Accelerator-driven subcritical systems (ADS) rely on an external spallation neutron source to sustain the fission chain reaction. Controlling the spatial distribution of that source is critical to achieving a prescribed power density profile while minimizing source intensity. This project formulates the source distribution problem as a linear programming optimization problem (LPOP), with constraints derived from the required power density distribution in the subcritical assembly. The approach yields optimal source configurations directly, without iterative trial-and-error adjustment, and provides a principled framework for source design in ADS reactor concepts.
Publications
Leonardo R.C. Moares, Ricardo C. Barros, Richard Vasques
Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 208, 2024, p. 110718
Leonardo R.C. Moraes, Ricardo C. Barros, Richard Vasques
Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics & Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science & Engineering, Niagara Falls, Canada, 2023 Aug