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Support IndependentOperator in model.deplete calls #2668

Open shimwell opened 1 year ago

shimwell commented 1 year ago

Description

Currently the openmc.deplete method makes use of the CoupledOperator class.

For fusion with relatively low burnup compared to fission fuel we might be better of with the IndependentOperator as this will allow us to do long pulse schedules quickly. This speed increase is perhaps particularly useful for ICF fusion where we have lots of short pulses compared to MCF which has less but longer pulses.

Being able to specific the IndependentOperator for deplete simulations is marked as aTODO in the openmc source code https://github.com/paulromano/openmc/blob/83c946f554725596818a156ec2a03b4fb708ee07/openmc/model/model.py#L399

However I don't see this task in the Shutdown Dose Rate Workflow plan, I was wondering if this is something anyone is already planning on tackling this or if it is unassigned?

Alternatives

leave the code as it is and accept the slower run times

Compatibility

add to existing args for openmc.deplete, but not change default behaviour

paulromano commented 1 year ago

@shimwell Yes, we are indeed hoping to get this working with the Model class. One step at a time though -- once #2595 is merged, we'll continue trying to streamline things.