Transport calculations of MOX and UO2 pin cells by the method of characteristics

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 874-885

  Petkov, Petko T ^a,b   Takeda, Toshikazu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Angular flux distribution; Characteristics; Fuel cells; Macroband method; MOX fuel; Neutron transport; P1 scattering; Transport correction; Uranium dioxide

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRON SOURCES; RAY TRACING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

MACROBAND METHOD; SPATIAL DISCRETIZATION PROBLEM;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0032267757     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1998.9733960     Document Type: Article

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