Radial and azimuthal235U fission and238U capture distributions in BWR UO2 Pins: CASMO-4 and MCNP4C versus activation foil measurements

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-101

  Macku, K ^a,b,c   Jatuff, F ^a   Murphy, M ^a   Plaschy, M ^a   Grimm, P ^a   Joneja, O P ^a,b   Chawla, R ^a,b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Hauptabteilung fur die Sicherheit der Kernanlagen HSK   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; URANIUM;

ACTIVATED FOIL MEASUREMENTS; OPTIMAL BOILING WATER; REACTOR FUELS;

FISSION REACTIONS;

EID: 33846249234     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE07-A2647     Document Type: Article

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