Monte Carlo Universal
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Monte Carlo Universal is a project on development and practical use of a universal computer code for simulation of particle transport (neutrons, photons, electrons) in three-dimensional systems by means of the Monte Carlo method
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The main advantage of the Monte Carlo method is its ability to simulate the interaction of radiation with substance on the basis of the information from files of the evaluated nuclear data (i.e.the most exact data without additional assumptions is used). Besides, this method practically does not impose restrictions on the geometry of considered systems.
It is well known, that in many cases the Monte Carlo method used with evaluated nuclear data, may replace experiment. At present days such codes are used at the analysis of radiation and nuclear safety of existing and at designing new objects of atomic energy and for other purposes.
The MCU Project started in RRC "Kurchatov Institute"
in 1982.
The results of the calculations were used for benchmark and other types of analysis by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
, Nuclear Energy Agency
, etc.
References
Monte Carlo method
Monte Carlo methods are a class of computational algorithms that rely on repeated random sampling to compute their results. Monte Carlo methods are often used in computer simulations of physical and mathematical systems...
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The main advantage of the Monte Carlo method is its ability to simulate the interaction of radiation with substance on the basis of the information from files of the evaluated nuclear data (i.e.the most exact data without additional assumptions is used). Besides, this method practically does not impose restrictions on the geometry of considered systems.
It is well known, that in many cases the Monte Carlo method used with evaluated nuclear data, may replace experiment. At present days such codes are used at the analysis of radiation and nuclear safety of existing and at designing new objects of atomic energy and for other purposes.
The MCU Project started in RRC "Kurchatov Institute"
Kurchatov Institute
The Kurchatov Institute is Russia's leading research and development institution in the field of nuclear energy. In the Soviet Union it was known as I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy , abbreviated KIAE . It is named after Igor Kurchatov....
in 1982.
The results of the calculations were used for benchmark and other types of analysis by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
, Nuclear Energy Agency
Nuclear Energy Agency
The Nuclear Energy Agency is an intergovernmental multinational agency that is organized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...
, etc.
See also
- Geant4Geant4Geant4 is a platform for "the simulation of the passage of particles through matter," using Monte Carlo methods. It is the successor of the GEANT series of software toolkits developed by CERN, and the first to use Object oriented programming . Its development, maintenance and user support are...
- FLUKAFLUKAFLUKA is a fully integrated Monte Carlo simulation package for the interaction and transport of particles and nuclei in matter....
- EGS4
- MCNPMonte Carlo N-Particle Transport CodeMonte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code is a software package for simulating nuclear processes. It is developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and is distributed within the United States by the Radiation Safety Information Computational Center in Oak Ridge, TN and internationally by the Nuclear...
- KENOKeno (computer program)Keno is a software package for simulating nuclear processes. It was written by Elliot Whitesides and others at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, starting in the 1960s. It is used primarily for the calculation of the neutron multiplication factor , which is used to judge whether or not nuclear...
- MONKMONKMONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes, particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor, or k-effective, of a system. It is owned by Serco Assurance...
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References
- VENUS-2 Experimental Benchmark Analysis with MCU-REA
- KRITZ-2 experimental benchmark analysis with MCU-REA
- Calculational Benchmark Problems for VVER-1000 Mixed Oxide Fuel Cycle
- Analyses of Weapons-Grade MOX V'VER-1000 Neutronics Benchmarks
- Validation Report for FY 1997
- Calculation of Quad-Cities Central Bundle ...
- IAEA-SM-358/38 Reactor-based plutonium disposition: opportunities ...
- VVER-1000 MOX Core Computational Benchmark: Specification and Results
- VVER In-Core Self-Powered Neutron Detector Calculational Benchmark
- The Need for Post-Irradiation Experiments to Validate Fuel
- Reactor Physics Activities in NEA Member Countries, October 1988
- Reactor Physics Activities in NEA Member Countries, October 1989
- Physics of plutonium fuels
- International comparison of a depletion calculation benchmark