Monte Carlo modeling of the Portuguese research reactor core and comparison with experimental measurements

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 358-363

  Fernandes, Ana C ^a   Gonçalves, Isabel C ^a   Barradas, Nuno P ^a   Ramalho, António J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activation measurement; Monte Carlo code; Reactor simulation

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; POLYNOMIALS; REACTOR CORES;

ACTIVATION DETECTORS; NEUTRON FLUX MEASUREMENT; PORTUGUESE RESEARCH REACTOR;

RESEARCH REACTORS;

EID: 0043284815     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT03-A3423     Document Type: Article

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