@inproceedings{85a1690e31694e34b9466d9d535b14ff,
title = "Atucha-2 PHWR Monte Carlo MCNP5 and KENO-VI models development and application",
abstract = "The geometrical complexity and the peculiarities of Atucha-2 PHWR require the adoption of advanced Monte Carlo codes for performing realistic neutronic simulations. Core models of Atucha-2 PHWR were developed using both MCNP5 and KENOVI codes. The developed models were applied for calculating reactor criticality states at beginning of life, reactor cell constants and control rods volumes. The last two applications were relevant for performing successive three dimensional neutron kinetic analyses since it was necessary to correctly evaluate the effect of each oblique control rod in each cell discretizing the reactor. These corrective factors were then applied to the cell cross sections calculated by the two dimensional deterministic lattice physics code HELIOS.",
keywords = "3D neutron kinetics models validation, Atucha-2 PHWR, KENO-VI, MCNP5, Monte Carlo core calculation",
author = "M. Pecchia and C. Parisi and F. D'Auria and O. Mazzantini",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781615673490",
series = "American Nuclear Society - International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods and Reactor Physics 2009, M and C 2009",
pages = "2756--2766",
booktitle = "American Nuclear Society - International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods and Reactor Physics 2009, M and C 2009",
note = "International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods and Reactor Physics 2009, M and C 2009 ; Conference date: 03-05-2009 Through 07-05-2009",
}