Author:
Vidal Jean-François,Frölicher K.,Archier P.,Hébert A.,Buiron L.,Palau J-M.,Pastoris S.,Raynaud D.
Abstract
In the past few years, developments in the APOLLO3® deterministic code have mainly been devoted to Fast Reactor applications. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of using some of these methods to build an accurate two-step calculation scheme for commercial Pressurized Water Reactors, with application to the BEAVRS benchmark at hot zero power conditions of cycle 1. Our objective is to assess the performances of the best “standard” calculation currently possible with APOLLO3® and to have a starting point for the development of improved transport solvers and innovative calculation schemes.
At the lattice level, we show that the subgroup method using the REL383 energy mesh, associated with a MOC flux calculation, provides accurate results on different clusters of 3x3 cells with UOX and MOX fuel, including a heterogeneity at the center (guide-tube full of water or with common absorbers Ag-In-Cd or B4C inserted, and mixed uranium-gadolinium oxide fuel). These good results have been confirmed on BEAVRS assembly, rods in and rods out.
At the core level, 20-group 3D calculations with the MINARET Sn solver have been performed at the cell level to analyze BEAVRS Hot Zero Power results (reactivity, power map, and control rods worths). Results are rather satisfactory, considering the low computing cost, but the power map prediction needs to be improved.
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