Prediction of radiation load parameters (fluence, fluence rate, neutron energy spectrum) of reactor components (e.g., reactor pressure vessel) water-water energetic reactors (known as VVER in Russia) is regulated by the requirements of the Russian normative documents [1]. One of the key measures is the validation of calculated procedures by ex-vessel neutron activation measurements at VVER nuclear power plants. The neutron dosimetry research for every reactor component includes validation calculations by appropriate codes. The standard method was based on the three-dimensional synthesis method with input from results of calculations from the deterministic code DORT [2] coupled with the BUGLE-96T library [3]. It was identified in comparison between experiments and calculations that this method gives different results outside the active core. Hence, the usage of a three-dimensional code is essential. For this reason, the Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety wants to use the Monte Carlo code TRAMO for their fluence calculations. Thus, the purpose of this work is the possible application of TRAMO for expert calculations of radiation load parameters of reactor components for all VVER reactor types, verification of results by comparison with other codes (deterministic and Monte Carlo), and validation by neutron activation measured data. The paper presents the main options of the new version of TRAMO for neutron fluence calculations suggested by the Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety.
Author Information
Baier, Silvio
Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, DE
Konheiser, Jörg
Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, DE
Borodkin, Pavel
Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Moscow, RU
Gazetdinov, Azamat
Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Moscow, RU
Khrennikov, Nikolay
Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Moscow, RU
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