Utilizing Sensitivity and Correlation Coefficients from MCNP and Whisper to Guide Microreactor Experiment Design

When designing experiments for full-scale reactor systems, the Monte Carlo N-Particle® and Whisper codes can be used to create neutronic models compare similarity of two nuclear systems via correlation coefficients keff, effective multiplication factor. This paper applies this framework a conceptual heat pipe yttrium-hydride-moderated microreactor system experiments, but method applied generally any design. The is intended as supplement other neutronics/thermal/multiphysics analyses provides an objective measure systems. By analyzing shared data uncertainty, well sensitivity over all neutron energies, highly informative designed aid in development advanced technologies