Analysis of reactivity measurements in core physics experiments on Full-MOX BWR

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-612

  Yamamoto, Toru ^a   Ando, Yoshihira ^a   Sakai, Tomohiro ^a   Sakurada, Koichi ^b   Umano, Takuya ^b  

^a JAPAN NUCLEAR ENERGY SAFETY ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

B4C control blade; Boron; BWR; Core analysis; Core physics experiment; Gd2O3 UO2 rod; High Pu enriched MOX fuel; In channel void fraction; Modified neutron source multiplication method; UO2 rod

Indexed keywords

B4C CONTROL BLADE; BWR; CORE PHYSICS EXPERIMENT; GD2O3-UO2 ROD; HIGH PU-ENRICHED MOX FUEL; IN-CHANNEL VOID FRACTION; MODIFIED NEUTRON SOURCE MULTIPLICATION METHOD; UO2 ROD;

BOILING WATER REACTORS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONTROL RODS; CORE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTS; GADOLINIUM; MODERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM;

VOID FRACTION;

EID: 67650739519     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.46.599     Document Type: Article

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