A Monte Carlo Method for Calculating Initiation Probability [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2007.
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| Abstract: | A Monte Carlo method for calculating the probability of initiating a self-sustaining neutron chain reaction has been developed. In contrast to deterministic codes which solve a non-linear, adjoint form of the Boltzmann equation to calculate initiation probability, this new method solves the forward (standard) form of the equation using a modified source calculation technique. Results from this new method are compared with results obtained from several deterministic codes for a suite of historical test problems. The level of agreement between these code predictions is quite good, considering the use of different numerical techniques and nuclear data. A set of modifications to the historical test problems has also been developed which reduces the impact of neutron source ambiguities on the calculated probabilities. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 03/05/2007. "ucrl-proc-228717" Presented at: Joint International Topical Meeting on Mathematics & Computation and Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications, Monterey, CA, United States, Apr 16 - Apr 19, 2007. Greenman, G M; Procassini, R J; Clouse, C J. |
| Physical Description: | PDF-file: 13 pages; size: 0.6 Mbytes. |