Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Advances in Mathematics, Computational Methods, and Reactor Physics
Publication Date
Page Number
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Publisher Location
Massachusetts, United States of America
Conference Name
M&C 2009
Conference Location
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States of America
Conference Date
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Abstract
Criticality accident alarm systems (CAAS) can be difficult to analyze since they consist of both criticality calculations and deep-penetration radiation transport calculations. Radiation transport codes are typically optimized for one of those two aspects but not both. A three-dimensional CAAS modeling capability within SCALE 6 has been created by linking the KENO-VI criticality code to the MAVRIC shielding sequence. KENO-VI has been optimized for criticality calculations and used for over 20 years. MAVRIC is a new sequence in SCALE 6 designed for radiation transport in deep-penetration problems. MAVRIC contains features such as automated variance reduction and mesh tally capabilities, which are quite useful in CAAS modeling.
