Validation of coupled thermal-hydraulic and neutronics codes for safety analysis by international cooperations

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-195

  Ivanov, Kostadin ^a   Sartori, Enrico ^b   Royer, E ^c   Langenbuch, S ^d   Velkov, K ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

^d GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT GRS MBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Cooperation; Coupled codes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BENCHMARKING; CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR CORES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

NEUTRONICS CODES; NEUTRONICS-THERMAL-HYDRAULICS COUPLING; SAFETY ANALYSIS; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC CODES;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 33846949379     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT07-A3811     Document Type: Article

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