NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 2, 020602(2025)
Development and validation of LightAB: a new light general-purpose activation-burnup program
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Fig. 4. Comparison of keff and reactivity deviation between RMC and LightAB at burnup depth
Fig. 7. Variation trend of average atomic density of 235U nuclides with burnup
Fig. 8. Geometric diagram of OECD/NEA fast reactor burnup benchmark
Fig. 9. Comparison error between nuclide mass and mean value of each institution (color online)
Fig. 10. Diagram of HFIR analysis model (a) HFIR reactor model, (b) Target position
Table 1. Comparison between LightAB and ORIGEN2.1 237Np
View tableView in ArticleTable 1. Comparison between LightAB and ORIGEN2.1 237Np
核素
Nuclides
核素核子密度
Nuclide density / 1024 cm-3
偏差
Deviation / %
ORIGEN2.1 LightAB 237Np 3.761 20×10-2 3.763 51×10-2 0.06 233Pa 1.299 40×10-9 1.296 43×10-9 -0.23 233U 2.956 40×10-3 2.965 14×10-3 0.30 229Th 1.368 80×10-4 1.370 72×10-4 0.14 225Ra 7.559 30×10-10 7.617 96×10-10 0.78 225Ac 5.106 60×10-10 5.112 79×10-10 0.12 221Fr 1.702 20×10-13 1.739 79×10-13 2.21 217At 1.909 00×10-17 1.911 34×10-17 0.12 213Bi 1.618 80×10-12 1.618 57×10-12 -0.01 213Po 2.428 70×10-21 2.433 19×10-21 0.18 209Tl 1.685 20×10-15 1.632 43×10-15 -3.13 209Pb 7.021 50×10-12 6.929 42×10-12 -1.31 209Bi 1.142 40×10-2 1.126 19×10-2 -1.42
Table 2. Zirconium material composition
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核素
Nuclide
原子密度
Atomic density
/ 1024 cm-3
核素
Nuclide
原子密度
Atomic density
/ 1024 cm-3
50Cr 0.000 003 296 2 115Sn 0.000 001 638 1 52Cr 0.000 063 564 116Sn 0.000 070 055 53Cr 0.000 007 207 6 117Sn 0.000 037 003 54Cr 0.000 001 794 1 118Sn 0.000 116 69 54Fe 0.000 008 669 8 119Sn 0.000 041 387 56Fe 0.000 136 10 120Sn 0.000 156 97 57Fe 0.000 003 143 1 122Sn 0.000 022 308 58Fe 0.000 000 418 29 124Sn 0.000 027 897 16O 0.000 307 44 90Zr 0.021 828 17O 0.000 000 116 80 91Zr 0.004 760 1 18O 0.000 000 616 48 92Zr 0.007 275 9 112Sn 0.000 004 673 5 94Zr 0.007 373 4 114Sn 0.000 003 179 9 96Zr 0.001 187 9
Table 3. Comparison between LightAB and ORIGEN2.1 Zirconium
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核素
Nuclides
ORIGEN2.1
/ 1024 cm-3
LightAB
/ 1024 cm-3
偏差
Deviation / %
50Cr 3.296 090×10-6 3.286 296×10-6 -0.30 52Cr 6.356 320×10-5 6.355 418×10-5 -0.01 53Cr 7.214 700×10-6 7.192 930×10-6 -0.30 54Cr 1.794 330×10-6 1.818 525×10-6 1.35 54Fe 8.669 570×10-6 8.665 576×10-6 -0.05 56Fe 1.360 520×10-4 1.360 326×10-4 -0.01 57Fe 3.184 610×10-6 3.208 918×10-6 0.76 58Fe 4.183 020×10-7 4.197 071×10-7 0.34 16O 3.074 400×10-4 3.074 376×10-4 0.00 17O 1.167 920×10-7 1.168 297×10-7 0.03 18O 6.164 800×10-7 6.164 798×10-7 0.00 112Sn 4.673 080×10-6 4.664 352×10-6 -0.19 114Sn 3.179 890×10-6 3.178 296×10-6 -0.05 115Sn 1.637 950×10-6 1.623 638×10-6 -0.87 116Sn 7.004 400×10-5 7.001 748×10-5 -0.04 117Sn 3.699 840×10-5 3.699 457×10-5 -0.01 118Sn 1.166 750×10-4 1.167 043×10-4 0.03 119Sn 4.141 020×10-5 4.139 221×10-5 -0.04 120Sn 1.569 610×10-4 1.569 906×10-4 0.02 122Sn 2.230 690×10-5 2.230 593×10-5 0.00 124Sn 2.789 470×10-5 2.788 574×10-5 -0.03 90Zr 2.182 690×10-2 2.182 749×10-2 0.00 91Zr 4.760 350×10-3 4.758 103×10-3 -0.05 92Zr 7.276 110×10-3 7.277 659×10-3 0.02 94Zr 7.373 080×10-3 7.373 074×10-3 0.00 96Zr 1.187 790×10-3 1.187 452×10-3 -0.03
Table 4. Comparison of atomic density of the last burnup step between RMC and LightAB
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核素
Nuclide
RMC-depth
/ 1024 cm-3
RMC-LightAB
/ 1024 cm-3
偏差
Deviation / %
103Rh 3.413 520×10-5 3.450 360×10-5 -1.08 133Cs 7.674 420×10-5 7.700 570×10-5 -0.34 135Cs 2.657 420×10-5 2.660 530×10-5 -0.12 143Nd 2.466 220×10-5 2.498 070×10-5 -1.29 145Nd 3.932 340×10-5 3.960 210×10-5 -0.71 147Sm 4.417 600×10-6 4.497 520×10-6 -1.81 149Sm 5.096 560×10-8 5.094 200×10-8 0.05 150Sm 1.864 700×10-5 1.873 760×10-5 -0.49 151Sm 2.951 480×10-7 2.913 650×10-7 1.28 152Sm 6.519 740×10-6 6.401 810×10-6 1.81 153Eu 8.244 600×10-6 7.974 810×10-6 3.27 234U 1.128 890×10-7 1.115 110×10-7 1.22 235U 4.263 060×10-6 4.354 720×10-6 -2.15 238U 2.072 400×10-2 2.072 940×10-2 -0.03 237Np 1.435 880×10-5 1.430 500×10-5 0.37 238Np 5.295 340×10-8 5.323 240×10-8 -0.53 238Pu 7.734 470×10-6 7.694 020×10-6 0.52 239Pu 1.114 230×10-4 1.113 350×10-4 0.08 240Pu 6.470 290×10-5 6.463 860×10-5 0.10 241Pu 3.017 980×10-5 3.015 600×10-5 0.08 242Pu 4.118 710×10-5 4.101 320×10-5 0.42
Table 5. Comparison of transplutonium isotope production methods
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252Cf产量
252Cf production (RMC) / g·cm-3
252Cf产量
252Cf production (LightAB)
/ g·cm-3
偏差
Deviation
/ %
提升率-R
Lift rate -R
/ %
提升率-L
Lift rate -L
/ %
无过滤材料
Unfiltered material
3.486 5×10-3 3.604 7×10-3 3.39 — — 靶件添加105Rh
Add 105Rh to the target
9.132 0×10-3 9.529 1×10-3 4.35 161.93 164.35 包壳添加174Hf
Add 174Hf to the cladding
3.906 1×10-3 4.058 6×10-3 3.90 12.04 12.59
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Langtao LIU, Qingquan PAN, Qingfei ZHAO. Development and validation of LightAB: a new light general-purpose activation-burnup program[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020602
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Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Received: Dec. 9, 2023
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Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025
The Author Email: PAN Qingquan (PANQingquan)
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