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Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Page 0
Fourier Analysis of Continuous Fractional Diffusion Synthetic Acceleration Schemes in Slab Geometry
Massimiliano Rosa (Penn State)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 6-15
A Flexible Linear Diffusion Acceleration to k-Eigenvalue Neutron Transport with SN Discontinuous Finite Element Method
Yaqi Wang (INL), Zachary Prince (INL), Logan Harbour (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 16-25
Analysis of Cell-Based Diffusion Acceleration for the Slice Balance Approach
Michael W. Hackemack (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 26-35
Anderson Acceleration Stability in NDA-Accelerated k-Eigenvalue Problems
Qicang Shen (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 36-45
Transient Analysis of a Micro-Reactor Using the DireWolf Code Suite
Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alex Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vincent Laboure (INL), Jackson Harter (INL), Adam Zabriskie (INL), Lise Charlot (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 48-57
XE-100 Modeling and Simulation for Neutronic Analysis in MCNP6.2
Austin Carter (INL), Travis Lange (INL), Paolo Balestra (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL), Sonat Sen (X-Energy), Raymond Wang (X-Energy)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 58-67
Multiphysics Analysis System for Heat Pipe Cooled Micro Reactors Employing PRAGMA-OpenFOAM-ANLHTP
Jaeuk Im (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Myung Jin Jeong (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Namjae Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Kyung Min Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 68-77
Stability Margin Analysis of the Holos-Quad Microreactor Design
Shai Kinast (Nuclear Research Center Negev), Claudio Filippone (HolosGen), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 78-86
Investigation of the Impact of Difference Between FRENDY and NJOY2016 on Neutronics Calculations
Michitaka Ono (Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan), Masayuki Tojo (Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan), Kenichi Tada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 88-96
The LLNL Nuclear Data Infrastructure for the GNDS Data Format
G. Gert (LLNL), M.A. Descalle (LLNL), C.M. Mattoon (LLNL), B.R. Beck (LLNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 97-106
Development of Nuclear Data Processing Code FRENDY Version 2
Kenichi Tada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya Univ.), Go Chiba (Hokkaido Univ.), Michitaka Ono (Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan), Masayuki Tojo (Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 107-116
Impacts of Processing Decisions on TNSL Cross Sections and Their Applications
Ali Dreyfuss (LLNL), Bret Beck (LLNL), Caleb Mattoon (LLNL), Peter Brown (LLNL), Scott McKinley (LLNL), Marie-Anne Descalle (LLNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 117-126
Comparative Critical Mass Calculations for NNL and ENDF/B-VIII.0 Zirconium Hydride Thermal Neutron Scattering Laws
J.L. Wormald (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J.C. Holmes (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), M.L. Zerkle (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 128-133
Constellation's Best Estimate Alternate Source Term Methodology Overview
B. Sarikaya (Constellation), J. Massari (Constellation), L. Wells (Constellation), S. Gardner (Constellation)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 134-138
Study of Effect of PWR Cold Leg Temperature Gradient on Reactor Core Condition
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. )
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 146-155
Comparisons of Nodal Diffusion and Whole-Core Transport Methods for Multiple Cycles of a Small Light Water Reactor
Jordan D. Rader (ORNL), Andrew T. Godfrey (ORNL), Aaron M. Graham (ORNL), Clayton D. Lietwiler (Holtec International), Hunter Smith (Holtec International), Malinda Saia (Holtec International)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 156-165
Determination of the Spent Fuel Decay Heat with the VERA Core Simulator
Marjan Kromar (Jožef Stefan Institute), Andrew T. Godfrey (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 166-175
VERA Neutronics High-Fidelity Benchmark for a Modern PWR Core Design
Andrew T. Godfrey (ORNL), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 176-187
Multigroup Cross Section Generation Capability in Griffin
Hansol Park (ANL), Changho Lee (ANL), Yeon Sang Jung (ANL), Yaqi Wang (INL), Olin Calvin (INL), Javier Ortensi (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 190-200
Implementation of Hybrid Finite Element Method Based Transport Solver in Griffin
Yeon Sang Jung (ANL), Yaqi Wang (INL), Changho Lee (ANL), Hansol Park (ANL), Javier Ortensi (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 201-209
MOOSE Framework Enhancements for Meshing Reactor Geometries
Emily Shemon (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Yeon Sang Jung (ANL), Scott Richards (ANL), Aaron Oaks (ANL), Shikhar Kumar (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 210-220
Physics Demonstration and Verification of MOOSE Framework Reactor Module Meshing Capabilities
S. Kumar (ANL), K. Mo (ANL), E. Shemon (ANL), Y. Miao (ANL), N. Wozniak (ANL), Y. S. Jung (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 221-231
High-Order Diamond Differencing Schemes for the Boltzmann Fokker-Planck Equation in 3D Cartesian Geometries
Charles Bienvenue (Polytechnique Montréal), Alain Hebert (Polytechnique Montréal)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 234-243
New Modelling Capabilities in IDT
Francesco Filiciotto (CEA), Emiliano Masiello (CEA), Sandrine Lapuerta-Cochet (CEA), Roland Lenain (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 244-253
On the Effect of Scalar Flux Weighting of Linearly Anisotropic Scattering Matrices in Few-Group Transport Calculations
B. Babcsány (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), Z. I. Böröczki (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), J. E. Maróti (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), M. Szieberth (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 254-263
First-Collision Source Treatment for Ray Effect Mitigation in Discrete-Ordinate Radiation Transport Solutions
A. Christensen (LLNL), A. Kunen (LLNL), J. Loffeld (LLNL), P. Brown (LLNL), R. Vega (LLNL), M. Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), M. Ishii (LLNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 264-273
3D Spherical Functional Expansion Tallies in Serpent 2 Monte Carlo Code
Ana Jambrina (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Jaakko Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 276-283
Implementation and Testing of the GPT Sensitivities in TRIPOLI-4®
A. Jinaphanh (CEA), C. Carabajal (CEA), A. Zoia (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 284-293
Optimization of Particle Tracking Methods for Stochastic Media
Hunter Belanger (CEA), Coline Larmier (CEA), Davide Mancusi (CEA), Andrea Zoia (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 294-303
Particle Transport in Markov Stochastic Mixtures with Spatial Gradients
Mikolaj Adam Kowalski (CEA), Coline Larmier (CEA), Johan Durand (CEA), Sebastien Lemaire (CEA), Andrea Zoia (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 304-313
Status of the OECD/NEA Watts Bar Unit 1 Benchmark and Calculations of Local Reactor Core Power Data of the Zero Power Physics Tests
T. Albagami (NCSU), P. Rouxelin (NCSU), S. Palmtag (NCSU), M. Avramova (NCSU), K. Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 316-325
Whole Core Analysis of OECD/NEA TVA-WB1 Benchmark Exercise 1 Using Continuous-Energy Monte Carlo Code MVP with JENDL-4.0u and ENDF/B-VII.0
Motomu Suzuki (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 326-335
OECD/NEA MPCMIV Benchmark -- Preliminary Fuel Performance Results
Quentin Faure (NCSU), Gregory Delipei (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 336-345
Investigation of the OECD/NEA PWR MOX/Uo2 Core Transient Benchmark Using a Coupled Whole Core Pin-by-Pin Route in WIMS
Alan Charles (Jacobs), Magda Stefanowska (Jacobs), Jean Lavarenne (Jacobs), Brendan Tollit (Jacobs), Peter Smith (Jacobs)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 346-355
A Preconceptual Design of an Inverted Stable-Salt Reactor
Cihang Lu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 358-367
Neutronic Design and Fuel Cycle Analysis of a Fluoride Salt-Cooled High Temperature Reactor (FHR)
Zuolong Zhu (Ohio State), Dean Wang (Ohio State)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 368-377
Fast Modular Reactor Nuclear Design Parameters of Fuel Cycle and Power Distributions
Darrin Leer (General Atomics), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics), John Bolin (General Atomics), Alexander Dheming (General Atomics), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics), Ron Faibish (General Atomics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 378-387
Initital Development of a Generic Fluoride Salt-Cooled Reactor Model
Robert F. Kile (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), Steven E. Skutnik (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 388-397
Development and Benchmarking of Transient Nodal Code SIMULATE5-K Neutron Kinetics Solver
Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik Scandpower)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 400-409
ANTARES: A New IRSN Computational Chain for Safety Analysis
F. Dubois (IRSN), M. Forestier (IRSN), G. Girault (IRSN), J.C. Jaboulay (IRSN), F. Jacq (IRSN), A. Sargeni (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 410-419
Thermal Feedback Coupling in a Transient Monte Carlo High-Order/Low-Order Scheme
Miriam A. Kreher (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 420-429
Transient MOC with Frequency Transform and DSA on Unstructured Mesh
Gavin Ridley (MIT), Logan Harbour (INL), Benoit Forget (MIT), Derek Gaston (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 430-439
Evaluation of the GaAs Displacement Damage Metric Using Updated Nuclear Data
Nicholas Asper (Univ. Texas, Austin), Bill Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Patrick J. Griffin (Sandia)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 442-451
Thermal Scattering Law for Structure-Dependent-Doppler Broadening in FLASSH
J.P.W. Crozier (NCSU), N.C. Fleming (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 452-461
FLASSH 1.0: Thermal Scattering Law Evaluation and Cross Section Generation for Reactor Physics Applications
N.C. Fleming (NCSU), C.A. Manring (NCSU), B.K. Laramee (NCSU), J.P.W. Crozier (NCSU), E. Lee (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 462-471
Development of a Phonon-Based Sampling Method for Thermal Neutron Scattering Data
Amelia Trainer (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 472-481
Linear Source Method of Characteristics in HELIOS2
Charles A. Wemple (Studsvik Scandpower), Rodolfo M. Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 484-492
Performance Enhancement of Planar MOC Calculation in Hexagonal Geometries by Assembly-Wise Domain Decomposition
Seongchan Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 493-502
Neutron Diffusion Calculation in Heterogeneous Geometry Based on Local/Global Iteration Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
Masato Ito (Nagoya Univ.), Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya Univ.), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Yoshitada Masaoka (Nuclear Fuel Industries), Yasuhiro Kodama (Nuclear Fuel Industries), Hiroaki Nagano (Nuclear Fuel Industries)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 503-512
Reduced-Order Modeling of Neutron Transport Separated in Energy by Minimax Proper Generalized Decomposition
Kurt Dominesey (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Wei Ji (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 513-522
Predicting Deviations in Ex-Core Detector Response in Krško NPP During an Earthquake with Monte Carlo Neutron Transport Methods
T. Goričanec (Jožef Stefan Institute), A. Kavčič (Krško Nuclear Power Plant), M. Kromar (Jožef Stefan Institute), B. Krajnc (Krško Nuclear Power Plant), L. Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 524-533
SERPENT 2 and TRIPOLI-4 Neutronics Benchmarking of the Jules Horowitz Reactor
Jussi Peltonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), David Blanchet (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 534-543
Variance Reduction Techniques for Monte Carlo Neutron Noise Simulations
Hunter Belanger (CEA), Davide Mancusi (CEA), Andrea Zoia (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 544-553
General Overview of Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation at CEA/DES/IRESNE Supporting Safety, Operating and Development of Nuclear Reactors and Facilities
Claire Vaglio-Gaudard (CEA), Isabelle Ramiere (CEA), Nathalie Seiler (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 556-565
Development of a Calculation Framework Coupling Monte Carlo Neutronics, Subchannel Thermal-Hydraulics and 1.5D Fuel Thermo-Mechanics
Heikki Suikkanen (LUT Univ.), Ville Rintala (LUT Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 566-575
