Neutronic design of hydride fueled BWRs

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1531-1543

  Fratoni, Massimiliano ^a   Greenspan, Ehud ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL POWER DISTRIBUTION; BUNDLE DESIGN; BURNABLE ABSORBER; CONTROL ELEMENTS; CORE DESIGN; DISCHARGE BURN-UP; FUEL BUNDLE; FUEL RODS; HYDRIDE FUEL; IN-BETWEEN; NEUTRONIC; NEUTRONIC ANALYSIS; NEUTRONIC DESIGN; OXIDE FUELS; PIN POWER DISTRIBUTION; POWER DENSITIES; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTIVITY WORTH; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; URANIUM ENRICHMENT; VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS; WATER RODS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

FUELS;

EID: 67349259608     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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