ARIEL-H2020 International on-line school on nuclear data: the path from the detector to the reactor calculation -- NuDataPath - 2022

Session

Nuclear data priorities

Feb 22, 2022, 9:00 AM

6. Nuclear data for reactor physics (thermal and fast systems)

Francisco Alvarez (CIEMAT)

2/22/22, 9:00 AM

Seminar

The seminar will address the following topics:

• Basic concepts of reactor physics: keff, eff, reactivity coefficients…
• Role of nuclear data in reactor physics calculations.
• Impact of nuclear data and uncertainties in reactor safety parameters and inventory calculations (criticality safety).
• Status of actual nuclear data libraries for nuclear reactor applications: strengths and...

7. Nuclear data and sensitivity analyses

Dr Vicente Bécares (CIEMAT)

2/22/22, 10:00 AM

Seminar

The seminar will address the following topics:

• What is a sensitivity and uncertainty analysis?
• What are sensitivity profiles?
• Covariance matrices: definition and interpretation.
• Practical examples.

8. Nuclear data and fuel cycles

Francisco Alvarez Velarde (CIEMAT)

2/22/22, 11:20 AM

Seminar

The seminar will cover the following topics:

• What is a nuclear fuel cycle?
• Types of fuel cycles.
• Nuclear fuel cycle calculations: variables (burnup, power history, fuel composition, inventory, decay heat…) and associated uncertainties.
• Propagation of uncertainties along the fuel cycle.
• Impact of nuclear data and uncertainties in the fuel cycle assessment.
• Nuclear fuel cycle...

16. How to use the on-line material

Prof. Daniel Cano Ott (CIEMAT), Emilio Mendoza (CIEMAT), Francisco Alvarez (CIEMAT), Pablo Romojaro (SCK - CEN), Dr Vicente Bécares (CIEMAT)

2/23/22, 9:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

The hands-on lecture will cover the following topics:

• Material required for the hands-on lectures.
• Access to the web applications.
• User login and structure of the web.
• Interaction with the browser.
• Different types of applications and exercises.
• First tests and troubleshooting.

9. Introduction to sensitivity analyses (group 1)

Dr Vicente Bécares (CIEMAT)

2/23/22, 10:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

10. Introduction to sensitivity analyses (group 2)

Pablo Romojaro (SCK - CEN)

2/23/22, 10:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

11. Introduction to sensitivity analyses (group 3)

Dr Francisco Alvarez (CIEMAT)

2/23/22, 10:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

12. Methodologies used in sensitivity analyses (group 1)

Dr Vicente Bécares (CIEMAT)

2/23/22, 11:20 AM

Hands-on lecture

13. Methodologies used in sensitivity analyses (group 2)

Pablo Romojaro (SCK - CEN)

2/23/22, 11:20 AM

Hands-on lecture

14. Methodologies used in sensitivity analyses (group 3)

Dr Francisco Alvarez (CIEMAT)

2/23/22, 11:20 AM

Hands-on lecture

17. Nuclear data priorities for non-energy applications

Dr Roberto Capote (IAEA)

2/24/22, 9:00 AM

Seminar

Nuclear data priorities for:

• Medical applications.
• Nuclear astrophysics.
• Nuclear data standards.
• Material science.
• Fusion applications.

18. Sensitivity analyses of thermal reactors (group 1)

Dr Vicente Bécares (CIEMAT)

2/24/22, 10:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

19. Sensitivity analyses of thermal reactors (group 2)

Pablo Romojaro (SCK - CEN)

2/24/22, 10:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

20. Sensitivity analyses of thermal reactors (group 3)

Dr Francisco Alvarez (CIEMAT)

2/24/22, 10:00 AM

Hands-on lecture

21. Sensitivity analyses of fast reactors (group 1)

Dr Vicente Bécares (CIEMAT)

2/24/22, 11:20 AM

Hands-on lecture

22. Sensitivity analyses of fast reactors (group 2)

Pablo Romojaro (SCK - CEN)

2/24/22, 11:20 AM

Hands-on lecture

23. Sensitivity analyses of fast reactors (group 3)

Dr Francisco Alvarez (CIEMAT)

2/24/22, 11:20 AM

Hands-on lecture