NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 12, 120604(2023)

Applicability and validation of TULIP code based on fast spectrum benchmarks

Wenjie CHEN, Xianan DU*, Rong WANG, Youqi ZHENG, Yongping WANG, and Hongchun WU
Author Affiliations
  • School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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    Figures & Tables(21)
    Preliminary calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: HEU, IEU and U-233
    Preliminary calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: MIX, Pu and SPEC
    Proportion of major intermediate-weight nuclides in the benchmark
    Geometrical model of the HMF021-002 benchmark
    Normalization neutron flux
    U-235 microscopic total cross section
    Fe-56 Microscopic scattering cross section
    Fe-56 microscopic capture cross section
    Microscopic total cross section of intermediate-weight nuclides
    Normalization neutron flux
    U-235 microscopic total cross section
    Fe-56 microscopic scattering section
    Calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: HEU, IEU, and U-233
    Calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: MIX, Pu, and SPEC
    Statistical deviations for the calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks
    • Table 1. Selection of ICSBEP experimental device

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      Table 1. Selection of ICSBEP experimental device

      燃料类型

      Fuel type

      数量

      Number

      几何

      Geometry

      能谱

      Spectrum

      HEU53圆球Sphere快谱Fast
      IEU10圆球Sphere快谱Fast
      U-23310圆球Sphere快谱Fast
      MIX29圆球Sphere快谱Fast
      Pu35圆球Sphere快谱Fast
      SPEC10圆球Sphere快谱Fast
    • Table 2. Benchmarks with large keff deviations

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      Table 2. Benchmarks with large keff deviations

      基准题BenchmarkTULIP keffMCNP keffΔkeff / 10-2
      HMF-003-0120.993 801.008 44-1.464
      HMF-021-0010.986 280.997 43-1.115
      HMF-021-0020.986 480.997 58-1.110
      IMF-005-0010.993 051.001 89-0.884
      IMF-005-0020.992 941.001 76-0.882
      PMF-025-0010.993 660.998 82-0.516
      PMF-025-0020.993 690.998 85-0.516
      PMF-026-0010.984 290.998 60-1.431
      PMF-026-0020.984 340.998 59-1.425
      PMF-028-0010.982 990.998 65-1.566
      PMF-028-0020.982 910.998 54-1.563
      PMF-032-0010.988 210.998 63-1.042
      PMF-032-0020.988 280.99869-1.041
    • Table 3. Material data for the HMF021-002 Benchmark

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      Table 3. Material data for the HMF021-002 Benchmark

      燃料区Fuel region反射层1 Reflector 1反射层2 Reflector 2
      核素Nuclide核子密度Density核素Nuclide核子密度Density核素Nuclide核子密度Density
      U-2345.208 70×10-4Fe-544.641 90×10-3Fe-544.620 20×10-3
      U-2354.202 30×10-2Fe-567.286 80×10-2Fe-567.252 70×10-2
      U-2384.361 30×10-3Fe-571.682 90×10-3Fe-571.675 00×10-3
      W-1821.454 40×10-5Fe-582.239 60×10-4Fe-582.229 10×10-4
      W-1837.861 10×10-6C-121.126 90×10-3C-121.121 70×10-3
      W-1841.690 00×10-5Si-281.481 60×10-4Si-281.474 60×10-4
      W-1861.574 40×10-5Si-297.526 50×10-6Si-297.491 30×10-6
      Fe-541.136 00×10-5Si-304.967 30×10-6Si-304.944 10×10-6
      Fe-561.783 20×10-4Cr-501.131 10×10-5Cr-501.125 80×10-5
      Fe-574.118 30×10-6Cr-522.181 20×10-4Cr-522.171 00×10-4
      Fe-585.481 00×10-7Cr-532.473 30×10-5Cr-532.461 70×10-5
      C-121.091 90×10-3Cr-546.156 60×10-6Cr-546.127 70×10-6
      Mn-553.285 10×10-4Mn-553.269 70×10-4
      Ni-581.570 10×10-4Ni-581.562 70×10-4
      Ni-606.047 80×10-5Ni-606.019 50×10-5
      Ni-612.629 00×10-6Ni-612.616 60×10-6
      Ni-628.382 20×10-6Ni-628.343 00×10-6
      Ni-642.134 70×10-6Ni-642.124 70×10-6
      Cu-631.473 00×10-4Cu-631.466 10×10-4
      Cu-656.571 40×10-5Cu-656.540 50×10-5
    • Table 4. Material data for the homogeneous two-nuclide problem

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      Table 4. Material data for the homogeneous two-nuclide problem

      核素名称

      Nuclide

      核子密度

      Density

      比例

      Proportion / %

      U-2353.517 62×10-35.02
      Fe-566.652 08×10-294.98
    • Table 5. Energy division of common nuclides in fast reactors

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      Table 5. Energy division of common nuclides in fast reactors

      核素Nuclide能量上限Maximum energy / eV
      可分辨共振Resolved resonance不可分辨共振区Unresolved resonance
      Na-235.00×105
      Ti-483.00×105
      V-511.00×105
      Cr-529.80×105
      Mn-551.00×105
      Fe-568.50×105
      Co-591.00×105
      Ni-588.12×105
      Cu-639.95×104
      Zn-641.00×105
      Zr-906.00×104
      U-2352.25×1032.50×104
      U-2382.00×1041.49×105
      Pu-2392.50×1033.00×104
      Pu-2413.00×1024.02×104
    • Table 6. Calculation results of benchmarks with high intermediate-weight nuclide loading

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      Table 6. Calculation results of benchmarks with high intermediate-weight nuclide loading

      基准题BenchmarkTULIP keffMCNP keffΔkeff / 10-5
      HMF-003-0121.005 151.008 44-329
      HMF-021-0010.994 370.997 43-306
      HMF-021-0020.994 550.997 58-303
      IMF-005-0010.998 681.001 89-321
      IMF-005-0020.998 591.001 76-317
      PMF-025-0010.997 270.998 82-155
      PMF-025-0020.997 300.998 85-155
      PMF-026-0010.996 230.998 60-237
      PMF-026-0020.996 280.998 59-231
      PMF-028-0010.995 840.998 65-281
      PMF-028-0020.995 780.998 54-276
      PMF-032-0010.996 250.998 63-238
      PMF-032-0020.996 320.998 69-237
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    Wenjie CHEN, Xianan DU, Rong WANG, Youqi ZHENG, Yongping WANG, Hongchun WU. Applicability and validation of TULIP code based on fast spectrum benchmarks[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(12): 120604

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 11, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 7, 2024

    The Author Email: DU Xianan (杜夏楠)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.120604

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