@inproceedings{90c7f0a2932a43b488bb38cdf1c8bf02,
title = "Calculation methods of B4C control rod curves in a fast VENUS-F reactor",
abstract = "VENUS-F is a fast zero-power reactor that serves as a mockup of the MYRRHA ADS coupled with a fast sub-critical reactor. It uses absorber rods made of B4C. In this paper, we present a detailed computational study focused on Monte Carlo and deterministic calculations of differential and integral control rod curves. We also demonstrate that the choice of the evaluated delayed neutron parameters has a considerable effect on the experimental control rod worth measured with the positive period technique. The discrepancies between experiments and calculations using various nuclear data libraries are discussed. The calculation-to-experiment ratio is smaller or bigger than 1 depending on the delayed neutron parameters.",
keywords = "Control rod worth, Critical fast reactor, Delayed neutron fraction, MCNP, VENUS-F",
author = "N. Messaoudi and A. Kochetkov and A. Kr{\'a}sa and G. Vittiglio and J. Wagemans and {Van den Eynde}, G. and M. Sarotto and V. Fabrizio",
note = "Score=3 Funding Information: This work was co-funded by the European Commission under the Euratom Research and training Programme within the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (MYRTE project). The authors express their thanks to the VENUS-F experimental team for their dedication and support during the experiments. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Proceedings of the International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2022. All Rights Reserved.; 2022 International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2022 ; Conference date: 15-05-2022 Through 20-05-2022",
year = "2022",
month = may,
doi = "10.13182/PHYSOR22-37635",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2022",
publisher = "American Nuclear Society",
pages = "2622--2631",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2022",
address = "United States",
}