Lattice physics analysis of burnups and isotope inventories of U, Pu, and Nd of irradiated BWR 9×9-9 UO2 fuel assemblies

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 547-566

  Yamamoto, Toru ^a   Kanayama, Yuichiro ^b  

^a JAPAN NUCLEAR ENERGY SAFETY ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Fuel Industries   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burnup; BWR 9 9 9 fuel; Irradiated sample; Lattice analysis; MVP BURN; Nd; Nd 148 method; Pu; SRAC; U

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BOILING WATER REACTORS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM; PHYSICS; PLUTONIUM;

BURNUP CALCULATION; BURNUPS; BWR FUEL; JENDL-3.3; LATTICE (CO); MONTE CARLO (MC); NEUTRONICS; NUCLEAR DATA LIBRARIES; PHYSICS ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDIES;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 44849138219     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2008.9711879     Document Type: Article

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