Reactivity coefficients simulation of the Iranian VVER-1000 nuclear reactor using WIMS and CITATION codes

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-78

  Faghihi, F ^a   Fadaie, A H ^a   Sayareh, R ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

BNPP; CITATION; Reactivity coefficients; Simulation; VVER 1000; WIMS

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); REACTOR CORES;

BUSHEHR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (BNPP); REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS ANALYSIS; REACTOR PERIMETERS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 33845613550     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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