Coupled neutronics and thermohydraulics calculations with burn-up for HPLWRs

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-61

  Reiss, T ^a   Feher S ^a   Czifrus, Sz ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Burn up; Coupled program system; HPLWR; Neutronics; Thermohydraulics

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COUPLED PROGRAM SYSTEM; THERMOHYDRAULICS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 39149099133     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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