Development and validation of a TRACE/PARCS core model of Leibstadt Kernkraftwerk cycle 19

M Hursin, S Bogetic, A Dohkane, S Canepa… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
The paper deals with the development of a TRACE/PARCS plenum to plenum model for the
Swiss Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Leibstadt (KKL), for cycle 19. It summarizes a …

The modeling of advanced BWR fuel designs with the NRC fuel depletion codes PARCS/PATHS

A Wysocki, A Ward, A Manera, T Downar, Y Xu… - Nuclear …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The PATHS (PARCS Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Solver) code was developed at
the University of Michigan in support of US Nuclear Regulatory Commission research to …

[PDF][PDF] Benchmark Calculations for BEAVRS and Watt Bar Unit 1 Using the SCALE-6.3. 0/Polaris-PARCS v3. 4.2 Code Package

KS Kim, U Mertyurek, A Ward, M Jessee, W Wieselquist - 2023 - osti.gov
The SCALE [1]/Polaris lattice physics code [2] was developed to prepare few-group
homogenized cross sections for whole-core nodal diffusion calculations using, for example …

BWR control rod drift analysis capability in the US NRC Core Simulator PATHS/PARCS

P Yarsky, Y Xu, A Ward, N Hudson… - Nuclear Technology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract On November 3, 2008, an unexpected drift of the last three of 177 control rods
occurred at the Dresden Unit 3 boiling water reactor. The root cause of the control rod drift …

A Rigorous Method for Selecting the Most Limiting Exposure During Cycle for Anticipated Transient Without SCRAM with Instability Analysis

P Yarsky, A Bielen - Nuclear Technology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff often perform confirmatory
analyses using the TRAC/RELAP Advanced Computational Engine (TRACE) and Purdue …