Comprehensive uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for coupled code calculations of VVER plant transients

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 521-540

  Langenbuch, S ^a   Krzykacz Hausmann, B ^a   Schmidt, K D ^a   Hegyi, G ^b   Kereszturi A ^b   Kliem, S ^c   Hadek, J ^d   Danilin, S ^e   Nikonov, S ^e   Kuchin, A ^f   Khalimanchuk, V ^f   Hamalainen A ^g  

^a Gesell F Anlagen und R   (Germany)

^b KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^e KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^f State Scientific Technical Center on Nuclear and Radiation Safety   (Ukraine)

^g VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON KINETICS; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CODES; VVER PLANT TRANSIENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 19944428294     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.09.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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