Two-region kinetic model for reflected reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-250

  Spriggs, Gregory D ^a   Busch, Robert D ^b   Williams, John G ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MSC01 1070   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTOR REFLECTORS; PROBABILITY; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); REACTOR CORES;

AVERY-COHN MODEL; MULTIPLICATION FACTOR; REFLECTED REACTORS; TWO REGION KINETIC MODEL;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0031078383     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4549(96)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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