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DOE OSTI · code-139129

Framework For Performing Time-dependent Pebble Bed Reactor Simulations

Abstract

The present work details the creation of a high-fidelity Monte Carlo methodology for analyzing the run-in and subsequent approach to equilibrium for PBRs. The methodology entails a Python module wrapped around Serpent so as to perform neutronics calculations, move pebbles, refuel the core, and discharge pebbles, thereby modeling the explicit behavior of the PBR run-in. The code kugelpy is within the GitHub repository `pyrates`.

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Stewart, RyanH. [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (0000000348676555), Cavaluzzi, JackM, Balestra, Paolo. 2024-04-04. Framework For Performing Time-dependent Pebble Bed Reactor Simulations. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240805.3

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