Effects of void uncertainties on the void reactivity coefficient and pin power distributions for a 10 × 10 BWR assembly

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-125

  Jatuff, F ^a   Giust, F ^b   Krouthen J ^b   Helmersson, S ^c   Chawla, R ^a,d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke AG   (Switzerland)

^c WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; COOLANTS; DATA ACQUISITION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

NEUTRON MULTIPLICATION; SUB-BUNDLE WALLS; VOID FRACTIONS; VOID UNCERTAINTIES;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 28844480098     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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