Babcock & Wilcox Critical Experiment Calculations to Support MPACT Verification

Abstract

This report describes a series of benchmark calculations performed using the method of characteristics radiation transport code MPACT to verify its radial transport and axial buckling calculation capabilities. The benchmarks are based on a series of Babcock & Wilcox critical assembly configurations analyzed in what are commonly known as the B&W-1484 benchmark experiment and the B&W-1810 benchmark experiment.