Verification of the shift Monte Carlo code with the C5G7 reactor benchmark

Nicholas C. Sly; Brenden T. Mervin; Scott W. Mosher; Thomas M. Evans; John C. Wagner; G. Ivan Maldonado

Verification of the shift Monte Carlo code with the C5G7 reactor benchmark

Nicholas C. Sly
, Brenden T. Mervin
, Scott W. Mosher
, Thomas M. Evans
, John C. Wagner
, G. Ivan Maldonado

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4 Scopus citations

Abstract

Shift is a new hybrid Monte Carlo/deterministic radiation transport code being developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At its current stage of development, Shift includes a parallel Monte Carlo capability for simulating eigenvalue and fixed-source multigroup transport problems. This paper focuses on recent efforts to verify Shift's Monte Carlo component using the two-dimensional and three-dimensional C5G7 NEA benchmark problems. Comparisons were made between the benchmark eigenvalues and those output by the Shift code. In addition, mesh-based scalar flux tally results generated by Shift were compared to those obtained using MCNP5 on an identical model and tally grid. The Shift-generated eigenvalues were within three standard deviations of the benchmark and MCNP5-1.60 values in all cases. The flux tallies generated by Shift were found to be in very good agreement with those from MCNP.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012
Subtitle of host publication	Advances in Reactor Physics
Pages	4349-4359
Number of pages	11
State	Published - 2012
Event	International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics, PHYSOR 2012 - Knoxville, TN, United States Duration: Apr 15 2012 → Apr 20 2012

Publication series

Name	International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics
Volume	5

Conference

Conference	International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics, PHYSOR 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Knoxville, TN
Period	04/15/12 → 04/20/12

Keywords

C5G7
Eigenvalue
Monte Carlo
Verification

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Sly, N. C., Mervin, B. T., Mosher, S. W., Evans, T. M., Wagner, J. C., & Maldonado, G. I. (2012). Verification of the shift Monte Carlo code with the C5G7 reactor benchmark. In International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics (pp. 4349-4359). (International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics; Vol. 5).

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Sly, NC, Mervin, BT, Mosher, SW, Evans, TM, Wagner, JC & Maldonado, GI 2012, Verification of the shift Monte Carlo code with the C5G7 reactor benchmark. in International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics. International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics, vol. 5, pp. 4349-4359, International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics, PHYSOR 2012, Knoxville, TN, United States, 04/15/12.

Verification of the shift Monte Carlo code with the C5G7 reactor benchmark. / Sly, Nicholas C.; Mervin, Brenden T.; Mosher, Scott W. et al.
International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics. 2012. p. 4349-4359 (International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2012, PHYSOR 2012: Advances in Reactor Physics; Vol. 5).

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

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