Low Level Coupling Scheme Between Neutronics and Thermal-Hydraulics Based on Anderson Acceleration
Robin Delvaux (CEA), Cyril Patricot (CEA), Ansar Calloo (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 576-585
Coupling of nTRACER to COBRA-TF for Full Core High-Fidelity Analysis of VVERs
Marianna Papadionysiou (Paul Scherrer Institute), Kim Seongchan (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Mathieu Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute), Alexander Vasiliev (Paul Scherrer Institute), Hakim Ferroukhi (Paul Scherrer Institute), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institute), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 586-595
Conceptual Design of Inverted Core Lead Bismuth Eutectic Fast Reactor for Marine Applications
Muhammad Farid Khandaq (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Tung Dong Cao Nguyen (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Eun Jeong (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 598-605
Feasibility of Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Fast Reactor with Fuel Shuffling Strategy
Tung Dong Cao Nguyen (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 606-614
LMFR Design and Optimization Methodology
Khaldoon A. Al-Dawood (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 615-624
Coupled Neutronic-Thermal-Hydraulic Simulations of the European SFR Core
B. Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), F. Álvarez Velarde (CIEMAT), J. Bodi (Paul Scherrer Institute), A. Charles (Jacobs), E. Fridman (HZDR), J. Krepel (Paul Scherrer Institute), J. Lavarenne (Jacobs), K. Mikityuk (Paul Scherrer Institute), E. Nikitin (HZDR), A. Ponomarev (Paul Scherrer Institute), B. Tollit (Jacobs)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 625-634
Simulation of Peach Bottom Turbine Trip Transients TT1, TT2 and TT3 with SIMULATE-3K
Chris Henry (Constellation), Gerardo M. Grandi (Studsvik), Boyan D. Ivanov (Constellation)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 636-645
Simulation of Peach Bottom Turbine Trip Transient with RETRAN-3D Using BXFGEN
Phillip Gorman (Zachry Nuclear Engineering), Taylor Blyth (Zachry Nuclear Engineering), Darian King (Zachry Nuclear Engineering), Michael Howard (Zachry Nuclear Engineering), Chris Henry (Constellation), Boyan D. Ivanov (Constellation)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 646-655
Development of the TREAT M2 Experiment as a Transient Benchmark
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 656-665
Bayesian Estimation of Cross-Section and Errors of Experiment and Calculation for Accurate Prediction of Neutronic Characteristics
Satoshi Takeda (Osaka Univ.), Takanori Kitada (Osaka Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 668-676
On the Characterization of Biases Arising from Methods and Approximations Used for Sensitivity Analyses
A. Jiménez-Carrascosa (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), N. García-Herranz (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), O. Cabellos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 677-686
Optimizing Group Structures Using Hierarchical Division
Andrew Till (LANL), Nathan Gibson (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 687-696
Analytical Benchmark Solution for 1-D Neutron Transport Coupled with Thermal Conduction and Material Expansion
David P. Griesheimer (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Gabriel Kooreman (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 697-706
Investigations About Iso-Geometric Analysis for Self-Shielding Calculations with the Subgroup Method
Matthias H. Nezondet (Univ. Fukui), Willem F.G van Rooijen (Univ. Fukui)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 714-723
Parallel Transport Sweeps on Two-Dimensional Cartesian and Hexagonal Grids
Atyab A. Calloo (Polytechnique Montreal), Alain Hebert (Polytechnique Montreal)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 724-732
Energy Depostion in STREAM with Photon Transport
Nhan Nguyen Trong Mai (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Kyeongwon Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Woonghee Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Tuan Quoc Tran (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Siarhei Dzianisau (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Yunki Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 733-742
Application of Linear Prolongation to Coarse Mesh Finite Difference Acceleration in CASMO5
Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower), Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 743-752
Generation of Group Constants at GRS for the Rostov-2 Benchmark
Romain Henry (GRS), Yann Périn (GRS), Anton Travleev (GRS)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 754-763
Native Natural Circulation in VERA
Nicholas F. Herring (Univ. Michigan), Benjamin S. Collins (Univ. Texas, Austin), Thomas J. Downar (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 764-773
Quantification of the Importance of the Modeling Fidelity in the Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty Analysis
Gregory K. Delipei (NCSU), Agustin Abarca (NCSU), Pascal Rouxelin (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 774-783
Extension of the High-Resolution Thermal-Hydraulics Code ESCOT to Hexagonal Core Geometries for Multi-Physics Calculations
Jorge Gonzalez-Amoros (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Seongchan Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 784-793
Control Rod Modeling in Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Reactors
Timothy M. Kiefer (NCSU), William C. Dawn (NCSU), Khaldoon Al-Dawood (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 796-803
Application of Monte Carlo Code Shift for MSBR Dose Rate Calculations
Yan Cao (ANL), Eva E. Davidson (ORNL), Benjamin R. Betzler (ORNL), Bo Feng (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 804-813
Activation of Lead Coolant in Westinghouse Lead Fast Reactor
Alex Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), F. Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), C. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), M. Ickes (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 814-823
Stability Analysis of a One-Dimensional Multiphysics Model of a Molten Salt Fast Reactor
Maximilian Kraus (Technische Univ. Dresden), Marco Viebach (Technische Univ. Dresden), Carsten Lange (Technische Univ. Dresden), Antonio Hurtado (Institute of Power Engineering)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 824-833
Using Griffin's Transmutation Solver to Calculate Radiation Damage
Micah Gale (INL), Olin Calvin (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 836-845
High-Order Accurate Solutions of the Point Kinetics Equations with the Spectral Deferred Correction Method
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 846-855
Variable Dynamic Mode Decomposition for Estimating Time Eigenvalues in Nuclear Systems
Ethan Smith (Univ. Notre Dame), Ilham Variansyah (Univ. Notre Dame), Ryan G. McClarren (Univ. Notre Dame)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 856-863
Initial Exploration of a Novel Transient Arrest System Involving Fuel Heating
Dean Price (INL), Micah Gale (INL), Mark Dehart (INL), Andrew Maile (INL), Joshua Peterson-Droogh (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 864-872
Nuclide Inventory Validation: Radiochemical Assay Data Quality and Modeling Challenges in Benchmark Models Development
Germina Ilas (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL), Jeffrey Delashmitt (ORNL), Joseph Giaquinto (ORNL), Cole Hexel (ORNL), Shalina Metzger (ORNL), Benjamin Roach (ORNL), Kayron Rogers (ORNL), Alex Zirakparvar (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 874-883
Impact of Fission Yield Covariance Matrices on Decay Heat Uncertainty Quantification with the DARWIN2 Package
M. Tiphine (CEA), V. Vallet (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 884-892
Testing Nuclear Data Libraries with Burnup for Reactor Applications
R. Ichou (IRSN), N. Leclaire (IRSN), L. Leal (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 893-902
Nuclear Data Uncertainty Quantification for the Nuclide Inventory of a Calvert Cliffs Spent Fuel Sample
F. Grimaldi (SCK-CEN), L. Fiorito (SCK-CEN), P. Romojaro (SCK-CEN), A. Hernandez-Solis (SCK-CEN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 903-912
Assessment of Nuclear Data Needs for Advanced Reactor Demonstrations: Application to the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE)
G. Palmiotti (INL), T. Cisneros (TerraPower), J. C. Gehin (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 914-923
Contributions to the IRPhEP Handbook Since PHYSOR 2018
John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA), Ian Hill (OECD NEA), Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Lori Scott (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 924-932
Formulation of the Density Eigenvalue Problem in Neutron Transport for Relevant Engineering Applications
N. Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), S. Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), P. Ravetto (Politecnico di Torino), P. Saracco (INFN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 933-942
Development of a High Fidelity Model of the CROCUS Experimental Reactor
Tom Mager (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Mathieu Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute), Carlo Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 946-956
Simulation of Neutron Noise in the Research Reactor AKR-2: Comparison Between a Discrete Ordinates and a Diffusion-Based Method
P. Vinai (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), A. Mylonakis (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), H. Yi (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), C. Demaziere (Chalmers Univ. of Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 957-966
Frequency-Domain vs Time-Domain SPN Equations to Simulate Neutron Noise
A. Carreño (Univ. Politècnica de València), A. Vidal-Ferràndiz (Univ. Politècnica de València), D. Ginestar (Univ. Politècnica de València), G. Verdú (Univ. Politècnica de València)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 967-976
Error Analysis of Numerical Methods for Thick Diffusive Neutron Transport Problems on Shishkin Mesh
Dean Wang (Ohio State)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 977-986
Setup and Verification of a SCALE/KENO Platform for Generic FHR Benchmark Calculations
Noah A. Walton (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Robert Crowder (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nader Satvat (Kairos Power), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), Fatih Sarikurt (Kairos Power), Richard Hernandez (Kairos Power)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 988-997
Zero Power Experiment for Molten Salt Reactor -- Code Verification and Validation Request
A. Detkina (Univ. Liverpool), D. Litskevich (Univ. Liverpool), M. Drury (Univ. Liverpool), B. Merk (Univ. Liverpool)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 998-1006
Impact of Nuclear Data Covariance Libraries on Uncertainty Quantification of Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor Simulation
I. Trivedi (INL), K. Zeng (NCSU), J. Hou (NCSU), N. Stauff (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1007-1016
Sensitivity Analyses of a Homogeneous Model and a RZ Model of the MYRRHA Reactor in its Critical Configuration
Ciro Alfonso (SCK-CEN), Pablo Romojaro (SCK-CEN), Luca Fiorito (SCK-CEN), Augusto Hernandez-Solis (SCK-CEN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1017-1026
Evaluating the X2 Initial Core Zero Power Physics Tests with Serpent-Ants
Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Unna Lauranto (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Antti Rintala (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1028-1037
Feynman-α Analysis Using BGO Gamma-Ray Detector in UTR-KINKI Reactor
Masaki Goto (Kindai Univ.), Tadafumi Sano (Kindai Univ.), Kunihiro Nakajima (Kindai Univ.), Takashi Kanda (Kindai Univ.), Atsushi Sakon (Kindai Univ.), Kengo Hashimoto (Kindai Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1038-1046
Validation of MPACT BWR Capabilities Against Critical Experiments
Yuxuan Liu (Univ. Michigan), Daniel Jabaay (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1047-1056
Simulation of SPND Beta-Current in AP1000 Core
Ruizhi Shao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yunzhao Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Fengwei Si (Sanmen Nuclear Power Co.), Tengfei Hao (Sanmen Nuclear Power Co.), Chao Du (Sanmen Nuclear Power Co.), Wan Chenghui (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wei Shen (Xi'an Jiaotong Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1057-1065
The Fast Neutron Source at UTK: A Project with Massimo Salvatores
V. Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), J. Pevey (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), A. Depillis (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), O. Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), S. Bogetic (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), W. Hines (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1068-1074
A Revisitation of the ENEA TAPIRO Fast Source Reactor Neutronic Capabilities.
S. Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), M. Carta (ENEA), N. Burgio (ENEA), V. Fabrizio (ENEA), L. Falconi (ENEA), V. Peluso (ENEA), A. Santagata (ENEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1075-1084
A Refined Assessment of Nuclear Data Target Accuracy Requirements for ALFRED
Donato Maurizio Castelluccio (ENEA), Giacomo Grasso (ENEA), Francesco Lodi (ENEA), Vincenzo Peluso (ENEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1085-1094
Status of the WPEC Subgroup 46 Efficient and Effective Use of Integral Experiments for Nuclear Data Validation
M. Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute), O. Cabellos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), G. Palmiotti (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1095-1104
Westinghouse Advanced Fuel Management Strategies Leveraging High Enrichment and High Burnup Fuel to Optimize PWR Economics
Ho Lam (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Arielle Konig (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Chris Wagener (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. )
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1106-1129
Transition Core Modeling for Extended Enriched, Accident Tolerant Fuel Using PARCS/Polaris
Muhammad Rizki Oktavian (Purdue), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Yunlin Xu (Purdue)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1130-1139
Reactor Physics Benchmark of Westinghouse PWR Core Design Suite for High Burnup/High Enrichment Fuel -- Part I: Pin and Lattice
Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), Gary Mangham (Westinghouse Electric Co.), David Salazar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mykola Boychenko (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1140-1151
Reactor Physics Benchmark of Westinghouse PWR Core Design Suite for High Burnup/High Enrichment Fuel -- Part II: 2D and 3D Core Simulations
Gary Mangham (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), David A. Salazar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mykola Boychenko (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1152-1164
PWR Loading Pattern Optimization with Reinforcement Learning
Paul Seurin (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1166-1175
Parallel Simulated Annealing with Embedded Machine Learning and Multifidelity Models for Reactor Core Design
William Gurecky (ORNL), Ben Collins (ORNL), Paul Laiu (ORNL), Tara Pandya (ORNL), Quincy Huhn (TAMU), Dave Kropaczek (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1176-1185
Group Structure Selection with Random Forests
Vishnu Nair (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL), Andrew Till (LANL), Nathan Gibson (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1186-1195
Extension of the PINN Diffusion Model to k-eigenvalue Problems
Mohamed H. Elhareef (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1196-1205
PN Source Expansion Nodal Method in MPACT for Boiling Water Reactors
Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1214-1223
Precise 3D Reactor Core Calculation Using Spherical Harmonics and Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods
Kenneth Assogba (CEA), Lahbib Bourhrara (CEA), Igor Zmijarevic (CEA), Grégoire Allaire (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1224-1233
The MPN Method: A New Angular Discretization Method Based on Piecewise Polynomial Interface Fluxes
Matteo Falabino (CEA), Daniele Sciannandrone (CEA), Emiliano Masiello (CEA), Jean-François Vidal (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1234-1243
Investigaton of Methods for Targeted Search of Dominant Higher Modes in Subcritical Systems
Ádám Aranyosy (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), Mate Szieberth (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1244-1253
Analytic Error Analysis of Cross Section Interpolation Methods in Nodal Diffusion Codes-I: Theory
Thomas Folk (Univ. Michigan), Siddhartha Srivastava (Univ. Michigan), Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Krishna Garikipati (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1256-1265
Analytic Error Analysis of Cross Section Interpolation Methods in Nodal Diffusion Codes-II: Numerical Results
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1266-1275
POLCA8 -- Modelling of Cross Section Variations Inside Hexagonal Assemblies
Sten-Orjan Lindahl (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Antonios Mylonakis (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1276-1285
Sensitivity Analysis of Homogenized Cross Sections in AP1000 Lattices
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Thomas Folk (Univ. Michigan), Siddhartha Srivastava (Univ. Michigan), Krishna Garikipati (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1286-1295
Rapid Depletion Analysis of Flowing-Pebble Reactor Systems at Equilibrium Using SCALE
S. E. Skutnik (ORNL), F. Bostelmann (ORNL), W.A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1298-1307
Hyper-Fidelity Depletion Coupled with Discrete Pebble Motion in Pebble Bed Reactors
Yves Robert (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1308-1317
Verification of AGREE and Serpent for the Steady State HTR-10 Benchmark Problems
Kaitlyn Barr (Univ. Michigan), Volkan Seker (Univ. Michigan), Jin Li (Univ. Michigan), Andrew Ward (Univ. Michigan), Thomas Downar (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1318-1327
Transient Convective Delayed Neutron Precursors of 235U for the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment
Kyoung O. Lee (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), Benjamin S. Collins (ORNL), Zack Taylor (ORNL), Aaron M. Graham (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1328-1337
Particle Swarm Optimization for Group Structure Optimization for Radiotherapy Shielding
Oluwadamilola Fasina (LANL), Thomas Saller (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1340-1350
Calculation of Neutron Flux Spectra of the VVER-1000 Mock-up Shielding Benchmark with Monte Carlo Code MCS Utilizing Mesh-Based Weight Window
Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Nhan Nguyen Trong Mai (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Yunki Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1351-1360
An Iron Evaluation Story: From TALYS Model Parameters to Validation on the ASPIS Benchmark with the Monte Carlo Code TRIPOLI-4®
Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge), Jean-Christophe Sublet (IAEA), Cedric Jouanne (CEA), Arjan Koning (IAEA), Dimitri Rochman (PSI)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1361-1370
Benchmarking of ENDF/B-VIII.0 Cross Sections for LWR Ex-Core Transport Applications
Greg A. Fischer (Westinghouse Electric Co. )
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1371-1375
Optimization of the Deep Neural Network Parameters for Generating Homogenized Fuel Assembly Data for Nodal Codes
Korawit Saeju (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Siarhei Dzianisau (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Muhammad Farid Khandaq (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1378-1387
Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimisation of the Few-Group Structure for Lead Fast Reactors Analysis
M. Massone (Karlsruher Institut for Technologie), N. Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), G.F. Nallo (Politecnico di Torino), S. Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), P. Ravetto (Politecnico di Torino), D. Valerio (Politecnico di Torino)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1388-1397
Quantification of Neural Networks Uncertainties with Applications to SAFARI-1 Axial Neutron Flux Profiles
Lesego E. Moloko (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), Pavel M. Bokov (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), Xu Wu (NCSU), Kostadin N. Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1398-1407
The Virtual Test Bed (VTB) Repository: A Library of Multiphysics Reference Reactor Models Using NEAMS Tools
G. Giudicelli (INL), C. Permann (INL), D. Gaston (INL), B. Feng (ANL), A. Abou-Jaoude (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1410-1419
Coupling Coarse-Mesh CFD with Fine-Mesh CFD for Modeling for Molten-Salt Reactors in the Virtual Test Bed (VTB)
M. Tano (INL), R. Freile (TAMU), J. Fang (ANL), A. Abou-Jaoude (INL), D. Shaver (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1420-1429
Coupled Monte Carlo and Thermal-Hydraulics Modeling of a Prismatic Gas Reactor Fuel Assembly Using Cardinal
A.J. Novak (ANL), D. Andrs (INL), P. Shriwise (ANL), D. Shaver (ANL), P.K. Romano (ANL), E. Merzari (Penn State), P. Keutelian (Radiant Industries)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1430-1439
Initial Study on Cross-Section Generation Requirements for a PBR Equilibrium Core
Javier Ortensi (INL), Paolo Balestra (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1440-1453
Development and Verification of the pyIsoDep Depletion Package for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Vigneshwar Manickam (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1456-1465
Development of Fast-Running Eighth Core Nodal Solution
Akinori Giho (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Byron R. Frank (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1466-1473
Nuclide Inventory Characterization of EBR-II MOX Fuel Test Pins
John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Chad L. Pope (Idaho State), Andrew S. Chipman (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1474-1483
Rossi-α Measurements on a System Consisting of Weapons Grade Plutonium Moderated by Polyethylene
George McKenzie (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Travis Grove (LANL), Alex McSpaden (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1484-1493
Demonstration of MOOSE-Based Griffin Reactor Physics Code for Heterogeneous Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Analysis
Colin Brennan (Univ. Texas, Austin), Hansol Park (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1494-1503
MCS Solutions for the TVA Watts Bar Unit 1 Multi-Physics Depletion Benchmark
Muhammad Imron (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Tung Dong Cao Nguyen (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1504-1513
An Influence of Manufacturing Tolerances on Pin-Cell k-infinity of MOX Fuel Using Data from the FUBILA Experiment Program
Fujita Tatsuya (Nuclear Regulation Authority)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1514-1523
Inferring Small-Sample-Reactivity Worth from Oscillation Experiment with Auto-Corrected Local Flux
Paul Ferney (CEA), Romain Boffy (CEA), Guillaume Truchet (CEA), Benoit Geslot (CEA), Jean-Marc Palau (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1524-1533
Multiphysics FISPACT-II and TENDL-2019 Simulation: Neutron-Induced Damage Metrics
Jean-Christophe Sublet (IAEA), Mark Gilbert (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1534-1543
Approach to Nuclear Criticality in IAN-R1 Research Reactor
