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Refined Monte Carlo analysis of the H.B. Robinson-2 reactor pressure vessel dosimetry benchmark

Pittarello, R.
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Vasiliev, A.
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Ferroukhi, H.
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2011
Annals Of Nuclear Energy

Refined analysis, based on use of the Monte Carlo code MCNPX-2.4.0, is presented for the "H.B. Robinson-2 pressure vessel dosimetry benchmark", which is a part of the Radiation Shielding and Dosimetry Experiments Database (SINBAD). First, the performance of the Monte Carlo methodology is reassessed relative to the reported deterministic results obtained with DORT. Thereby, the analysis is accompanied by a quantitative evaluation of the optimal energy cut-off value for each of the in- and ex-vessel dosimeters that were employed. Second. a more realistic definition of the neutron source is implemented than proposed in the benchmark. Thus, the current procedure for power-to-neutron-source-strength conversion, as also for explicitly considering the burnup-dependent fuel assembly-wise average fission neutron spectrum, is found to affect the calculated values significantly.

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DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2011.05.017
Web of Science ID

WOS:000293307200004

Author(s)
Pittarello, R.
Vasiliev, A.
Ferroukhi, H.
Chawla, R.  
Date Issued

2011

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Annals Of Nuclear Energy
Volume

38

Start page

1842

End page

1851

Subjects

Pwr

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Rpv

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HBR-2 benchmark

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Dosimetry

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Mcnpx

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Hb Robinson-2

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Surveillance

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December 16, 2011
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