Importance of zirconium cross sections in calculating reactivity effects for inert matrix fuels

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 351-354

  Baldi, S ^a   Porta, J ^a   Peneleau, Y ^b   Pelloni, S ^c   Paratte, J M ^c   Chawla, R ^c,d  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERMETS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERBIUM; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

INERT MATRIX FUEL; NEUTRON BALANCE; REACTIVITY EFFECTS; RESONANCE SELF SHIELDING; ZIRCONIUM CROSS SECTIONS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0035083090     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(00)00133-5     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Baldi S. Détermination de schémas d'empoisonnement pour le contrôle de la réactivité de combustibles innovants. Application aux cermet au plutonium. PhD thesis. 31-03-00;Université d'Evry, France.
2. Pelloni S., Chawla R. Impact of methods and data on calculational results for LWR lattices employing uranium-free plutonium fuels. Kerntechnik. 63:1998;239.