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Computation of sensitivity coefficients in fixed source simulations with SERPENT2

Griveaux, P.
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Hursin, Mathieu  
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Kodeli, I.
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January 23, 2024
Fusion Engineering And Design

Within the scope of the implementation of a nuclear data pipeline aiming at producing the best possible evaluated nuclear data files, a major point is the production of relevant sensitivity coefficients when including integral benchmark information. Thanks to recent code modifications in the Monte Carlo code Serpent2, it is now possible to produce these coefficients in fixed source simulations. The manuscript describes the verification of this implementation against the deterministic transport code susd3d. The study is completed by an analysis of the computational cost (running time and memory allocation) associated with such calculations with Serpent2. The relative difference between the sensitivity coefficients produced by Serpent2 and susd3d is of the order of the percent at most, except for the low energy range where the lack of neutrons prevents from reducing the Monte Carlo uncertainties. The computational cost of such calculation is similar to the one of criticality calculation mode, although the OpenMP scalability should be further improved.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114191
Web of Science ID

WOS:001167137300001

Author(s)
Griveaux, P.
Hursin, Mathieu  
Kodeli, I.
Leichtle, D.
Pautz, A.  
Date Issued

2024-01-23

Publisher

Elsevier Science Sa

Published in
Fusion Engineering And Design
Volume

200

Article Number

114191

Subjects

Technology

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Sensitivity Coefficients

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Nuclear Data Library

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Neutronics

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Monte Carlo

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Serpent2

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REVIEWED

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March 18, 2024
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/206475
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