Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity studies on Thorium-fueled reactors

• Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences Vol. 239; p. 22008
• Main Authors: Party, Eliot, Doligez, Xavier, Dessagne, Philippe, Kerveno, Maëlle, Henning, Greg
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 2020
• Subjects: Correlation analysis; Cross-sections; Integrals; Mathematical analysis; Nuclear Experiment; Nuclear reactors; Parameter uncertainty; Perturbation theory; Physics; Pressurized water reactors; Reactors; Sensitivity; Thorium

This paper shows how Total Monte Carlo (TMC) method and Perturbation Theory (PT) can be applied to quantify uncertainty due to nuclear data on reactor static calculations of integral parameters such as k eff and β eff . This work focuses on thorium fueled reactors and it aims to rank different cross...