Criticality and burnup analyses of a PBMR-400 full core using Monte Carlo calculation method

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 298-301

  Acir, Adem ^a   Cokun, Hasan ^a   Ahin, Haci Mehmet ^a   Erol, Özgür ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burnup analysis; Criticality; Monte Carlo; MONTEBURNS; Packing fraction; PBMR 400

Indexed keywords

BURN UP; CRITICALITY; MONTE CARLO; MONTEBURNS; PACKING FRACTION; PBMR-400;

CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYDISPERSITY;

PEBBLE BED MODULAR REACTORS;

EID: 78751610999     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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