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Status and trends of kinetic Monte Carlo simulation in reactor physics

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Monte Carlo simulation is the reference method for reactor physics applications. Yet, the use of Monte Carlo for time-dependent problems (operational or accidental reactor transients) is still in its infancy, mainly due to the inherent challenges posed by the simultaneous presence of delayed neutron precursors and neutrons: the vast separation of their typical time scales, coupled to fission-induced correlations, leads to huge fluctuations and variance jumps. We will review the variance-reduction techniques recently developed in order to cope with these issues and enable the simulation of kinetic Monte Carlo in reactor physics and present a novel systematic approach possibly leading to considerable gains in computing time for a given target accuracy.
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cea-04477264 , version 1 (26-02-2024)

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Andrea Zoia. Status and trends of kinetic Monte Carlo simulation in reactor physics. Risk-Informed Methods and Applications in Nuclear and Energy Engineering, Elsevier, pp.307-318, 2024, ⟨10.1016/B978-0-323-91152-8.00004-1⟩. ⟨cea-04477264⟩
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