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Studsvik ScandpowerOverviewThomas Smed2012 International Users Group MeetingCharlotte, NC, USA | May 2-3, 2012
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Studsvik Scandpower direction
Mission:
“World Class Nuclear Fuel Analysis Software”
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Studsvik Product Line (CMS)
May 2-3, 2012 International Users Group Meeting
CASMOState-of-the-Art Lattice Physics Code
SIMULATE3D, Steady-State Nodal Simulator
CMSOpsAutomated Reactivity Management
SIMULATE-3K3D Transient and Safety Analysis
XIMAGEAutomated Loading Pattern Design
S3RCycle-Specific Simulator Model
GARDELAdvanced Core Monitoring
MARLABWR Shuffle Optimization
SNF3D Spent Nuclear Fuel Analysis
HELIOSGeneral-Geometry Lattice Physics
CMS/ENIGMAThermo-mechanical Fuel Performance
Engineering Services
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Model Refinements – Key to Accuracy• CASMO5
– Method of Characteristics (exact heterogeneous geometry)– Cross section developments (ENDF-IVENDF-VIJEF ENDF-VII)– Improved resonance models (spatial and up-scattering)– Refined transport spatial and energy meshes (70 to 586 groups)
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Explicit Shielding of Low Energy Resonances
U238
Pu240
U235
Pu239
6.67, 20.87, 36.7 eV
ShieldedFine groups
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SIMULATE5– Radial and axial heterogeneous, multi-group models– Microscopic nuclide depletion
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Nat. Blanket
Spacer
Spacer
Spacer
Nat. Blanket
Reflector
Control Rod
Flux/volumeWeighting
Axial Discontinuity
factors
Subnodes
z
NodesRadial Sub-mesh
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Studsvik Software Mission
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Support
CASMOSIMULATES3K
GARDEL CMSOpsXIMAGE
S3RSNFMARLA
Base Methods
Applications
ServicesCode Support
HELIOS
COPERNICUSMATSTABENIGMA
MATBIRD
Training
CASKLOAD
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Direction - CMS5
• As faithful to physics as possible– Better basis for applications
• Ambition to increase use as method of record
• NRC Generic Licensing
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Covering the fuel cycle
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Direction - Applications
• Richness of applications, e.g.– S3R– Gardel– SNF– ENIGMA– MARLA– COPERNICUS
• New tools for postprocessing, Java, Matlab
• Coupling of e.g. MARLA to customers present method of record
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Who is Studsvik Scandpower ?
• 40 nuclear engineers
• 12 locations world-wide (5 offices)
• Over 700 man-years experience in the Nuclear Industry– Fuel vendors– Utilities– Nuclear Power Plants– National Labs– Safety Authorities
• 12 Nationalities
May, 24-25 2011 International Users Group Meeting
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Customer Spectrum(sample)
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Studsvik Meetings SampleOpen to all Customers
2008 United States Users Group Meeting, Tempe, Arizona, USA
2008 European Users Group Meeting, Budapest, Hungary
2009 Advanced Nuclear Fuel Management ANS Conference
2009 European Users Group Meeting – Chester, United Kingdom
2010 US Users Group Meeting – Omaha, NE, USA
2010 Japan Users group meeting – Fukuoka, Japan
2011 European Users Group Meeting – Stockholm, Sweden
2012 International Users Group Meeting – Charlotte, NC USA (Duke)
2013 International Users Group Meeting, Europe TBDMay, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting
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Summary
• Next generation methods– CASMO5– SIMULATE5
• NRC generic licensing
• Applications
• Fuel Performance - ENIGMA• We are expanding our markets, China, Russia, new
customers in established markets
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