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Area of Science:

  • Nuclear physics
  • Computational dosimetry
  • Radiation transport

Background:

  • Nuclear data (ND) uncertainties significantly impact radiation transport calculations.
  • Traditional Total Monte Carlo (TMC) methods for uncertainty propagation are computationally intensive.
  • Recent advancements have led to the development of fast TMC methods, increasing accessibility for complex applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of the fast TMC methodology in a practical dosimetry scenario.
  • To quantify the impact of (56)Fe nuclear data uncertainties on dose predictions for a 14-MeV neutron facility.
  • To assess the generalizability of these findings to other dosimetry applications.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation and testing of the fast TMC technique.
  • Propagation of (56)Fe nuclear data uncertainties using multiple transport code runs with unique ND files.
  • Calculation of dose distributions and their widths to represent uncertainty.

Main Results:

  • The fast TMC methodology was successfully applied to a dosimetry problem.
  • The uncertainty in the predicted dose outside the 14-MeV neutron facility due to (56)Fe nuclear data was determined to be 4.2%.
  • The calculated uncertainty was found to be relatively small for this specific application.

Conclusions:

  • Fast TMC is a viable and efficient method for propagating nuclear data uncertainties in dosimetry.
  • While the (56)Fe uncertainty was small in this case, it underscores the importance of routinely considering ND uncertainties in dosimetry modeling.
  • Further research is needed to generalize these findings across various dosimetry applications.