Experiences in Monte-Carlo-Calculations for VVER-Pressure Vessel Fluence Monitoring

Information was given about the Rossendorf system of Monte Carlo codes including measures for variance reduction with respect to the calculation of fluences at irradiation points within the Rheinsberg reactor. It was shown that by the used methods it was possible to obtain results with low statistical errors and therefore Monte Carlo methods are well suited for the determination of neutron fluences if applied to that part of the problem, where transport calculations are needed. The sensitivity of the obtained results against the used group sets of neutron data was considerably reduced by improving the calculation of scattering at hydrogen isotope, which is very important for this kind of calculation.