MTC estimation based on neutron noise and propagating temperature perturbation in VVER-440 reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-174

  Kiss, Sándor ^a   Lipcsei, Sándor ^a   Végh, János ^a  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATED VALUES; COOLANT FLOW; COOLANT TEMPERATURE; COOLANT VELOCITY; ESTIMATION METHODS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; FREQUENCY RANGES; INHERENT SAFETY; INHOMOGENEITIES; MEASURED SIGNALS; MODERATOR TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS; NEUTRON NOISE; PARAMETER CHARACTERIZING; REACTOR PHYSICS; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TEMPERATURE PERTURBATIONS; VVER-440 REACTORS;

COOLANTS; NEUTRONS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCOUPLES;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 74149092496     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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