The Serpent Monte Carlo code: Status, development and applications in 2013

Jaakko Leppänen; Maria Pusa; Tuomas Viitanen; Ville Valtavirta; Toni Kaltiaisenaho

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2014.08.024

The Serpent Monte Carlo code: Status, development and applications in 2013

Jaakko Leppänen (Corresponding Author), Maria Pusa, Tuomas Viitanen, Ville Valtavirta, Toni Kaltiaisenaho

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Abstract

The Serpent Monte Carlo reactor physics burnup calculation code has been developed at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland since 2004, and is currently used in over 100 universities and research organizations around the world. This paper presents the brief history of the project, together with the currently available methods and capabilities and plans for future work. Typical user applications are introduced in the form of a summary review on Serpent-related publications over the past few years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-150
Journal	Annals of Nuclear Energy
Volume	82
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2014.08.024
Publication status	Published - 2014
MoE publication type	A2 Review article in a scientific journal
Event	Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and Monte Carlo 2013, SNA + MC 2013. Pluri- and Trans-disciplinarity, Towards New Modeling and Numerical Simulation Paradigms - Paris, France Duration: 27 Oct 2013 → 31 Oct 2013

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Serpent
Monte Carlo
reactor physics
homogenization
burnup calculation

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