3-D Radiation Transport benchmarks
Completed

The activity dealt with scientific issues in the field of deterministic and stochastic methods and computer codes relative to three dimensional (3-D) radiation transport. Applications encompassed transport through large and complex shields including void regions and highly heterogeneous reactor cores. Methods included discrete ordinates, nodal transport, finite elements with spherical harmonics, collision probabilities, Monte Carlo, etc.

The objectives were to:

  • develop benchmarks and comparison exercises for 3-D radiation transport computer codes
  • carry out validation of methods and identify their strength, limitations and accuracy
  • suggest needs for method development
Publications and reports
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Meetings
  • The first meeting was held on 13 September 2001 during the ANS International Meeting on Mathematical Methods for Nuclear Applications (M&C 2001), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
  • The second meeting was held on 11 June 2002 during the ANS Annual Meeting, Hollywood, Florida, United State.
  • The third meeting was held on 19 November 2002 during the ANS Winter Meeting, Washington. DC, United States.
  • The fourth meeting was held during the Conference on Nuclear Mathematical and Computational Sciences (M&C 2003), 6-10 April 2003, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States.
  • The first organisational meeting on Benchmarking the Accuracy of Solution of 3-Dimensional Transport Codes and Methods over a Range in Parameter Space, Monterey, California, United States.
  • The final meeting on Benchmarking the Accuracy of Solution of 3-Dimensional Transport Codes and Methods over a Range in Parameter Space, 6 May 2009, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.

Contact

wprs@oecd-nea.org

Activities
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