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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.04.023

Validation of Serpent-SUBCHANFLOW-TRANSURANUS pin-by-pin burnup calculations using experimental data from the Temelín II VVER-1000 reactor  

Garcia, Manuel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology)
Vocka, Radim (UJV Rez a. s)
Tuominen, Riku (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.)
Gommlich, Andre (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology)
Leppanen, Jaakko (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.)
Valtavirta, Ville (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.)
Imke, Uwe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology)
Ferraro, Diego (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology)
Uffelen, Paul Van (Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
Milisdorfer, Lukas (CEZ a. s)
Sanchez-Espinoza, Victor (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.53, no.10, 2021 , pp. 3133-3150 More about this Journal
Abstract
This work deals with the validation of a high-fidelity multiphysics system coupling the Serpent 2 Monte Carlo neutron transport code with SUBCHANFLOW, a subchannel thermalhydraulics code, and TRANSURANUS, a fuel-performance analysis code. The results for a full-core pin-by-pin burnup calculation for the ninth operating cycle of the Temelín II VVER-1000 plant, which starts from a fresh core, are presented and assessed using experimental data. A good agreement is found comparing the critical boron concentration and a set of pin-level neutron flux profiles against measurements. In addition, the calculated axial and radial power distributions match closely the values reported by the core monitoring system. To demonstrate the modeling capabilities of the three-code coupling, pin-level neutronic, thermalhydraulic and thermomechanic results are shown as well. These studies are encompassed in the final phase of the EU Horizon 2020 McSAFE project, during which the Serpent-SUBCHANFLOW-TRANSURANUS system was developed.
Keywords
Monte Carlo neutron transport; Subchannel thermalhydraulics; Fuel-performance analysis; High-fidelity multiphysics; Pin-level burnup; VVER-1000;
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