Optimisation of Monte Carlo burnup simulations

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We show here that computing efficiency of Monte Carlo burnup simulations depends on chosen values of certain free parameters, such as the length of the time steps and the number of neutron histories simulated at each Monte Carlo criticality run. The efficiency can thus be improved by optimising these parameters. We have set up a simple numerical model that made it possible for us to test a large number of combinations of the free parameters, and suggest a way to optimise their selection.

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Dufek, J., & Mickus, I. (2020). Optimisation of Monte Carlo burnup simulations. In International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020 (Vol. 2020-March, pp. 804–810). EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124704016

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