Jose A. Sarta Fuentes (Pontificia Univ. Javeriana), Luis A. Castiblanco B. (Technology and Nuclear Science)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1544-1549
Development of a High-Fidelity Multi-Cycle Model of the Nuscale Small Modular Reactor Using VERA
Una Baker (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Marisol Garrouste (Univ. Michigan), Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Gabriel J. Soto (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1550-1559
Sensitivity Analysis of Small Modular Reactor mPower with ATHLET
Heliang Wang (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Xiang Wang (Harbin Engineering Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1560-1569
Development of keff in the Unfolding Process of the LOTUS Reactor Design
Yantao Luo (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Tian Zhang (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Xiang Wang (Harbin Engineering Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1570-1579
New Capabilities of the MORET 6 Monte Carlo Neutron Transport Code
W. Monange (IRSN), A. Bardelay (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1580-1590
Development of a Three-Dimensional APOLLO3® Neutrons Deterministic Scheme for the CABRI Reactor
Tommy Coissieux (CEA), Julien Politello (CEA), Claire Vaglio-Gaudard (CEA), Timothée Kooyman (CEA), Karim Ammar (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1601-1610
Coupling TRACE with Nodal Neutronics Code Ants Using the Exterior Communications Interface and VTT's Multi-Physics Driver Cerberus
R. Tuominen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), R. Komu (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), V. Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1611-1619
Comparison and Investigation of Production of Specific Nuclides by Different Fission Yield Data
Ryosuke Shibano (Osaka Univ.), Hirochika Tanaka (Osaka Univ.), Masato Ohara (Osaka Univ.), Satoshi Takeda (Osaka Univ.), Takanori Kitada (Osaka Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1620-1626
Error Analysis of a Hybrid Control Drum Worth Model
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Shai Kinast (Nuclear Research Center Negev), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1627-1636
Phase I Specifications and Preliminary Sensitivity Analyses of the OECD-NRC Liquid Metal Fast Reactor Core Thermal-Hydraulics Benchmark
David Holler (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Cole Takasugi (NCSU), Rodolfo Vaghetto (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1637-1646
Thermal Performance Sensitivity to Radial Power Flattening Considerations in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1647-1656
An Economics-By-Design Approach to a Radiant Integrated Thermophotovoltaic Microreactor System
Naiki Kaffezakis (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1657-1666
Reactivity Initiated Accident Uncertainty Quantification for Fuel Assembly with Subchannel Code
Awais Zahur (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Jinsu Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Alexey Cherezov (Paul Scherrer Institute), Yunki Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1667-1676
Studsvik R2 Materials Test Reactor Ad Hoc Depletion Strategy for the Derivation of the Fuel Isotopic Composition of the MPCMIV Benchmark
L. Giaccardi (NINE), S. Di Pasquale (NINE), S. Dulla (NINE), M. Cherubini (NINE), A. Petruzzi (NINE)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1677-1686
High-Burnup Isotopics Bias and Uncertainty Estimations for LANCR02
Joshua P. Finch (Global Nuclear Fuel), John Hannah (Global Nuclear Fuel)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1687-1696
Exponential Time Differencing Scheme for Mass Transport and Depletion in Molten Salt Reactors
Zack Taylor (ORNL), Benjamin S. Collins (ORNL), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1697-1705
An IIPG-Based Finite Element Framework in MOOSE for Modeling Fiber Reinforced Composite Failure Governed by Extrinsic Cohesive Laws
R. Liu (INL), W. Jin (INL), L. Harbour (INL), F. Kong (INL), C. Permann (INL), D. Gaston (INL), R. Podgorney (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1706-1715
Study of Recirculating Liquid Fuel in a 1D Critical Stationary System
Mathis Caprais (Univ. Paris-Saclay), Daniele Tomatis (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1716-1725
Putting Multipoint Kinetics to the Test: Preliminary Analysis of the MUSE-4 Experiment with APOLLO3
Giorgio Valocchi (CEA), Jean Tommasi (CEA), Jean-François Lebrat (CEA), Frederic Mellier (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1726-1734
Deterministic Modelling of the SPERT IV Reactor Transients Using the Multi-Physics Capability of WIMS
Thomas Postlethwaite (HMS Sultan), Brendan Tollit (Jacobs), Peter Smith (Jacobs), Alan Charles (Jacobs)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1735-1744
Recent Progress on the APOLLO3® Calculation Scheme for the FLUOLE2 Experiment
Romain Bertonazzi (CEA), Karim Ammar (CEA), Nicolas Gerard-Castaing (CEA), Stéphane Bourganel (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1745-1754
Historical Review and Proof-of-Concept Future Method Demonstration of Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Nuclear Engineering for Increased Fidelity and Computational Efficiency
Kristin Stolte (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1755-1764
Analysis of Near-Field and Far-Field Aerosol Dispersion for Microreactors
Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical), Adam Stein (Breakthrough Institute), Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1765-1773
Continuous Removal of Fission Products from Molten-Salt-Fueled Reactors
Rolland Johnson (Muons), Bruce McNamara (PNNL), Thomas J. Roberts (Muons), R. Bruce Vogelaar (Virginia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1774-1783
Verification of the LOTUS Code with C5G7 Benchmark
Dzianis Litskevich (Univ. Liverpool), Sebastian Davies (Univ. Liverpool), Anna Detkina (Univ. Liverpool), Bruno Merk (Univ. Liverpool)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1784-1791
Modeling of the TRIGA IPR-R1 Research Reactor with the Serpent2/RINNOVO Nodal Core Analysis Package
Wilker Santos (CDTN / CNEN-MG), Petri Forslund Guimarães (GuimaSoft Computing), Daniel Campolina (CDTN / CNEN - MG), Erwin Müller (CompuSim), Graiciany de Paula Barros (CDTN / CNEN-MG), André Campagnole Santos (CDTN / CNEN-MG)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1792-1801
Development of a High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Coupling Between MCNP6.2 and CTF4.0 for VVER Applications
Yesim Kutlu (NCSU), Pascal Rouxelin (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1802-1811
Neutronics and Thermal-Hydraulics Simulation of Generic Pebble-Bed Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor (gFHR)
Jin Li (Univ. Michigan), Shai Kinast (Nuclear Research Center Negev), Volkan Seker (Univ. Michigan), Nader Satvat (Kairos Power), Dan O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Thomas Downar (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1812-1821
Benchmark Evaluation of One Dimensional Array of HEU Moderated and Reflected by Lucite
Igor Lengar (Jožef Stefan Institute), Domen Kotnik (Jožef Stefan Institute), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Travis Grove (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1822-1831
NucMesh: Nuclear Reactor Geometry Creation and Mesh Generation Module in NEMoSys
Seth Pemberton (Illinois Rocstar), Alessandro Gondolo (Illinois Rocstar)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1832-1841
Alternative Analysis of the MINERVE ZPR Oscillation Experiments
Guy Shtotland (Israel Atomic Energy Commmision), Assaf Kolin (Nuclear Research Center Negev ), Benoit Geslot (CEA), Patrick Blaise (CEA), Nir Kastin (Nuclear Research Center Negev )
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1842-1853
Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of PWR Spent Fuel Observables to Operational and Model Parameters
P. Romojaro (SCK CEN), K. Ambrožič (Jožef Stefan Institute), D. Čalič (Jožef Stefan Institute), L. Fiorito (SCK CEN), K. Govers (Federaal Agentschap voor Nucleaire Controle), A. Hernandez-Solis (SCK CEN), B. Kos (Jožef Stefan Institute), P. Schillebeeckx (European Commission), A. Stankovskiy (SCK CEN), G. Žerovnik (Jožef Stefan Institute), M. Kromar (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1854-1863
Thermal Neutron Scattering Cross Sections for Amorphous Carbon
T. Ahmed (NCSU), N.C. Fleming (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1864-1873
Development of a Point Kinetics Subroutine for Molten Salt Reactors in RELAP5-3D
John R. Ross (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kyzer Gerez (Univ. Texas, Austin), Y.J. Choi (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1874-1882
Power Distribution Estimation Method for SMR Using Ex-Core Detectors: Experimental Demonstration by Plural Control Rod Patterns at KUCA
Rei Kimura (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions), Tadafumi Sano (Kindai Univ.), Yuki Nakai (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions ), Atsushi Sakon (Kindai Univ.), Satoshi Wada (Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions ), Kunihiro Nakajima (Kindai Univ.), Takashi Kanda (Kindai Univ.), Masaki Goto (Kindai Univ.), Yoshiyuki Takahashi (Kyoto Univ.), Cheol Ho Pyeon (Kyoto Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1883-1892
Importance of 3-D SN Depletion in Non-Proliferation Using BSOLVE
Meng-Jen Wang (Univ. Utah), Glenn E. Sjoden (Univ. Utah), Tanner W. Hall (Univ. Utah)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1893-1902
Space-Dependent Calculation of the Multiplicity Moments for Shells
Imre Pázsit (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), Victor Dykin (Chalmers Univ. of Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1903-1912
Deployment of the HFIRCON Transport and Depletion Tool for Plutonium-238 Production Studies
D. Chandler (ORNL), C.R. Daily (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1913-1922
Development of the MCNP-ORIGEN Activation Automation tool
Roberto E. Fairhurst-Agosta (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Austin L. Carter (INL), Joshua L. Peterson-Droogh (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1923-1932
Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis and Data Assimilation for Verification of Dry Storage Cask Contents
Zi Liang Tan (Univ. Cambridge), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1933-1942
Neutronics Modeling of the Pulsed Plasma Rocket Reactor Using Rattlesnake
Jessica Williams (NCSU), Troy Howe (Howe Industries), Jason Hou (NCSU), Kan Ni (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1943-1952
Stereolithographic Geometry Model of the IBR-2M Experimental Facility
A. Talamo (ANL), Y. Gohar (ANL), Yu. N. Pepelyshev (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research), A. Vinogradov (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research), A. Bergeron (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1953-1962
