@inproceedings{1ce9beba544648b6b10a8af81d85bac9,
title = "Criticality accident alarm system modeling with SCALE",
abstract = "Criticality accident alarm systems (CAAS) can be difficult to analyze because they consist of both criticality calculations and deep-penetration radiation transport calculations. Radiation transport codes are typically optimized for one of these two aspects but not both. A three-dimensional CAAS modeling capability within SCALE 6 has been created by linking the KENO-VI criticality code to the MAVRIC shielding sequence. KENO-VI has been optimized for criticality calculations and used for more than 20 years. MAVRIC (Monaco with Automated Variance Reduction using Importance Calculations) is a new sequence in SCALE 6 designed for radiation transport in deep-penetration problems. MAVRIC contains features such as automated variance reduction and mesh tally capabilities, which are quite useful in CAAS modeling.",
keywords = "Alarm system, Criticality, Variance reduction",
author = "Peplow, {Douglas E.} and Petrie, {Lester M.}",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781615673490",
series = "American Nuclear Society - International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods and Reactor Physics 2009, M and C 2009",
pages = "3216--3230",
booktitle = "American Nuclear Society - International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods and Reactor Physics 2009, M and C 2009",
note = "International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods and Reactor Physics 2009, M and C 2009 ; Conference date: 03-05-2009 Through 07-05-2009",
}