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Investigating fission distribution behavior under various homogenization techniques for asymmetrical fuel assemblies and different reflector equivalence methods

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This article provides an analysis of asymmetrical assemblies homogenization, based on the first startup of the BEAVRS benchmark v2.0.2, in Hot Zero Power state (HZP). We use a classical two-step simulation with the deterministic codes DRAGON5 and DONJON5. First a transport calculation is performed with DRAGON5 on fuel assemblies, based on previous work conducted at the Polytechnique Montréal. Then, the complete core calculation is done with DONJON5 using a two-group energy mesh, in diffusion theory. The fission rates are calculated using DONJON5 and compared to the in-core detectors data provided in the BEAVRS benchmark. Discrepancies between the simulation and radial adjusted measurements present a Root Mean Square error (RMS) discrepancy of ≃ 4.5% (with relative errors lower than 10%). The results show the necessity to consider heterogeneity when it comes to model assemblies without central symmetry.
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hal-03207089 , version 1 (23-04-2021)

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Kevin Frohlicher, Vivian Salino, Alain Hebert. Investigating fission distribution behavior under various homogenization techniques for asymmetrical fuel assemblies and different reflector equivalence methods. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2021, 157, ⟨10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108221⟩. ⟨hal-03207089⟩

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