Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry
A model of the FiR 1 Triga Mk-II reactor has been previously generated for the Serpent Monte Carlo reactor physics and burnup calculation code. In the current article, this model is validated by comparing the predicted reaction rates of nickel and manganese at 9 different positions in the reactor to...
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| description | A model of the FiR 1 Triga Mk-II reactor has been previously generated
for the Serpent Monte Carlo reactor physics and burnup calculation code. In the current
article, this model is validated by comparing the predicted reaction rates of nickel and
manganese at 9 different positions in the reactor to measurements. In addition, track-length
estimators are implemented in Serpent 2.1.18 to increase its performance in dosimetry
calculations. The usage of the track-length estimators is found to decrease the reaction rate
calculation times by a factor of 7–8 compared to the standard estimator type in Serpent, the
collision estimators. The differences in the reaction rates between the calculation and the
measurement are below 20%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-231762c3a523403c906d065ff2ec812a2022-12-21T20:05:28ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2016-01-011060301010.1051/epjconf/201610603010epjconf-ISRD2015_03010Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor DosimetryViitanen Tuomas0Leppänen Jaakko1VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandA model of the FiR 1 Triga Mk-II reactor has been previously generated for the Serpent Monte Carlo reactor physics and burnup calculation code. In the current article, this model is validated by comparing the predicted reaction rates of nickel and manganese at 9 different positions in the reactor to measurements. In addition, track-length estimators are implemented in Serpent 2.1.18 to increase its performance in dosimetry calculations. The usage of the track-length estimators is found to decrease the reaction rate calculation times by a factor of 7–8 compared to the standard estimator type in Serpent, the collision estimators. The differences in the reaction rates between the calculation and the measurement are below 20%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201610603010 |
| spellingShingle | Viitanen Tuomas Leppänen Jaakko Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry |
| title_full | Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry |
| title_fullStr | Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry |
| title_short | Validating the Serpent Model of FiR 1 Triga Mk-II Reactor by Means of Reactor Dosimetry |
| title_sort | validating the serpent model of fir 1 triga mk ii reactor by means of reactor dosimetry |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201610603010 |
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