Analysis of measured data from experiments 2 and 3 of the 2010 criticality accident alarm system benchmark at the CEA Valduc SILENE facility

T. M. Miller; M. E. Dunn; J. C. Wagner; K. L. McMahan; N. Authier; X. Jacquet; G. Rousseau; H. Wolff; J. Piot; L. Savanier; N. Baclet; Y. K. Lee; V. Masse; J. C. Trama; E. Gagnier; S. Naury; P. Blanc-Tranchant; R. Hunter; S. Kim; G. M. Dulik; K. H. Reynolds

Analysis of measured data from experiments 2 and 3 of the 2010 criticality accident alarm system benchmark at the CEA Valduc SILENE facility

T. M. Miller, M. E. Dunn, J. C. Wagner, K. L. McMahan, N. Authier, X. Jacquet, G. Rousseau, H. Wolff, J. Piot, L. Savanier, N. Baclet, Y. K. Lee, V. Masse, J. C. Trama, E. Gagnier, S. Naury, P. Blanc-Tranchant, R. Hunter, S. Kim, G. M. DulikK. H. Reynolds

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Abstract

A series of benchmark experiments were conducted at the CEA Valduc SILENE facility to create a new benchmark for the verification and validation of radiation transport codes and evaluated nuclear data used in the analysis of criticality accident alarm systems. The series consisted of three single-pulsed experiments with the SILENE reactor. The first experiment consisted of a bare reactor, while the second and third experiments used a lead and polyethylene reflector, respectively. Several neutron activation foils and thermoluminescent dosimeters surrounded the reactor during each experiment, and some of these detectors had additional shielding materials between them and the reactor. This paper discusses a few recently uncovered details that impact the accuracy of the simulation of the first experiment. Additionally, the final benchmark data for the second and third experiments will be presented along with some preliminary computational results from simulations of the second and third experiments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era
Subtitle of host publication	Raising the Bar
Publisher	American Nuclear Society
Pages	552-564
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9781629938165
State	Published - 2013
Event	Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar, NCSD 2013 - Wilmington, NC, United States Duration: Sep 29 2013 → Oct 3 2013

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Name	Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar

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Conference	Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar, NCSD 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Wilmington, NC
Period	09/29/13 → 10/3/13

Keywords

Benchmark
CAAS
Neutron activation
SILENE
TLD

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Miller, T. M., Dunn, M. E., Wagner, J. C., McMahan, K. L., Authier, N., Jacquet, X., Rousseau, G., Wolff, H., Piot, J., Savanier, L., Baclet, N., Lee, Y. K., Masse, V., Trama, J. C., Gagnier, E., Naury, S., Blanc-Tranchant, P., Hunter, R., Kim, S., ... Reynolds, K. H. (2013). Analysis of measured data from experiments 2 and 3 of the 2010 criticality accident alarm system benchmark at the CEA Valduc SILENE facility. In Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar (pp. 552-564). (Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar). American Nuclear Society.

Miller, T. M. ; Dunn, M. E. ; Wagner, J. C. et al. / Analysis of measured data from experiments 2 and 3 of the 2010 criticality accident alarm system benchmark at the CEA Valduc SILENE facility. Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar. American Nuclear Society, 2013. pp. 552-564 (Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar).

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Analysis of measured data from experiments 2 and 3 of the 2010 criticality accident alarm system benchmark at the CEA Valduc SILENE facility. / Miller, T. M.; Dunn, M. E.; Wagner, J. C. et al.
Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar. American Nuclear Society, 2013. p. 552-564 (Topical Meeting Held by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, NCSD 2013 - Criticality Safety in the Modern Era: Raising the Bar).

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