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Technical Papers

Introduction of the Adding and Doubling Method for Solving Bateman Equations for Nuclear Fuel Depletion

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Pages 558-588 | Received 07 Jun 2022, Accepted 23 Sep 2022, Published online: 09 Dec 2022

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TABLE I Initial Number Densities N0 for All Test Cases Representing a Homogenized PWR Fuel Pellet with Light Water Coolant

TABLE II The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Different CRAM Approximation Orders to the CRAM-48 Solution

Fig. 1. The 297-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders relative to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 1. The 297-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders relative to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE III The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM to the CRAM-48 Solution

Fig. 2. The 297-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 2. The 297-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE IV The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Number of Nuclides with CRAM-48 Calculated Number Densities Below the Given Numerical Cutoffs

TABLE V The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 10200 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 10200 atomsbcm

TABLE VI The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 10150 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 10150 atomsbcm

TABLE VII The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 10100 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 10100 atomsbcm

TABLE VIII The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1050 atomsbcm

TABLE IX The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 3. The 297-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with various cutoffs to the CRAM-48 solution: (a) cutoff of 10200, (b) cutoff of 10150, (c) cutoff of 10100, and (d) cutoff of 1050.

Fig. 3. The 297-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with various cutoffs to the CRAM-48 solution: (a) cutoff of 10−200, (b) cutoff of 10−150, (c) cutoff of 10−100, and (d) cutoff of 10−50.

TABLE X The 297-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Run-Time Comparisons for ADM-16 with a Cutoff of 1050 with Varying m and v Numbers

TABLE XI The 297-Nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s Test Case Comparison of ADM-16 with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 4. The 297-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-16 with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 4. The 297-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-16 with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XII The 1450-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Orders of CRAM to the CRAM-48 Solution

Fig. 5. The 1450-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 5. The 1450-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XIII The 1450-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 6. The 1450-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 6. The 1450-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XIV The 1450-Nuclide 1.0-s Run-Time Comparisons of Various m and v Values for ADM-17 with a Cutoff of 1050

TABLE XV The 1450-Nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s Test Case Comparison of ADM-17 with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 7. The 1450-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-17 with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 7. The 1450-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-17 with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XVI The 1599-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Orders of CRAM to the CRAM-48 Solution

Fig. 8. The 1599-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 8. The 1599-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XVII The 1599-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 9. The 1599-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 9. The 1599-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XVIII The 1599-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Run-Time Comparisons for Various m and v Values for ADM-17 with a Cutoff of 1050

TABLE XIX The 1599-Nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s Test Case Comparison of ADM-17 with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 10. The 1599-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-17 with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 10. The 1599-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-17 with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XX The 1599-Nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s Comparison of ADM-25 with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 11. The 1599-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-25 with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 11. The 1599-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-25 with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXI The 35-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various CRAM Approximation Orders to the CRAM-48 Solution

Fig. 12. The 35-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders relative to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 12. The 35-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders relative to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXII The 35-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparisons for Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

Fig. 13. The 35-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 13. The 35-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXIII The 35-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Run-Time Comparisons of Various m and v Values for ADM-16 with a Cutoff of 10−50 with Varying m and v Numbers

TABLE XXIV The 35-Nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s Test Case Comparison of ADM-16 with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030atomsbcm

Fig. 14. The 35-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-16 with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 14. The 35-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-16 with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXV The 693-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various CRAM Approximation Orders to the CRAM-48 Solution

Fig. 15. The 693-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 15. The 693-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various CRAM approximation orders to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXVI The 693-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Comparison of Various Approximation Powers of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030 atomsbcm

TABLE XXVII The 693-Nuclide 1.0-s Test Case Run-Time Comparisons for Various m and v Values for ADM-16 with a Cutoff of 10−50

Fig. 16. The 693-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 16. The 693-nuclide 1.0-s test case relative differences computed for various ADM approximation powers with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXVIII The 693-Nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s Test Case Comparison of ADM-16 with a Cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 Solution for Nuclides with Number Densities Greater Than 1030atomsbcm

Fig. 17. The 693-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-16 with a cutoff of 1050 to the CRAM-48 solution.

Fig. 17. The 693-nuclide 3600- and 3.6×106-s test case relative differences computed for ADM-16 with a cutoff of 10−50 to the CRAM-48 solution.

TABLE XXIX Run Times of ADM at Various Approximation Powers with a Cutoff of 1050 and CRAM-48 for All Nuclide Test Cases Assuming Constant and Cached At

TABLE XXX Comparison of the Run Times of Best-Performing Versions of ADM with a Cutoff of 1050 to CRAM-48