Benchmark Calculation for the Watts Bar Unit 1 Cycles 1-3 Using the SCALE 6.3/Polaris–PARCS v3.4.2 Code Package

Kang Seog Kim; Ugur Mertyurek; William A. Wieselquist

doi:10.2172/2573676

Benchmark Calculation for the Watts Bar Unit 1 Cycles 1-3 Using the SCALE 6.3/Polaris–PARCS v3.4.2 Code Package

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Benchmark calculations for the Watts Bar Unit 1 cycles 1–3 were performed to validate the SCALE 6.3/Polaris–PARCS v3.4.2 with the ENDF/B-VII.1 56-group library by comparing the simulated results with the measured data. The benchmark results are used in evaluating uncertainties of the SCALE/Polaris–PARCS code package for pressurized water reactor physics analysis for key nuclear parameters such as reactivity, control bank worth, temperature coefficients, and pin and assembly power peaking factors. This report details plant and fuel design specifications and input data for SCALE/Polaris, GenPMAXS, and PARCS. Additional details are provided for the input and output files produced for the benchmark calculations. The benchmark results were summarized such that they can be used in evaluating uncertainties for key nuclear parameters with other benchmark results.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	United States
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/2573676
State	Published - 2023

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

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Benchmark Calculation for the Watts Bar Unit 1 Cycles 1-3 Using the SCALE 6.3/Polaris–PARCS v3.4.2 Code Package

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