Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT

Kang Seog Kim; Yuxuan Liu; Cole A.Gentry And; Kevin T. Clarno

Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT

Kang Seog Kim, Yuxuan Liu, Cole A.Gentry And, Kevin T. Clarno

Nuclear Transmutation & Decay Physics

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Abstract

The MPACT neutronics module of the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) core simulator has used the MPACT cross section library based on the HELIOS and DeCART library format. The MPACT library format includes resonance data only for the specified nuclides and energy groups, scattering matrices for important nuclides and, duplicated cross sections for activation and fission product isotopes. Therefore, significant effort is required to enhance accuracy and to apply it to new fuel types. Since this MPACT library format has drawbacks that limit further improvement and generality, a new format cross section library called Simplified AMPX (SAMPX) has been developed. The SAMPX library is entirely based on the ENDF/B nuclear data file, and it includes all the ENDF/B nuclides and their cross sections, resonance data, and scattering matrices. The SAMPX library and its processing method were developed in this study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018
Subtitle of host publication	Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems
Publisher	Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana, A.C.
Pages	2794-2805
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781713808510
State	Published - 2018
Event	2018 International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems, PHYSOR 2018 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: Apr 22 2018 → Apr 26 2018

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems
Volume	Part F168384-5

Conference

Conference	2018 International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems, PHYSOR 2018
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	04/22/18 → 04/26/18

Funding

This research was supported by the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (http://www.casl.gov), an Energy Innovation Hub (http://www.energy.gov/hubs) for Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Reactors under U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.

Keywords

CASL
Cross section processing
MPACT
Simplified AMPX

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Kim, K. S., Liu, Y., And, C. A. G., & Clarno, K. T. (2018). Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT. In International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems (pp. 2794-2805). (International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems; Vol. Part F168384-5). Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana, A.C..

Kim, Kang Seog ; Liu, Yuxuan ; And, Cole A.Gentry et al. / Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT. International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems. Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana, A.C., 2018. pp. 2794-2805 (International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems).

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Kim, KS, Liu, Y, And, CAG & Clarno, KT 2018, Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT. in International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems. International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems, vol. Part F168384-5, Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana, A.C., pp. 2794-2805, 2018 International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems, PHYSOR 2018, Cancun, Mexico, 04/22/18.

Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT. / Kim, Kang Seog; Liu, Yuxuan; And, Cole A.Gentry et al.
International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems. Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana, A.C., 2018. p. 2794-2805 (International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems; Vol. Part F168384-5).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Kim KS, Liu Y, And CAG, Clarno KT. Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT. In International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems. Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana, A.C. 2018. p. 2794-2805. (International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics Paving the Way Towards More Efficient Systems).

Simplified AMPX library capability of the CASL neutronics simulator MPACT

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