Depletion Chain Simplification With Pseudo-Nuclides to Model Decay Effects
Calvin, Olin William. (2023-08). Depletion Chain Simplification With Pseudo-Nuclides to Model Decay Effects. Theses and Dissertations Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/etd/items/calvin_idaho_0089e_12564.html
- Title:
- Depletion Chain Simplification With Pseudo-Nuclides to Model Decay Effects
- Author:
- Calvin, Olin William
- ORCID:
- 0000-0001-9560-0356
- Date:
- 2023-08
- Keywords:
- Bateman equation decay heat depletion pseudo-nuclide
- Program:
- Nuclear Engr & Industrial Mgmt
- Subject Category:
- Nuclear engineering; Computer science; Mathematics
- Abstract:
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This work introduces the novel usage of pseudo-nuclides to model decay effects in nuclear fission reactor systems which are otherwise absent from simplified depletion libraries. Pseudo-nuclides are artificial nuclides which, when added to a simplified depletion library, can preserve quantities of interest, such as decay energy release or decay photon activity, which are otherwise significantly under-predicted by simplified libraries. Several dozen pseudo-nuclides are capable of accurately modeling decay effects of hundreds of short-lived radionuclides. The computational resources needed to model the decay effects in depletion systems with simplified depletion libraries with pseudo-nuclides are significantly less than those needed when using simplified depletion libraries without pseudo-nuclides. When compared to the similar method of decay heat precursors for a given system, pseudo-nuclides allow for smaller depletion libraries to be generated because of their ability to more accurately model the fission product irradiation effect on decay heat.
- Description:
- doctoral, Ph.D., Nuclear Engr & Industrial Mgmt -- University of Idaho - College of Graduate Studies, 2023-08
- Major Professor:
- Borrelli, Robert A
- Committee:
- DeHart, Mark D; Laboure, Vincent M; McKellar, Michael; Haney, Michael; Tano, Mauricio E; Charit, Indrajit
- Defense Date:
- 2023-08
- Identifier:
- Calvin_idaho_0089E_12564
- Type:
- Text
- Format Original:
- Format:
- application/pdf
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