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Studsvik Scandpower Overview Thomas Smed 2012 International Users Group Meeting Charlotte, NC, USA | May 2-3, 2012 Studsvik Scandpower direction Mission: “World Class Nuclear Fuel Analysis Software” May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Studsvik Product Line (CMS) CASMO GARDEL State-of-the-Art Lattice Physics Code Advanced Core Monitoring SIMULATE MARLA 3D, Steady-State Nodal Simulator BWR Shuffle Optimization CMSOps SNF Automated Reactivity Management 3D Spent Nuclear Fuel Analysis SIMULATE-3K HELIOS 3D Transient and Safety Analysis General-Geometry Lattice Physics XIMAGE Automated Loading Pattern Design CMS/ENIGMA Thermo-mechanical Fuel Performance S3R Cycle-Specific Simulator Model Engineering Services May 2-3, 2012 International Users Group Meeting Model Refinements – Key to Accuracy • CASMO5 – Method of Characteristics (exact heterogeneous geometry) – Cross section developments (ENDF-IVENDF-VIJEF ENDF-VII) – Improved resonance models (spatial and up-scattering) – Refined transport spatial and energy meshes (70 to 586 groups) May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Explicit Shielding of Low Energy Resonances 6.67, 20.87, 36.7 eV Pu240 Pu239 U235 U238 Fine groups Shielded May 2-3,2012 International Users Group Meeting SIMULATE5 – Radial and axial heterogeneous, multi-group models – Microscopic nuclide depletion Nodes Subnodes Radial Sub-mesh Reflector Nat. Blanket z Spacer Spacer Flux/volume Weighting Control Rod Axial Discontinuity Spacer factors Nat. Blanket May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Studsvik Software Mission Code Support Services Training Support MARLA SNF GARDEL S3R CMSOps MATSTAB CASKLOAD MATBIRD XIMAGE ENIGMA Applications COPERNICUS S3K SIMULATE CASMO HELIOS Base Methods May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Direction - CMS5 • As faithful to physics as possible – Better basis for applications • Ambition to increase use as method of record • NRC Generic Licensing May 2-3, 2012 International Users Group Meeting Covering the fuel cycle May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Direction - Applications • Richness of applications, e.g. –S3R – Gardel –SNF – ENIGMA –MARLA – COPERNICUS • New tools for postprocessing, Java, Matlab • Coupling of e.g. MARLA to customers present method of record May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Who is Studsvik Scandpower ? • 40 nuclear engineers • 12 locations world-wide (5 offices) • Over 700 man-years experience in the Nuclear Industry – Fuel vendors – Utilities – Nuclear Power Plants – National Labs – Safety Authorities • 12 Nationalities May, 24-25 2011 International Users Group Meeting Customer Spectrum (sample) May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Studsvik Meetings Sample Open to all Customers 2008 United States Users Group Meeting, Tempe, Arizona, USA 2008 European Users Group Meeting, Budapest, Hungary 2009 Advanced Nuclear Fuel Management ANS Conference 2009 European Users Group Meeting – Chester, United Kingdom 2010 US Users Group Meeting – Omaha, NE, USA 2010 Japan Users group meeting – Fukuoka, Japan 2011 European Users Group Meeting – Stockholm, Sweden 2012 International Users Group Meeting – Charlotte, NC USA (Duke) 2013 International Users Group Meeting, Europe TBD May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting Summary • Next generation methods – CASMO5 – SIMULATE5 • NRC generic licensing • Applications • Fuel Performance - ENIGMA • We are expanding our markets, China, Russia, new customers in established markets May, 2-3 International Users Group Meeting International Users Group May, 2-3 Meeting.