Performance Improvements of the Windowed Multipole Formalism Using a Rational Fraction Approximation of the Faddeeva Function
Benoit Forget (MIT), Jiankai Yu (MIT), Gavin Ridley (MIT)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1963-1972
Design of a Neural Thermal Scattering (NeTS) Module for Hydrogen in Light Water
C.A. Manring (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1973-1982
A Unified Framework of Stabilized Finite Element Method for Solving the Boltzmann Transport Equation
Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Chao Fang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yifei Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Qingming He (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1983-1995
Stability Analysis of Monte Carlo Burnup Calculation Based on PWR Fuel Rods
Ziliang Zeng (Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology), Adrien Bidaud (CNRS), Davide Portinari (Institut Laue-Langevin)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1996-2005
Statistical Uncertainty of Fission Matrix Eigenvalues Using Perturbation Theory
Constantin Bénilan (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Adrien Bidaud (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Thomas Croisette (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Juliette Martin (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Laurent Chabert (TechnicAtome), Davide Portinari (Institut Laue-Langevin)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2006-2015
Proposal and Application of ROM-Lasso Method for Sensitivity Coefficient Evaluation
Ryota Katano (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2032-2041
A New Approach for Resonance Treatment of Doubly Heterogeneous Fuel Using the RSE Method
Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya Univ.), Satoshi Takeda (Osaka Univ.), Hiroki Koike (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kazuya Yamaji (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Koichi Ieyama (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Koji Asano (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2042-2051
Application of Constellation's Best Estimate Alternate Source Term Methodology
J. Massari (Constellation), B. Sarikaya (Constellation), L. Wells (Constellation), S. Gardner (Constellation)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2052-2055
Data Assimilation for Burnup Distribution of PWR with Three-Dimensional Variational Algorithm and Artificial Neutral Network
Lin Guo (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Chenghui Wan (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Hongchun Wu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wei Shen (Xi'an Jiaotong Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2062-2070
Overview of Recent SCALE Activities for Non-LWR Inventory and Decay Heat Analysis
William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), Robert Kile (ORNL), Austin Lo (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Alex Shaw (ORNL), Steve Skutnik (ORNL), Erik Walker (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2072-2081
Cell Dancoff-Based Embedded Self-Shielding Capability for Doubly Heterogeneous Particulate Fuels in SCALE/Polaris
Byoung-kyu Jeon (Univ. Michigan), Won Sik Yang (Univ. Michigan), Hansol Park (Univ. Michigan), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2082-2091
Neutronic Analysis of a PWR-Type SMR Core Using Duplex ThO2-UO2 in TRISO Fuel Particles
Jesús Rosales (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Juan-Luis François (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Carlos García (InSTEC)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2092-2101
Comparative Analysis of Energy Deposition Modes Available in Serpent 2 Within the Framework of the Supercritical Water Reactor -- Fuel Qualification Test Reactor Physics Benchmark
B. Babcsány (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), V. Giusti (Univ. Pisa), A. Moise (Institute for Nuclear Research), J. C. Chow (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2102-2111
High-Performance and High-Fidelity Monte Carlo Solutions to the BEAVRS Benchmark
Kyung Min Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Jaeuk Im (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Namjae Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2114-2123
Uncertainty Analysis for VERA Problem #2 Using the Cell-Code Condor v2.8.05
Diego Ferraro (INVAP S.E.), Eduardo Villarino (INVAP S.E.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2124-2133
Dancoff-Based Wigner-Seitz Approximation for the Subgroup Resonance Self-Shielding in the VERA Neutronics Simulator MPACT
Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Aaron M. Graham (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2134-2143
Transformational Challenge Reactor Design Characteristics
B.J. Ade (ORNL), B.R. Betzler (ORNL), A.J. Wysocki (ORNL), J.R. Weinmeister (ORNL), N.D. See (ORNL), P.K. Jain (ORNL), W.M. Kirkland (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL), B.D. Hiscox (ORNL), D.P. Schappel (ORNL), A. Talamo (ANL), A. Bergeron (ANL), C.J. Jesse (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2144-2153
Comprehensive Compilations of Computation Results and Validations for Neutronics Start-up Tests at China Experimental Fast Reactor
Jiwon Choe (KAERI), Chirayu Batra (IAEA), Vladimir Kriventsev (IAEA), Armando Gomez-Torres (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares), Alexander Levchenko (Simulation Systems), Batki Balint (Centre for Energy Research), Una Davis (Univ. Cambridge), Jong Hyuck Won (KAERI), Min Jae Lee (KAERI), Pierre Sciora (CEA), Kunhiraman Devan (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research), Taek K. Kim (ANL), Huo Xingkai (China Institute of Atomic Energy)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2156-2165
Simulation of CEFR Neutronic Start-up Tests with FENNECS
A. Seubert (GRS), Romain Henry (GRS)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2166-2175
TRIPOLI-4® Neutronics Calculations for IAEA-CRP Benchmark of CEFR Start-up Tests Using New Libraries JEFF-3.3 and ENDF/B-VIII
Yi-Kang Lee (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2176-2185
CEFR Simulation Using Diffusion Code System RAST-F
Tuan Quoc Tran (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Tung D.C. Nguyen (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2186-2194
Pellet Cladding Mechanical Interaction as a Potential Failure Mechanism During a Control Rod Drop Accident in a Boiling Water Reactor
Kyle A. Gamble (INL), Aysenur Toptan (INL), Pierre-Clement A. Simon (INL), Aaron Graham (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Moussa Mahgerefteh (Constellation)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2196-2204
Accelerated Coupled Monte Carlo-Thermal Hydraulic Calculations Using a Hybrid GTF-Diffusion-Based Prediction Block: First Results
Bailey Painter (Georgia Tech), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2216-2224
On-the-Fly Response Function Generation Method for Composite Coarse Mesh
Dingkang Zhang (Georgia Tech), Farzad Rahnema (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2225-2233
Rotational Symmetry Relation for Efficient Response Function Generation in the Coarse Mesh Transport Method COMET
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2234-2242
On the Novel 3-D Neutron Transport Kinetic tRAPID Algorithm and its Validation
Valerio Mascolino (Virginia Tech), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2243-2253
An Inline Burn-up Algorithm: Proposal and Preliminary Analysis
P. Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge), E. Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge), J. Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2256-2265
Study of Reference Burnup Steps Optimization in Fuel Segment Data File Generation for NEXUS/ANC9 Code System
Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), Mike Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2266-2274
Application of the bRapid Fission Matrix Burnup Methodology to the JSI TRIGA Mark II Research Reactor
Anze Pungercic (Jožef Stefan Institute), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2275-2284
An APEC-Corrected 2-D NEM Macroscopic Depletion Analysis of Partial MOX SMRs
Seongdong Jang (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2285-2294
Multiscale Thermal Hydraulic Coupling Methods for Boiling Water Reactor Simulation
Aaron Graham (ORNL), Benjamin Collins (ORNL), Bob Salko (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2296-2305
VERA BWR Progression Problems
Chase Lawing (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2306-2315
Preliminary Simulation Results of Peach Bottom Unit 2 Cycles 1 and 2 with MPACT
Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Andrew Ward (Univ. Michigan), Aaron Graham (ORNL), Benjamin Collins (ORNL), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2316-2325
Applicability of Neutronics Design Calculation Method for Axially Heterogeneous Core of RBWR (Resource-Renewable Boiling Water Reactor)
Kimihiro Yokoi (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Tetsushi Hino (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Kazuya Ishii (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Junichi Miwa (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Hideo Soneda (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Mikolaj Adam Kowalski (Univ. Cambridge), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Yuxuan Liu (Univ. Michigan), Yasunobu Nagaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2326-2335
Preliminary Experiment in a Graphite-Moderated Core to Avoid Full Mock-Up Experiment for the Future First Commercial HTGR
S. Okita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Fukaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), A. Sakon (Kindai Univ.), T. Sano (Kindai Univ.), Y. Takahashi (Kyoto Univ.), H. Unesaki (Kyoto Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2338-2346
Sockeye Validation Support Using the SPHERE Facility
Joshua Hansel (INL), Jeremy Hartvigsen (INL), Lander Ibarra (ANL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Bo Feng (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2347-2355
Validation of Serpent 2 Depletion Calculations Against Experimental Data from the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Irradiation Campaign
Tatiana Siaraferas (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2356-2364
Beta-Ray-Bremsstrahlung Contribution to the Delayed-Photoneutron Group for Heavy Water Reactor
Yanuar Ady Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Hemantika Sengar (Amity Univ., Noida), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2365-2374
Nuclear Data Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis on the Neutronics Study of the China Experimental Fast Reactor
Anayochukwu Njoku (SCK-CEN), Augusto Hernandez Solis (SCK-CEN), Luca Fiorito (SCK-CEN), Alexey Stankovskiy (SCK-CEN), Gert Van den Eynde (SCK-CEN), Pablo Romojaro (SCK-CEN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2376-2385
