Validation and verification
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This page collects together all documents related to Serpent validation. The different categories are listed below. Each entry should include one or several references to publicly accessible documents where the results are reported. Serpent input and output files can be also be provided. When the input consists of multiple files, link zip or gzip archives.
ICSBEP Benchmarks
Following is a list of cases from the International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments (ICSBEP) [1]
| ICSBEP ID | Experiment | Description | Results | Refs. | Files | Added by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEU-MET-FAST-086 | Godiva | Bare sphere of highly enriched uranium | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| PU-MET-FAST-001 | Jezebel | Bare sphere of plutonium | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| U233-MET-FAST-001 | Skidoo | Bare sphere of U-233 | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| HEU-MET-FAST-002 | Topsy | Highly enriched uranium sphere surrounded by a thick reflector of natural uranium | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| PU-MET-FAST-006 | Popsy | Plutonium sphere surrounded by a thick reflector of natural uranium | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| U233-MET-FAST-006 | Flattop23 | U-233 sphere surrounded by a thick reflector of natural uranium | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| IEU-MET-FAST-007 | BigTen L | arge all-uranium-metal cylindrical core surrounded by a thick reflector of natural uranium | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| HEU-MET-INTER-001 | ZPR-HEU | Highly enriched uranium/iron cylinder reflected by stainless steel | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| IEU-MET-FAST-010 | ZPR-U9 | Cylindrical assembly of uranium metal with a thick depleted uranium reflector | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| MIX-MET-FAST-011 | ZPR-MOX | Cylindrical assembly of mixed fissile plutonium and uranium metal reflected by graphite | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| PU-MET-INTER-002 | ZPR-Pu | Cylindrical plutonium/carbon/stainless steel assembly with stainless steel and iron reflectors | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| LEU-SOL-THERM-004 | Stacy-029, -033, -046 | Water-reflected cylindrical tank with uranyl nitrate solution | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| LEU-SOL-THERM-007 | Stacy-030 | Unreflected cylindrical tank with uranyl nitrate solution | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| LEU-SOL-THERM-016 | Stacy-125 | Water-reflected slabs of enriched uranyl nitrate solution | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| LEU-SOL-THERM-021 | Stacy-215 | Unreflected cylindrical tank of uranyl nitrate solution | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
Other criticality experiments
| Experiment | Description | Results | Refs. | Files | Added by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNEAK-7A | Unmoderated PuO2/UO2 core with a depleted uranium reflector | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| SNEAK-7B | Unmoderated PuO2/UO2 core with a depleted uranium reflector | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| SNEAK-9C1 | Unmoderated core UO2 core with a depleted uranium reflector | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| SNEAK-9C2 | Unmoderated PuO2/UO2 core with Na and reflected by depleted uranium | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| Masurca-R2 | Unmoderated core with enriched uranium fuel surrounded by a UO2–Na mixture blanket and by steel shielding | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| Masurca-Z2 | Unmoderated core with plutonium and depleted uranium fuel surrounded by a UO2–Na mixture blanket and by steel shielding | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| FCA-XIX-1 | Highly enriched uranium core surrounded by UO2/Na and uranium metal blanket regions | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| FCA-XIX-2 | Plutonium/uranium core surrounded by UO2/Na and uranium metal blanket regions | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| FCA-XIX-3 | Plutonium core surrounded by UO2/Na and uranium metal blanket regions | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| TCA | Light water moderated low-enriched UO2 core in the tank-type critical assembly | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| IPEN | Low enriched UO2 fuel rods inside a light water filled tank | k-eff, beta-eff | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| Winco | Slab tank assembly consisted of two thin coaxial slab tanks uranyl nitrate solution | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| Sheba-II | Enriched uranyl fluoride Solution High-Energy Burst Assembly (SHEBA) | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
| SHE-8 | A hexagonal core with graphite matrix tubes and low enriched uranium fuel dispersed in graphite rods | k-eff, Rossi-alpha | [2] | N/A | Jaakko Leppänen, VTT (2015/11/18) |
References
- ^ https://www.oecd-nea.org/science/wpncs/icsbep/handbook.html
- ^ Leppänen, J., Aufiero, M., Fridman, E., Rachamin, R., and van der Marck, S. "Calculation of effective point kinetics parameters in the Serpent 2 Monte Carlo code." Ann. Nucl. Energy, 65 (2014) 272-279.
