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MONTE CARLO DEPLETION UNDER LEAKAGE-CORRECTED CRITICAL SPECTRUM VIA ALBEDO SEARCH

  • Received : 2009.11.24
  • Accepted : 2010.05.04
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

While the deterministic lattice physics/depletion codes use leakage-corrected critical spectrum (although approximate due to the B1 buckling search employed), Monte Carlo depletion codes currently in use do not have such a feature in spite of their heterogeneity and continuous-energy modeling capability. This paper describes an approach to Monte Carlo depletion with leakage-corrected critical spectrum derived from first principles. This is based on the concept of albedo eigenvalue treated as weight of the reflected neutron in Monte Carlo simulation.

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