Evaluation of the Rod Worth Uncertainty from S-Curve for Neutronics Start-Up Tests at China Experimental Fast Reactor
Min Jae Lee (KAERI), Jong Hyuck Won (KAERI), Jiwon Choe (KAERI), Jae-Yong Lim (KAERI)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2386-2395
Self-Shielding Effect on the Calculation of Foil Reaction Rate for CEFR Benchmark
Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL), Michael Jarrett (TerraPower), T.K. Kim (ANL), Changho Lee (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2396-2405
Analysis of the Reactivity Effects Exercises of the Neutronics Benchmark of the CEFR Start-Up Tests
S. Di Pasquale (NINE), M. Cherubini (NINE), A. Petruzzi (NINE), V. Giusti (Univ. Pisa)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2406-2415
Predicting the Asymptotic State of Reactor Transients Using Supervised Learning
H. Tohver (Univ. Tartu), R. de Oliveira (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics), J. Pata (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics), M. Jeltsov (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2418-2427
Evolution of Fuel Cycle Reload Safety Analysis with Machine Learning -- Illustration on the Rod Ejection Accident
R. Spaggiari (Framatome), M. Segond (Framatome), L. Lefebvre (Framatome)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2428-2437
Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks to Solve a System of Coupled Nonlinear ODEs for a Reactivity Insertion Accident
Alexandra Akins (NCSU), Xu Wu (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2438-2447
Improving the Predictivity of a Steam Generator Clogging Numerical Model by Global Sensitivity Analysis and Bayesian Calibration Techniques
L. Lefebvre (Framatome), M. Segond (Framatome), R. Spaggiari (Framatome), L. Le Gratiet (EDF), E. Deri (EDF), B. Iooss (EDF), G. Damblin (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2448-2457
Monte Carlo Variance Reduction in MOOSE Stochastic Tools Module: Accelerating the Failure Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Technologies
Somayajulu L.N. Dhulipala (INL), Zachary M. Prince (INL), Andrew E. Slaughter (INL), Lynn B. Munday (INL), Wen Jiang (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Jason D. Hales (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2470-2479
Towards Multiphysics Simulations of Fusion Breeder Blankets
Helen Brooks (UKAEA), Stephen Dixon (UKAEA), Andrew Davis (UKAEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2480-2489
Spectrally-Resolved Electron Transport for Thermal Property Prediction
Jackson R. Harter (INL), Shuxiang Zhou (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Andrea Jokisaari (INL), P. Alex Greaney (Univ. California, Riverside)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2490-2499
Variance Analysis of the Coupling of Thermal-Hydraulics and Point Kinetics with Stochastic Noise Term Modeling Dynamic Monte Carlo Behavior for Later Use in GUARDYAN
Tamás Hajas (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), Gábor Tolnai (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), Dávid Légrády (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2502-2511
Improving the Variance in Monte Carlo Criticality Calculations with Adaptive Multilevel Splitting
Kévin Fröhlicher (IRSN), Eric Dumonteil (CEA), Loic Thulliez (CEA), Julien Taforeau (IRSN), Mariya Brovchenko (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2512-2521
Monte Carlo Source Convergence Acceleration with Multi-Group Inactive Cycles
Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge), Lee Morgan (AWE), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge), Paul Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2522-2529
Reactor Period Calculations by Monte Carlo Methods: Analysis of the SPERT III E-Core Reactivity Excursions
R. Hourcade (CEA), A. Jinaphanh (CEA), A. Zoia (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2530-2539
Hybrid Geometry Modeling of the Alternative Designs of the Bottom Reflector of the 3D Printed Transformational Challenge Reactor
A. Talamo (ANL), A. Bergeron (ANL), S.N.P. Vegendla (ANL), F. Heidet (ANL), B. Ade (ORNL), B.R. Betzler (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2542-2550
An Efficient High-To-Low Informing Scheme for Core Neutronics Calculations Based on NEAMS Tools
Kan Ni (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2551-2560
Comparison of Two Subgroup Methods Based on the Physical Probability Tables
Emeline Rosier (CEA), Li Mao (CEA), Igor Zmijarevic (CEA), Luiz Leal (IRSN), Richard Sanchez (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2561-2569
Neutron and Photon Experimental Characterization of Peripheral Irradiation Positions in the CABRI Reactor
T. Kooyman (CEA), O. Clamens (CEA), J. Lecerf (CEA), A. Gruel (CEA), C. Vaglio-Gaudard (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2570-2579
LEU+ BWR Lattice Design Optimization of Using SCALE/Polaris
Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2582-2591
Development of Cross-Section Data Set Repository and Interpolation Code System, LOCUS
Michael Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Akinori Giho (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ho Q. Lam (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2592-2600
Verification of SIMULATE5 Pin Powers for Large Assembly Bow
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower), Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik Scandpower)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2601-2610
NEWT Lattice Physics Code Bias Analysis and Compensation Strategy for Pressurized Water Reactor Calculations
L. Durán-Vinuesa (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), D. Cuervo (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), N. Garcia-Herranz (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2611-2620
Calculation Methods of B4C Control Rod Curves in a Fast VENUS-F Reactor
N. Messaoudi (SCK-CEN), A. Kochetkov (SCK-CEN), A. Krasa (SCK-CEN), G. Vittiglio (SCK-CEN), J. Wagemans (SCK-CEN), G. Van den Eynde (SCK-CEN), M. Sarotto (ENEA), V. Fabrizio (ENEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2622-2631
Millimetric Fuel Rod Displacements: An Experimental Study of the Impact on Local Thermal Neutron Flux in the CROCUS Reactor
F. Vitullo (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), V. Lamirand (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), T. Ligonnet (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), O. Pakari (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), D. Godat (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), P. Frajtag (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), A. Pautz (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2632-2641
Research and Preliminary Application of the Improved Multicell Method for the PWR Fuel Assemblies Adjacent to the Baffle Reflector
Chenghui Wan (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wenchang Dong (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wei Shen (CANDU Owner Group), Hongchun Wu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2642-2649
Horizontal Split Table Conceptual Design for Advanced Reactor Validation
Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL), Justin B. Clarity (ORNL), Daniel J. Siefman (LLNL), Catherine M. Percher (LLNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2654-2663
Expanded Validation of Uranium Systems with the KENO Monte Carlo Codes and SCALE 6.2.4
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), O.M. Belcher (US Naval Academy), N.H. Byrne (US Naval Academy), L.E. de Leon (US Naval Academy), M.N. Solis (US Naval Academy), T.M. Greene (ORNL), S.R. Blair (US Naval Academy)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2664-2673
Uncertainty Quantification in Neutron Noise Analysis Using Monte-Carlo Markov Chain Methods: An Application to Nuclear Waste Drum Assay
Paul Lartaud (CEA), Philippe Humbert (CEA), Josselin Garnier (CMAP)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2674-2683
Benchmark of Neutron Thermalization in Graphite Using a Pulsed Slowing-Down-Time Experiment
E. Lee (NCSU), N.C. Fleming (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2684-2693
RAST-AI: A Standalone Nodal Diffusion/Deep Neural Network Code for Reactor Analysis and Simulation
Siarhei Dzianisau (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Korawit Saeju (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Jinsu Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2696-2705
Using Neural Networks to Predict Pin Powers in Reflective PWR Fuel Assemblies with Varying Pin Size
Aidan Furlong (Univ. Florida), Forrest Shriver (Sentinel Devices), Justin Watson (Univ. Florida)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2706-2715
Prediction of Nuclear Reactor Core Parameters Using Artificial Neural Network
Wojciech Kubinski (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Piotr Darnowski (Warsaw Univ. Technology), Krzysztof Palmi (Warsaw Univ. Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2716-2723
Speed Up of Partial Current Tallies in SERPENT
Oscar Lastres (Purdue), Yunlin Xu (Purdue)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2726-2733
Toward Portable GPU Acceleration of the OpenMC Monte Carlo Particle Transport Code
John R. Tramm (ANL), Paul K. Romano (ANL), Johannes Doerfert (ANL), Amanda L. Lund (ANL), Patrick C. Shriwise (ANL), Andrew R. Siegel (ANL), Gavin Ridley (MIT), Andrew Pastrello (Univ. New South Wales)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2734-2743
Development of an Optimum Detector Position Search Method for Pulsed-Neutron-Source Alpha Measurement Using Time-Dependent Monte Carlo Simulation
S. H. Jang (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), H. J. Shim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2744-2750
Performance of Population Control Techniques in Monte Carlo Reactor Criticality Simulation
Ilham Variansyah (Univ. Notre Dame), Ryan G. McClarren (Univ. Notre Dame)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2751-2759
Comparison of CASMO-5, MPACT and Serpent 2 for the Modeling of Advanced BWR Lattices
M. Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute), P. Mala (Paul Scherrer Institute), A. Vasiliev (Paul Scherrer Institute), H. Ferroukhi (Paul Scherrer Institute), Yuxuan Liu (Univ. Michigan), Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2762-2772
Demonstration of an Embedded Diffusion Scheme for Modelling the BEAVRS Benchmark Problem
R. H. Prinsloo (Necsa), S.A. Groenewald (Necsa), C. Jacobs (Necsa), D.I. Tomašević (Necsa), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2773-2782
Development and Validation of the GNF Core Simulator Package LANCR02/PANAC11 for the Evaluation of Boiling Water Reactors with LEU+ and High Burn-up Fuel Characteristics
J. Hannah (Global Nuclear Fuel), K. Bennett (Global Nuclear Fuel), G. Cuevas-Vivas (Global Nuclear Fuel), J. Finch (Global Nuclear Fuel), F. Jones (Global Nuclear Fuel), L. Pogosbekyan (Global Nuclear Fuel), B. Ward (Global Nuclear Fuel)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2783-2792
