GRS Results for the Burnup Pin-cell Benchmark Propagation of Cross-Section, Fission Yields and Decay Data Uncertainties

GRS Results for the Burnup Pin-cell Benchmark Propagation of Cross-Section, Fission Yields and Decay Data Uncertainties

Presentation and discussion of the UAM/exercise I-1b: "Pin-Cell Burn-Up Benchmark" with the hybrid method

The aim of this work is to present the Exercise I-1b “pin-cell burn-up benchmark” proposed in the framework of OECD LWR UAM. Its objective is to address the uncertainty due to the basic nuclear data as well as the impact of processing the nuclear and covariance data in a pin-cell depletion calculation. Four different sensitivity/uncertainty propagation methodologies participate in this benchmark (GRS, NRG, UPM, and SNU&KAERI). The paper describes the main features of the UPM model (hybrid method) compared with other methodologies. The requested output provided by UPM is presented, and it is discussed regarding the results of other methodologies.

Propagation of Neutron Cross Section, Fission Yield, and Decay Data Uncertainties in Depletion Calculations

Propagation of nuclear data uncertainties in reactor calculations is interesting for design purposes and libraries evaluation. Previous versions of the GRS XSUSA library propagated only neutron cross section uncertainties. We have extended XSUSA uncertainty assessment capabilities by including propagation of fission yields and decay data uncertainties due to the their relevance in depletion simulations. We apply this extended methodology to the UAM6 PWR Pin-Cell Burnup Benchmark, which involves uncertainty propagation through burnup.

Towards a complete propagation of nuclear data uncertainties Fission yields and decay data

Propagation of nuclear data uncertainties to calculated values is interesting for design purposes and libraries evaluation. XSUSA, developed at GRS, propagates cross section uncertainties to nuclear calculations. In depletion simulations, fission yields and decay data are also involved and suppose a possible source of uncertainty that must be taken into account. We have developed tools to generate varied fission yields and decay libraries and to propagate uncertainties trough depletion in order to complete the XSUSA uncertainty assessment capabilities. A simple test to probe the methodology is defined and discussed.

Comparativa con técnicas GNNS y Mobile Mapping de un inventario de elementos físicos y geométricos.

El proyecto trata de realizar una comparativa de dos metodologías mediante la realización de un inventario, una metodología clásica como es la metodología GNSS y la metodología Mobile Mapping. El inventario se realiza en tres escenarios distintos, un escenario es una zona verde, una zona urbana y una zona interurbana. La zona verde es el Parque Central de Tres Cantos, la zona urbano es una zona de viviendas unifamiliares deTres Cantos y la zona interurbana es tramo de la carretera M-618 que une los municipios de Colmenar Viejo y Hoyo de manzanares. Para la metodología GNSS se ha utilizado un receptor GRS-1 y para la metodología Mobile Mapping se ha utilizado el sistema IP-S2 Compact+. Con la realización de este inventario se pretende poder comparar los posibles casos que hay en tres escenarios distintos, estudiando los tiempos que se tarda en realizar un inventario con cada metodología, así como los costes que suponen. Los datos obtenidos por cada equipo se exportan en fichero Shapfile para poder abrirlos en ArcGIS y así poder realizar la comparativa. Para finalizar el proyecto y con los conocimientos adquiridos en esta materia se obtienen una conclusiones referidas al trabajo realizado con cada equipo.