BWR modeling capability and scale/triton lattice-to-core integration of the nestle nodal simulator

International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010, PHYSOR 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1483-1495

  Galloway, Jack ^a   Hernandez, Hermilo ^a   Maldonado, G Ivan ^a   Jessee, Matt ^b   Popov, Emilian ^b   Clarno, Kevin ^b  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BWR; NESTLE; Nodal core simulator; SCALE; TRITON

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; SIMULATORS;

CORE SIMULATORS; NESTLE; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY; OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; SCALE; SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES; TRITON; UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 79952391616     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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