Modeling the IFR-1 Experiment: A BISON Metallic Fuel Benchmark

Cunningham, Kaylee; Powers, Jeffrey J.; Lefebvre, Robert A

doi:10.2172/1649544

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“…This is accomplished by using computing architectures ranging from laptops to leadership-class computing facilities. The tools developed by NEAMS will enable transformative scientific discoveries and insights otherwise not attainable or affordable and will accelerate solution of existing problems as well as deployment of new designs for current and advanced reactors [2,3].…”

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Streamlining the Coupling of BISON and Dakota Through the NEAMS Workbench

Cunningham

Lefebvre

Tonks

et al. 2021

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Metallic nuclear fuels for use in advanced reactors are an active area of research and development. Robust, accurate metallic fuel performance models are necessary for the design, analysis, and licensing of such reactors. However, metallic fuel performance models require additional development; they are not as mature as uranium dioxide fuel performance models. To support further metallic fuel development, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Florida have streamlined the coupling of the BISON fuel performance code with Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications (Dakota) statistical analysis tool through the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) Workbench. This work included performing three different sensitivity analyses on metallic nuclear fuel models in BISON. The analyses examined were a general model of the IFR-1 experiment, the X430 experiment T654 pin, and the X430 experiment T651 pin. The results suggest that BISON and Dakota can be integrated through NEAMS Workbench to perform sensitivity and uncertainty analyses and visualize the results.

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Streamlining the Coupling of BISON and Dakota Through the NEAMS Workbench

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Lefebvre

Tonks

et al. 2021

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“…To inform development and begin quantifying accuracy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing a series of benchmarks based on legacy metallic fuel experiments [4][5][6][7][8][9]. These benchmarks use BISON to recreate experiments so that BISON predictions can be compared to legacy calculations and postirradiation examination (PIE) data.…”

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Sensitivity and uncertainty of the IFR-1 BISON benchmark

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Powers

2022

Progress in Nuclear Energy

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“…Since the inception of the NEAMS Workbench, the vision has been to support multiphysics workflows as provided by the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE) and as needed by the user community. Per user feedback, a focus on integrating applications and existing workflows has been prioritized, with demonstrated successes in neutronics [3,4], thermal hydraulics [5], fuel analysis and performance [6], and associated model uncertainty quantification and optimization [7,8].…”

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“…In FY21, the primary goal was to complete integration of MOOSE-based applications into the NEAMS Workbench. Specifically, work was undertaken to (1) ensure that the content assistance provided by the Workbench was consistent with the MOOSE input processor, (2) provide problem mesh visualization and face/block highlighting for select regions, (3) provide solution visualization, (4) ensure support for MOOSE MultiApp inputs, (5) allow mesh overlay of coupled calculations, and (6) include key result extraction and plotting. The remainder of this document will describe the Workbench components involved, work accomplished to date, and future work.…”

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