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Core calculations of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor using different computational codes

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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This study presents core calculations of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor using different codes. The KENO (one of the SCALE package) code was used at the beginning to calculate the multiplication factor Keff for the benchmark design. After that, the TRITON (one of the SCALE package) was used to find the nuclear constants for the different regions of this design. These nuclear constants were used in the multi-physics code COMSOL to model the reactor and calculate the neutron flux Eigen values of the neutron diffusion equation and then calculate the multiplication factor Keff and get the neutron flux distribution. This distribution was used to make a coupling between the neutronic and the thermal hydraulic of the reactor. The nuclear codes MCNP5 and WIMS were also used in modelling this reactor to calculate Keff. The study showed the differences between the multiplication factor values from each code and compared them by the values from old reference studies and reflected the effect of the selection of the data libraries and the code on the results. It showed also the thermal hydraulic results for the benchmark as modelled by COMSOL.

DOI

10.21608/erjsh.2023.198257.1152

Keywords

MSFR, KENO, TRITON, MCNP, COMSOL

Authors

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MONTASER

Last Name

MOHAMED

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THARWAT ALAAELDIN

Affiliation

Department of Reactors, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. Egypt.

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m_th_elkady@yahoo.com

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0009-0000-2606-9610

First Name

Ramadan

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MOUSTAFA

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Youssef sakr

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Egypt., Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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sakr@feng.bu.edu.eg

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Cairo

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First Name

Nader

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Mahmoud Abdelhalim

Affiliation

Department of Reactors, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. Egypt.

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mnader73@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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First Name

Abdelfattah

Last Name

Soliman

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Youssef Abdelfattah

Affiliation

Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority, Egypt.

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ausoliman@kau.edu.sa

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Cairo

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0000-0002-4831-9251

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Mamdouh

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Aldosouky

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Wafaa Shawky

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Egypt.

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masahkhab_68@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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52

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4

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44636

Issue Date

2023-10-01

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2023-03-12

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2023-10-01

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82

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87

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3009-6049

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3009-6022

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Engineering Research Journal (Shoubra)

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Core calculations of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor using different computational codes

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29 Dec 2024