Modified conversion ratio measurement in light water-moderated UO2 lattices

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 375-379

  Nakajima, Ken ^a,b,c   Akai, Masanori ^a,c,d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Japan Atom Ener Research Institute ^*

^d Nippon University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Light water moderated UO2 fuel lattice; Modified conversion ratio; Tank Type Critical Assembly

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISSION REACTIONS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEPTUNIUM; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

FISSILE NUCLIDES; FUEL ROD; LIGHT WATER MODERATED FUEL LATTICE; MODERATOR TO FUEL VOLUME; MODIFIED CONVERSION RATIO; NEUTRONIC CALCULATIONS; REACTION RATE RATIO; TANK TYPE CRITICAL ASSEMBLY;

URANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 0030107622     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT96-A35217     Document Type: Article

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