A stylized 3D Advanced High Temperature Reactor (AHTR) benchmark problem

Abstract A set of Stylized 3D Advanced High Temperature Reactor (AHTR) benchmark problems in full core and single fuel assembly configurations is developed in this paper. The configurations include the lower support plate, the bottom reflector, the fuel zone (AHTR assemblies), the top reflector, and the upper support plate. The benchmark problems retain the multiple heterogeneities and other important neutronics features such as the detailed geometric and material distributions of the Tristructural-Isotropic (TRISO) fuel and burnable poison particles, the fluoride salt coolant, the graphite moderator, and the reflectors. Monte Carlo results are presented for the benchmark problem in both the uncontrolled and controlled single assembly configurations. These benchmark problems can be used for evaluating the performance of neutronics codes.