Glossary
Nuclear Reactor Physics - Nuclear Physics Basics

Benchmarking; Benchmarking

In the context of nuclear reactor physics, the term "benchmark" initially refers to a reference experiment or modeled benchmark experiment, whose measurement results are interpreted by computer codes. Benchmarking is then understood as the exercise of comparing the results obtained from the calculation codes that have modeled the physical configuration of the benchmark with the measurement results of this same benchmark. By extension, experience can be replaced by a reference calculation.

Qualification; Qualification

This is the set of processes (including benchmarking) used to determine the validity of a calculation code and the associated basic physical data. Its field of validity is circumscribed, including controlled uncertainties. In particular, nuclear data quality plays a crucial...