Spatial Neutronic Decoupling of Large Fast Breeder Reactor Cores: Application to Nuclear Core Design Method

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-198

  Shirakata, Keisho ^b   Sanda, Toshio ^a,b   Nakashima, Fumiaki ^b  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BREEDER REACTORS; CONTROL RODS; FAST REACTORS; NEUTRONS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR);

NEUTRON KINETICS; NEUTRON STABILITY; NUCLEAR CORE DESIGN; SPATIAL NEUTRONIC DECOUPLING;

REACTOR CORES;

EID: 0033079989     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE99-A2027     Document Type: Article

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