Developments in Sensitivity Methodologies and the Validation of Reactor Physics Calculations

Developments in Sensitivity Methodologies and the Validation of Reactor Physics Calculations

The sensitivity methodologies have been a remarkable story when adopted in the reactor physics field. Sensitivity coefficients can be used for different objectives like uncertainty estimates, design optimization, determination of target accuracy requirements, adjustment of input parameters, and eval...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Palmiotti, Massimo Salvatores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/529623
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spelling doaj-4aec7d5703b048129fba6237b15bb80b2020-11-24T23:14:57ZengHindawi LimitedScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832012-01-01201210.1155/2012/529623529623Developments in Sensitivity Methodologies and the Validation of Reactor Physics CalculationsGiuseppe Palmiotti0Massimo Salvatores1Nuclear Science and Engineering Division, Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USACEA Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, FranceThe sensitivity methodologies have been a remarkable story when adopted in the reactor physics field. Sensitivity coefficients can be used for different objectives like uncertainty estimates, design optimization, determination of target accuracy requirements, adjustment of input parameters, and evaluations of the representativity of an experiment with respect to a reference design configuration. A review of the methods used is provided, and several examples illustrate the success of the methodology in reactor physics. A new application as the improvement of nuclear basic parameters using integral experiments is also described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/529623
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title Developments in Sensitivity Methodologies and the Validation of Reactor Physics Calculations
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description The sensitivity methodologies have been a remarkable story when adopted in the reactor physics field. Sensitivity coefficients can be used for different objectives like uncertainty estimates, design optimization, determination of target accuracy requirements, adjustment of input parameters, and evaluations of the representativity of an experiment with respect to a reference design configuration. A review of the methods used is provided, and several examples illustrate the success of the methodology in reactor physics. A new application as the improvement of nuclear basic parameters using integral experiments is also described.
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