Fuel Cycle Depletion to Spent Fuel Gamma Facility Dose Rate Validation Studies
D. Chandler (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2793-2802
Thermal Neutron Scattering Law Evaluations for Zirconium Carbide and Critical Mass Calculations
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2804-2813
Spectral Indices Measurements for Neutron Data Validation in the Lead - Bismuth VENUS-F Fast Cores for MYRRHA
A. Kochetkov (SCK-CEN), A. Krása (SCK-CEN), N. Messaoudi (SCK-CEN), G. Vittiglio (SCK-CEN), J. Wagemans (SCK-CEN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2814-2821
Measurement of U-233 Sample Reactivity Worth in KUCA for Integral Validation of Nuclear Data
Tadafumi Sano (Kindai Univ.), Jun-ichi Hori (Kyoto Univ.), Yoshiyuki Takahashi (Kyoto Univ.), Kazushi Terada (Kyoto Univ.), Hiroshi Yashima (Kyoto Univ.), Takashi Kanda (Kindai Univ.), Hironobu Unesaki (Kyoto Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2822-2830
Development of a Model to Estimate Resuspension of Fission Products in an Integral Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Vessel
Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical), Iza Lantgios (Univ. Pittsburgh), Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical), Katherine Hornbostel (Univ. Pittsburgh)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2831-2840
Modeling and Analysis of a Micro-Reactor Using the DireWolf Code Suite
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2842-2851
Simulation of a TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Microreactor Using MOOSE-Based Reactor Physics Code Griffin
Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Justin Thomas (ANL), Bo Feng (ANL), Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL), Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2852-2861
Preliminary Neutronic-Thermal-Mechanical Coupling of a Small Heat-Pipe Reactor Using OpenMC and MOOSE
William Reed Kendrick (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2862-2871
Design, Simulation, and Analysis of a Microreactor Experiment at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center
Mikaela Blood (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Holly Trellue (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2872-2881
Recent Developments in the OpenMC Monte Carlo Particle Transport Code
Paul K. Romano (ANL), Patrick C. Shriwise (ANL), Sterling M. Harper (TerraPower), Andrew E. Johnson (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Amanda L. Lund (ANL), Jingang Liang (Tsinghua Univ.), John R. Tramm (ANL), Andrew Davis (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy), Daniel Short (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy), Younghui Park (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2884-2893
Automatic Conversion of MCNP Geometries to TRIPOLI-4®
Davide Mancusi (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2894-2903
Verification of OpenMC Neutronic Code for Transuranic Waste Incineration in Reduced Moderation Boiling Water Reactor
Sivakorn Sansawas (King Mongkut's Univ. Technology Thonburi), Saksorn Ruangtanusak (King Mongkut's Univ. Technology Thonburi), Yanin Sukjai (King Mongkut's Univ. Technology Thonburi)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2904-2913
Pre-Release Validation Database for the Multi-Dimensional Fuel Performance Code OFFBEAT
A. Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), C. Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), I. Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institute), E. Brunetto (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), A. Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2914-2923
Assessment of Skyshine in DEMO Using ADVANTG Code
Domen Kotnik (Jožef Stefan Institute), Bor Kos (ORNL), Igor Lengar (Jožef Stefan Institute), Aljaž Čufar (Jožef Stefan Institute), Christian Bachmann (Eurofusion PMU), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2926-2932
Shutdown Dose Rate Calculations of JET Using ORCS (ORNL R2S Code Suite)
Bor Kos (ORNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Robert Grove (ORNL), Rosaria Villari (ENEA), Paola Batistoni (ENEA), JET Contributors (EUROfusion)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2933-2942
Neutron Flux Distributions for ITER B1 Port Cell 16 Shielding Design
Kara Godsey (ORNL), Bor Kos (ORNL), Matthew Swinney (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2943-2951
Nuclear Data Uncertainty Quantification in the ARC Fusion Reactor
Alex Aimetta (Politecnico di Torino), Nicolò Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), Antonio Froio (Politecnico di Torino)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2952-2962
Reduced Order Modeling of Neutron Transport Using Monte Carlo Simulations with Matrix Sketching
Christophe Murphy (Jacobs), David P. Griesheimer (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2964-2974
Alpha-Eigenvalue Monte Carlo Neutron Transport Calculations with SCONE
Saad Islam (Univ. Cambridge), Paul Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge), Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2975-2984
A Programmatic Metamodel-Driven Modeling Paradigm for MCNP
Peter J. Kowal (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Camden E. Blake (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kurt A. Dominesey (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Wei Ji (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2985-2994
A Monte Carlo Transient Multilevel Implementation Applied to the C5G7-TD3 Benchmark
Evan S. Gonzalez (Univ. Michigan), Brian C. Kiedrowski (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 2995-3004
A 3 Regions Model for LWR Fuel Pin Sensitivity Analysis with Depletion Perturbation Theory
Davide Portinari (Institut Laue Langevin), Yoann Calzavara (Institut Laue Langevin), Laurent Chabert (TechnicAtome), Adrien Bidaud (LPSC-IN2P3-CNRS)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3006-3013
Estimation of Recoverable Energies in Neutron-Induced Fission and Capture with Associated Uncertainties
Kingsley Ogujiuba (NCSU), Gregory Delipei (NCSU), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Jason Hou (NCSU), William Wieselquist (ORNL), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3014-3023
The Effects Study of Nuclide-Number-Density Distribution on Response Function and DRWM Results
Jiahe Bai (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Chenghui Wan (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yunzhao Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Hongchun Wu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wei Shen (Xi'an Jiaotong Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3024-3033
Comparison of Nodal Numerical Adjoints from Various CMFD-Based Acceleration Schemes
Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3034-3043
Study of Neutronic Phenomenology of Heterogeneous Moderator Voiding in a Partially MOX-Loaded PWR
Sébastien De Mattei (CEA), Géraud Prulhière (CEA), Guillaume Martin (CEA), Jean-François Vidal (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3046-3055
KONVOI Core Analysis with CASMO5 and SIMULATE5
Emiliya L. Georgieva (Studsvik Scandpower), Marcus Seidl (PreussenElektra), Gerd Anton (Studsvik Scandpower)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3056-3065
Comparative Neutronic Analysis of an Accident Tolerant Fuel Loaded PWR by STREAM/RAST-K
Yunki Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3066-3075
Reactor Physics Characteristics of High Flux Isotope Reactor Core Designs with Low-Enriched Uranium Fuels
B. R. Betzler (ORNL), J. Bae (ORNL), D. Chandler (ORNL), G. Ilas (ORNL), E. E. Davidson (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3076-3085
Validation of an SMR Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design with No-Onsite Refueling and Penalty-Free Reactivity
Gray Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.), Jim Harrell (Zachry Nuclear), Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3088-3096
Assessment of Griffin Cross-Section Interpolation Capability on TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Micro-Reactor
Kan Ni (NCSU), Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Jason Hou (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3097-3106
MCNP and Whisper Neutronics Framework for Designing Microreactor Experiments
Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Holly Trellue (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3107-3116
Preliminary Assessment of As-Built Design Characteristics for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
B.J. Ade (ORNL), E. Biondo (ORNL), D.P. Schappel (ORNL), E. Fountain (ORNL), B.R. Betzler (ORNL), G. Davidson (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3117-3126
Development of an OpenFOAM Multiphysics Solver for Solid Fission Products Transport in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor
Andrea Di Ronco (Politecnico di Milano), Stefano Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano), Francesca Giacobbo (Politecnico di Milano), Carolina Introini (Politecnico di Milano), Antonio Cammi (Politecnico di Milano)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3128-3137
The GeN-Foam Multiphysics Solver: A Status Update
C. Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3138-3147
PyARC -- A User-Friendly Open-Source Reactor Physics Framework for Fast Reactor Design and Analysis
N.E. Stauff (ANL), A. Abdelhameed (ANL), M. Atz (ANL), P. Shriwise (ANL), Y.S. Jung (ANL), R. Lefebvre (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3148-3157
julia for Enhancing Nuclear Engineering Simulations (JENES): Introduction to the JENES Project and Platform
Muhammad Ramzy Altahhan (NCSU), Gregory Delipei (NCSU), David Holler (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3158-3167
Demonstration of MCNP and Abaqus Based Reactor Multiphysics (MARM) M&S Framework for Space Nuclear Systems
Vedant K. Mehta (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3170-3179
Methodology and Preliminary Results for the Transient Control of Pressure and Temperature for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines
Vigneshwar Manickam (Georgia Tech), Matthew Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3180-3188
Thermo-Mechanics Feedback for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Analysis: Implementation and Application
Connor Koelsch (Georgia Tech), Sam Heflin (Georgia Tech), Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3189-3198
Suppressing the Positive Temperature Reactivity Coefficient in Metal Hydride Moderated Reactor
Vedant K. Mehta (LANL), Dasari V. Rao (LANL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3199-3208
Monte Carlo Depletion with the iDTMC Method in a Small Modular Reactor
Inhyung Kim (KAIST), Inyup Kim (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3210-3219
Depletion Perturbation Theory Sensitivity Coefficients in Monte Carlo Simulations
Benjamin Murphy (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3220-3229
Layered CAD/CSG Geometry for Neutronics Modeling of Advanced Reactors
