Calculation of effective point kinetics parameters in the Serpent 2 Monte Carlo code

Jaakko Leppänen; Manuele Aufiero; Emil Fridman; Reuven Rachamin; Steven Van Der Marck

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2013.10.032

Calculation of effective point kinetics parameters in the Serpent 2 Monte Carlo code

Jaakko Leppänen, Manuele Aufiero, Emil Fridman, Reuven Rachamin, Steven Van Der Marck

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Abstract

This paper presents the methodology developed for the Serpent 2 Monte Carlo code for the calculation of adjoint-weighted reactor point kinetics parameters: effective generation time and delayed neutron fractions. The calculation routines were implemented at the Politecnico di Milano, and they are based on the iterated fission probability (IFP) method. The developed methodology is mainly intended for the modeling of small research reactor cores, and the results are validated by comparison to experimental data and MCNP5 calculations in 31 critical configurations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	272-279
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of Nuclear Energy
Volume	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2013.10.032
State	Published - 1 Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adjoint-weighted time constants
Effective delayed neutron fraction
Effective generation time
Monte Carlo
Serpent

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