A method for calculating multi-group data of
nuclear fuel considering
resonance upscattering effects includes: 1. For nuclides in the
nuclear fuel with resonant scattering cross-sections, a
nuclear data processing program generates a
resonance upscattering correction factor table for their total cross-section,
fission cross-section, and absorption cross-section; 2. A fuel
assembly calculation program performs
resonance calculations to obtain the average multi-group cross-section of the nuclides, and interpolates the average multi-group cross-section in a traditional multi-group cross-section table that does not consider resonance upscattering to obtain the corresponding
dilution cross-section; 3. Using the
dilution cross-section, interpolation in the resonance upscattering correction factor table yields a correction factor, which is used to correct the average multi-group cross-section, resulting in a
nuclear fuel multi-group cross-section considering resonance upscattering effects. This method solves the problem that fuel
assembly calculation programs using ultrafine group methods for resonance calculations cannot consider resonance upscattering effects, providing accurate multi-group data for
neutron transport calculations and improving the calculation accuracy of
nuclear reactor safety parameters such as the effective multiplication coefficient and fuel
temperature coefficient.