of JENDL-4.0 was evaluated for effective multiplication factors ('s) of the U-233 systems. As a result, a trend of underestimation was observed for all the categories of U-233 systems. In the benchmark test of ENDF/B-VII.1 for U-233 systems with the ICSBEP handbook, it is reported that a decreasing trend of calculated values in association with a parameter ATFF (Above-Thermal Fission Fraction) is observed. The ATFF values were also calculated in this benchmark test of JENDL-4.0 and the same trend as ENDF/B-VII.1 was observed.

Development of continuous energy Monte Carlo burn-up calculation code MVP-BURN

Okumura, Keisuke; Nakakawa, Masayuki; Kaneko, Kunio*; *

JAERI-Conf 2000-018, p.31 - 41, 2001/01

https://jopss.jaea.go.jp/pdfdata/JAERI-Conf-2000-018.pdf

Burnup calculation codes based on the conventional deterministic approach often encounter difficult problems because of the constraints on the geometry description, limit of approximation on the effective resonance cross-sections, failing of the diffusion approximation due to extremely strong anisotropic or heterogenity. They are, for example, the prediction of burn characteristics of plutonium spot, core design of ultra-small reactors, analysis of the sample material in an irradiation capsule of the research rector. To deal with these problems any time, a burn-up calculation code (MVP-BURN) was developed by using a continuous energy Monte Carlo code MVP. MVP-BURN was validated by comparison with the results of deterministic codes in the international benchmark problems, and by comparison with the measured values of the spent fuel composition irradiated in a commercial reactor.

Preparation of next generation set of group cross sections; A Task report to the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute)

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JNC TJ9400 2000-005, 182 Pages, 2000/03

JNC-TJ9400-2000-005.pdf:4.74MB

The SLAROM code, performing fast reactor cell calculation based on a deterministic methodology, has been revised by adding the universal module PEACO of generating Ultra-fine group neutron spectra. The revised SLAROM, then, was utilized for evaluating reaction rate distributions in ZPPR-13A simulated by a 2-dim RZ homogeneous model, although actually ZPPR-13A composed of radial heterogereous cells. The reaction rate distributions of ZPPR-13A were also calculated by the code MVP, that is a continuous energy Monte Carlo calculation code based on a probabilistic methodology. By coparing both results, it was concluded that the module PEACO has excellent capability for evaluating highly accurate effective cross sections. Also it was proved that the use of a new fine group cross section library set (next generation set), reflecting behavior of cross sections of structural materials, such as Fe and O, in the fast neutron energy region, is indispensable for attaining a better agreement within 1% between both calculation methods. Also, for production of a next generation set of group cross sections, the code NJOY97.V107 was added to the group cross section production system and both front and end processing parts were prepared. This system was utilized to produce the new 70 group JFS-3 library using the evaluated nuclear data library JENDL-3.2. Furthermore, to confirm the capability of this new group cross section production system, the above new JFS-3 library was applied to core performance analysis of ZPPR-9 core with a 2-dim RZ homogeneous model and analysis of heterogeneous cells of ZPPR-9 core by using the deterministic method. Also the analysis using the code MVP was performed. Bycoaparison of both results the following conclusion has been derived; the deterministic method, with the PEACO module for resonance cross sections, contributes to improve accuracy of predicting reaction rate distributions and Na void reactivity in fast reactor cores. And it ...

Evaluation of critical bucklings of light-water moderated low enriched UO cores by the variable loading method

Nakajima, Ken;

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 30(11), p.1175 - 1179, 1993/11

https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.30.1175

no abstracts in English

Study on uncertainty quantification induced by elastic scattering angle distribution in continuous energy Monte-Carlo calculation based on maximum entropy method

Maruyama, Shuhei; Yamamoto, Akio*; Endo, Tomohiro*

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English