PATRICIA Task 5.3 SPHERE benchmark Dataset.zip

This data set archive is related to the study of the SPHERE experiment performed in the frame of the Task 5.3 of the PATRICIA project.

The complete study is documented in the corresponding deliverable D5.3 of PATRICIA.

When expanding the archive file, the content is structured as follows:

·       “1 - Neutronics computations”: first level directory containing the input and output data related to the neutronic assessment of the SPHERE experiment.

ü  “Input”: second level directory containing the input data required by the neutronic calculations. One can find in particular the definition the neutron spectrum in the HFR along the irradiation cycles of the SPHERE experiment – information provided by NRG, the operator of the HFR.

ü  “Output”: second level directory containing the output data issued from the neutronic calculations. The data are distributed in two separate sub-directories, respectively related to the output from C4P-TRAIN and SERPENT-2.

·       “2 - FPCs computations”: first level directory containing the input and output data related to the simulation of the SPHERE experiment with the fuel performance codes.

ü  “Input”: second level directory containing the input data required by the computations with the FPCs. One can find in particular the benchmark specifications, the nuclear data derived from the neutronic calculations and used on input by the FPCs (cross sections and fission yields), and the adopted definition of the irradiation history.

ü  “Output & Comparisons CC CM”: second level directory containing the output data issued from the computations with the FPCs. A compilation of the PIE results in one EXCEL file is provided. The data are then distributed in two separate sub-directories: “Option 1 FAST” and “Option 2 THERMAL”, corresponding to the two complementary assumptions of fast and thermal spectrum retained for the computations. In each sub-directory are provided the results files from the different codes, and a synthesis file showing the code-to-code and calculation-to-measure comparisons. The synthesis files are named “SPHERE_FAST.xlsx” and “SPHERE_THERMAL.xlsx”.