Definition of the neutronics benchmark of the NuScale-like core

Emil Fridman; Yurii Bilodid; Ville Valtavirta

doi:10.1016/j.net.2023.06.029

Definition of the neutronics benchmark of the NuScale-like core

Emil Fridman^*
, Yurii Bilodid
, Ville Valtavirta

^*Corresponding author for this work

BA4501 Reactor analysis

Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

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Abstract

This paper defines a 3D full core neutronics benchmark which is based on the NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) concept. The paper provides a detailed description of the NuScale-like core, a list of expected outputs, and a reference solution to the benchmark exercises obtained with the Monte Carlo code Serpent. The benchmark was developed in the framework of the Euratom McSAFER project and can be used for verification of computational chains dedicated to 3D full-core neutronics simulations of water cooled SMRs. The paper is supplemented with a digital data set to ease the modeling process.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3639-3647
Journal	Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Volume	55
Issue number	10
Early online date	17 Jun 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.06.029
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 945063.

Keywords

Benchmark
Monte Carlo
NuScale
Serpent
SMR

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