Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8070131 | Annals of Nuclear Energy | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Existing Monte Carlo burnup codes use various schemes to solve the coupled criticality and burnup equations. Previous studies have shown that the coupling schemes of the existing Monte Carlo burnup codes can be numerically unstable. Here we develop the Stochastic Implicit Euler method - a stable and efficient new coupling scheme. The implicit solution is obtained by the stochastic approximation at each time step. Our test calculations demonstrate that the Stochastic Implicit Euler method can provide an accurate solution to problems where the methods in the existing Monte Carlo burnup codes fail.
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Authors
Jan Dufek, Dan Kotlyar, Eugene Shwageraus,