Pointwise Energy Solution of the Boltzmann Transport Equation for Thermal Neutrons - Final Report - 07/01/1999 - 06/30/2001

In July of 1999 Louisiana State University (LSU) was awarded a two year research grant by the D.O.E. NEER program to develop a methodology for neutron transport calculations using pointwise (PW) nuclear data in the thermal energy range, and to implement the method into the CENTRM transport code being developed at LSU for Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This work has extended CENTRM's current epithermal PW calculation to encompass the thermal range, providing a continuous-energy deterministic transport code that can address problems that may not be adequately treated using multigroup methods. The new version of the CENTRM code was completed, and provided to ORNL for inclusion in the next release of the SCALE code system. The new thermal calculation developed by the NEER project is a significant improvement in the CENTRM capability, and should have an impact on criticality and shipping cask analysis done by numerous organizations who use this code system