Elliott Biondo (ORNL), Gregory Davidson (ORNL), Brian Ade (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3230-3239
A Preliminary Design of High Dominance Ratio Configurations for Space-Time Effect Measurements in ZPR : A Tentative Application in VENUS-F
Kornilios Routsonis (NRG), Patrick Blaise (CEA), Jean Tommasi (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3242-3251
Impact of Infinite Lattice Approximation on Nuclear Safety Evaluation Due to Different Fuel Assembly Loading and Core Configurations
Sebastien Bonthoux (IRSN), Julien Taforeau (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3252-3261
Westinghouse Simplified RAVE™ Approach to PWR OT∆T/OP∆T Event Analyses
Peter A. Hilton (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Bedirhan Akdeniz (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Scott Snider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), David A. Salazar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3262-3271
On the Modelling of Fuel Assembly Vibrations Using Coarse Mesh Approaches
C. Demaziere (Chalmers Univ. of Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3272-3281
Load Follow Simulations for the LDR-50 District Heating Reactor Using the Kraken Computational Framework
Jaakko Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Rebekka Komu (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3284-3293
Active and Passive Load-Follow Operations in the Soluble-Boron-Free SMR ATOM
Yunseok Jeong (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Nguyen Xuan Ha (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3294-3303
Coupling of the Secondary Loop and the Cooling Circuit in a PWR Involved in Load Follow Operations
Baptiste Gasse (CEA), Jean-Michel Do (CEA), Hubert Grard (CEA), Cheikh Diop (CEA), Sébastien Verel (Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3304-3313
X2 VVER-1000 Benchmark Fresh Core Analysis with HELIOS / DYN3D
Matias Zilly (Framatome)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3314-3323
A Comparison of Random Sampling and Genetic Optimization in a Multi-Reactor Shared Fuel Pool Power Plant
Ben Lilley (Oregon State), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3326-3333
Fuel Loading Pattern Optimization of Allegro Fast Reactor Using Genetic Algorithms
Yrobel Lima-Reinaldo (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Juan-Luis François (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3334-3343
Evaluation of Fuel Assemblies for Plutonium Multi-Recycling in Pressurised Water Reactors with MOX Enriched Uranium Support Fuel
P. Servell (EDF), E. Girardi (EDF), G. Martin (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3344-3353
Intra-Optimisation Objective Expansion Applied to Nuclear Fuel Design and Investigation of its Effects on Search Space Coverage
D.J. Brennan (Univ. Cambridge), G.T. Parks (Univ. Cambridge)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3354-3363
Area Ratio Method Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition
Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya Univ.), Fuga Nishioka (Nagoya Univ.), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Masao Yamanaka (Kyoto Univ.), Cheol Ho Pyeon (Kyoto Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3366-3375
Study of Reactor Core Loading Monitoring Within the SALMON Program
A. Bailly (Normandie Univ.), J.-L. Lecouey (Normandie Univ.), A. Billebaud (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), S. Chabod (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), A. Kochetkov (SCK·CEN), A. Krása (SCK·CEN), F.-R. Lecolley (Normandie Univ.), G. Lehaut (Normandie Univ.), N. Marie (Normandie Univ.), N. Messaoudi (SCK·CEN), G. Vittiglio (SCK·CEN), J. Wagemans (SCK·CEN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3376-3385
Deep Sub-Criticality Determination Using the Source Jerk Integral Method in the SALMON Program
A. Kochetkov (SCK-CEN), A. Krása (SCK-CEN), N. Messaoudi (SCK-CEN), G. Vttiglio (SCK-CEN), J. Wagemans (SCK-CEN), A. Bailly (Normandie Univ.), A. Billebaud (Univ. Grenoble-Alpes), S. Chabod (Univ. Grenoble-Alpes), F.-R. Lecolley (Normandie Univ.), J.-L. Lecouey (Normandie Univ.), G. Lehaut (Normandie Univ.), N. Marie (Normandie Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3386-3395
Evaluation of Critical Experimental Core Configurations to Simulate Non-Uniform Fuel Debris
Satoshi Gunji (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Shouhei Araki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kenya Suyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kazuhiko Izawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3396-3405
Study and Design of a Molten Salt Reactor for Power Supply in Space: First Glimpse of the Core Design
Nicolas Rey-Tornero (CEA), Guillaume Campioni (CEA), Daniel Heuer (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3408-3417
Design Studies of a Molten Salt Reactor for Space Nuclear Electric Propulsion
F. Quinteros (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), P. Rubiolo (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), V. Ghetta (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), J. Giraud (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), N. Capellan (Univ. Grenoble Alpes)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3418-3427
Parametric Neutronic Evaluation of the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket Concept
William J. Walters (Penn State)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3428-3437
Low Enriched Uranium Particle Bed Rocket
Alejandra de Lara (Univ. Cambridge), Nathaniel Read (Univ. Cambridge)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3438-3447
Effective Kinetic Parameter Estimation in MONK Using an Iterated Fission Probability Method with Superhistory Powering
Andrew Cox (Jacobs), Simon Richards (Jacobs), Geoff Dobson (Jacobs), Paul Smith (Jacobs)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3450-3459
Production of Long-Lived Delayed-Photoneutron Precursors from Activated-Sodium Adjuster Rod in CANDU-6
Yeseul Seo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Yanuar Ady Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3460-3468
Pin-by-Pin Neutronics Simulation of a Hypothetical Control Rod Ejection in a Full VVER-440 Core Using the GUARDYAN Dynamic Monte Carlo Code
E. Pazman (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), G. Tolnai (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), D. Legrady (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), Boglárka Babcsány (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3469-3478
Acceleration of Source Convergence in Monte Carlo Criticality Calculation with CMFD Schemes
Firas Abdullatif (Ohio State), Dean Wang (Ohio State)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3479-3488
Boundary Condition Free Homogenization and Evaluation of its Performance in Fast Reactor Core Analysis
Shuhei Maruyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3490-3499
Flux Flattening Heavy Water Reactors with Accelerator-Driven Photoneutron Source
Arief Rahman Hakim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3500-3509
Enhancement Concept Reactor Physics Studies to Support HFIR Upgrade Planning Activities
D. Chandler (ORNL), C.D. Bryan (ORNL), J. L. McDuffee (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3510-3519
Depletion Perturbation Theory: A Sensitivity Tool for the High Flux Reactor Conversion to Low Enriched Uranium
Davide Portinari (Institut Laue Langevin), Yoann Calzavara (Institute Laue Langevin), Laurent Chabert (TechnicAtome), Adrien Bidaud (LPSC-IN2P3-CNRS)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3520-3528
Planning for Nuclear Testing After Core Internals Changeout #6 in the Advanced Test Reactor
Nathan Manwaring (INL), Daren Norman (INL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3530-3540
Uncertainty Calculations with OpenMOC for Lattice Reactor Physics
A. Hashemi (Technical Univ. Munich), R. Reifarth (Goethe Univ. Frankfurt), R. Macian-Juan (Technical Univ. of Munich), A. Hernandez-Solis (SCK-CEN), Pablo Romojaro (SCK-CEN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3541-3549
Investigation of Approximations in Modeling BWR Void Distributions
Chase Lawing (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3550-3559
Comparison of LWR Decay Heat Calculations Using ANSI/ANS-5.1-2014 Standard and SCALE
Joseph R. Burns (ORNL), Germina Ilas (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), William Wieselquist (ORNL)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3562-3571
Criticality Analysis of a Variant Model of a Spent Fuel Cask
Loretta Boahemaa Manu (Harbin Engineering Univ.), Xiang Wang (Harbin Engineering Univ.)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3572-3581
Scoping Studies of Subcritical Minor Actinide-Burning Fission-Fusion Hybrid Designs for Nuclear Waste Reduction
J. Ruegsegger (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), C. Moreno (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), M. Nyberg (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), T. Bohm (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), P. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), B. Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3582-3591
Markov Chain Models of Nuclear Transmutation: Theory and Application
Máté Halász (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), Mate Szieberth (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3592-3601
A Novel Approach Towards Criticality Safety of Assemblies with Missing Fuel Rods
Benjamin Dechenaux (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3604-3613
State of the Art on Doppler Broadening: Modern Developments on the Fuel-Temperature Coefficient
David Friant (CEA), David Bernard (CEA), Patrick Blaise (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3614-3623
Importance of the Axial Burn-Up Modelling for Fuel Assembly Nozzles Activation Calculation
Mariya Brovchenko (IRSN), Nadege Kodratoff (IRSN)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3624-3633
APOLLO3(R) Calculation of BWR Fuel Assembly of a Burn-Up Credit Criticality Benchmark
Arthur Le Bars (CEA), Daniele Tomatis (CEA), Igor Zmijarevic (CEA)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3634-3643
Bayesian Inverse Uncertainty Quantification of TRACE Physical Model Parameters Using FEBA Reflood Experiments
Ziyu Xie (NCSU), Xu Wu (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3646-3655
Bayesian Data Assimilation for Fuel Performance Based on OFFBEAT
C. Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), A. Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), D. Siefman (LLNL), M. Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute), A. Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3656-3665
Hierarchical Interpolation of Homogenized Few-Group Neutron Cross-Sections on Samples with Uncorrelated Uncertainty
P.M. Bokov (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), D. Botes (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), Kostadin N. Ivanov (NCSU)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 3666-3675