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Stefano Segantin, Bamidele Ebiwonjumi, Ethan Peterson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 81 | Number 5 | July 2025 | Pages 437-447
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2024.2400762
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In this work, we benchmark OpenMC against the FNG-ITER streaming experiment. FNG-ITER streaming, a high-quality experiment carried out at the ENEA laboratories in Frascati, Italy, was initially included in SINBAD (Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database). More recently, the benchmark was included in the Compilation of Nuclear Data Experiments for Radiation Characterization as well. It consists of a neutron shielding experiment with a rather complex geometry that constitutes an appropriate validation study for the use of weight windows within OpenMC. Measurements include flux detection via four different types of activation foils divided into three batches and a set of thermoluminescent detectors for nuclear heating. The OpenMC results are in very good agreement with those of MCNP and the experimental measurements, with the majority of the discrepancies within the combined statistical error and experimental uncertainty (less than 10% computed measured discrepancy).