Comparisons of HELIOS,ORIGEN2,and Monteburns Caluculated 241 Am and 243 Am Concentrations to Measured Values for PWR,BWR,and VVER Spent Fuel
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A study was performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to explore the accuracy of several reactor analysis codes in calculating 241Am and 243Am concentrations in light water reactor spent fuel. Calculated higher-actinide concentrations were compared to measured values from the literature for three reactor fuels. The fuel samples were taken from the Mihama Unit 3 pressurized water reactor, the Garigliano boiling water reactor, and a VVER-440. The 241Am and 243Am concentrations were calculated using the HELIOS-1.4 lattice-physics code, the ORIGEN2 burnup code, and a linked MCNP/ORIGEN2 code named Monteburns 3.01. Comparisons were made between the calculated and measured values. It was determined that all codes performed consistently well for the Mihama Unit 3 measurements (within ±5% for 241Am and ±20% for 243Am) and the Garigliano measurements (within ±12% for 241Am and ±20% for 243Am). It was determined that the ORIGEN2 pressurized water reactor libraries are insufficient for the VVER-440 measurements. The HELIOS and MONTEBURNS codes both demonstrated good ability to calculate these isotopes for VVER-440 fuel (±10% for 241Am and ±12% for 243Am). The accuracies of these codes and the associated radiochemical measurements of these higher-actinide isotopes may be insufficient for safeguards and fuel management purposes; thus, development of new methods and modification to existing data libraries may be necessary in order to enable cost-effective safeguarding of these higher-actinide materials.
- 2000-07-25
著者
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Stanbro William
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Charlton William
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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PERRY R.T.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Perry R.
Los Alamos National Laboratory