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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
S. K. Fraley, T. J. Hoffman
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 70 | Number 1 | April 1979 | Pages 14-19
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A18923
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Two methods to improve the variance of statistical flux-at-a-point estimators over conventional unbounded estimators are developed that are readily implemented in multigroup Monte Carlo radiation transport computer codes. The theory behind the methods is developed, and the procedures for their application to Monte Carlo computer codes are outlined where necessary for clarity. Their application is demonstrated by the solution of a sample problem. These methods do not require a modification of the random walk, are easily implemented in multigroup Monte Carlo computer codes, and provide results that are comparable to other finite variance techniques.