Benchmark Description of an Advanced Burner Test Reactor and Verification of Comet for Whole Core Criticality Analysis in Fast Reactors

I dedicate this work to my loving wife, without whom I would not have had the drive to get this far. My parents, for their nurturing love and support that has allowed me to succeed. I also dedicate this to my brothers and the rest of my family, who have shaped me into what I am today. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my advisor Dr. Farzad Rahnema for his guidance on this work, as well as Dr. Bojan Petrovic and Dr. Anna Erickson for serving on my committee. I would also like to especially thank Kevin Connolly for a great deal of help throughout this process. Additionally, I would like to thank my wife and my parents for their support throughout everything I do. None of this would be possible without any one of you.