New kinetic simulation capabilities for Tripoli-4®: Methods and applications

M Faucher, D Mancusi, A Zoia - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Thanks to the growing computer power, it is now feasible to apply Monte Carlo methods to
the solution of non-stationary transport problems in reactor physics and in criticality-safety …

Developing and investigating a pure Monte-Carlo module for transient neutron transport analysis

AG Mylonakis, M Varvayanni, DGE Grigoriadis… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the field of computational reactor physics, Monte-Carlo methodology is extensively used
in the analysis of static problems while the transient behavior of the reactor core is mostly …

Neutron multiplication in random media: Reactivity and kinetics parameters

C Larmier, A Zoia, F Malvagi, E Dumonteil… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Eigenvalue problems for neutron transport in random geometries are key for many
applications, ranging from reactor design to criticality safety. In this work we examine the …

Improvement of the CLUTCH method for sensitivity analysis of k-eigenvalue to continuous-energy nuclear data in NECP-MCX

J Huang, L Cao, Q He, C Wan, H Wu - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Iterated Fission Probability (IFP) method and Contributon-Linked eigenvalue
sensitivity/Uncertainty estimation via Track-length importance Characterization (CLUTCH) …

Monte Carlo simulations of the SPERT III E-core transient experiments

D Mancusi, M Faucher, A Zoia - The European Physical Journal …, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
We perform simulations of two reactivity-insertion experiments in the SPERT III E-core
nuclear research reactor. The simulations use the TRIPOLI-4® Monte Carlo neutron …

Generalized iterated fission probability for Monte Carlo eigenvalue calculations

N Terranova, A Zoia - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The so-called Iterated Fission Probability (IFP) method has provided a major
breakthrough for the calculation of the adjoint flux and more generally of adjoint-weighted …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the CNESTEN's TRIGA Mark II research reactor physical parameters with TRIPOLI-4® and MCNP

H Ghninou, A Gruel, A Lyoussi… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the development of a new computational model of the CNESTEN's
TRIGA Mark II research reactor using the 3D continuous energy Monte-Carlo code TRIPOLI …

Monte Carlo analysis of the CROCUS benchmark on kinetics parameters calculation

A Zoia, Y Nauchi, E Brun, C Jouanne - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The experimental configurations, the construction data and the material compositions of the
CROCUS reactor, a water-moderated zero-power core operated at the Ecole Polytechnique …

Preservation of kinetics parameters generated by Monte Carlo calculations in two-step deterministic calculations

C Takasugi, NP Martin, VM Labouré, J Ortensi… - EPJ Nuclear Sciences …, 2023 - osti.gov
The generation of accurate kinetic parameters such as mean generation time Λ and effective
delayed neutron fraction βeff via Monte Carlo codes is established. Employing these in …

Reactor physics analysis of the SPERT III E-core with Tripoli-4®

A Zoia, E Brun - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper we detail a Monte Carlo model for the SPERT III E-core and we illustrate the
simulation results obtained for the reactor physics parameters (including the effective …