In-core fuel management optimization of pebble-bed reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1049-1058

  Boer, B ^a   Kloosterman, J L ^a   Lathouwers, D ^a   van der Hagen, T H J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AXIAL POWER; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; FUEL DEPLETION; FUEL PERFORMANCE; FUEL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-CORE FUEL MANAGEMENT; LOADING PATTERNS; LOSS-OF-COOLANTS; MAXIMUM FUEL TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MULTI-PASS; NEUTRONICS; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PEBBLE BED MODULAR REACTORS; PEBBLE-BED; PEBBLE-BED REACTORS; POWER PROFILE; RADIAL DIRECTION; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FUELS;

EID: 67651180515     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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