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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.01.2012.502

CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR WHOLE-CORE MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS  

Martin, William R. (Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences University of Michigan)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.44, no.2, 2012 , pp. 151-160 More about this Journal
Abstract
The advantages for using Monte Carlo methods to analyze full-core reactor configurations include essentially exact representation of geometry and physical phenomena that are important for reactor analysis. But this substantial advantage comes at a substantial cost because of the computational burden, both in terms of memory demand and computational time. This paper focuses on the challenges facing full-core Monte Carlo for keff calculations and the prospects for Monte Carlo becoming a routine tool for reactor analysis.
Keywords
Monte Carlo Analysis; Full-core Reactor Analysis; Parallel Processing; Fission Source Acceleration; Hybrid Monte Carlo; Multiphysics Feedback; NEA Full-core Benchmark Problem;
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