Three-dimensional depletion analysis of the axial end of a Takahama fuel rod

International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1685-1693

  DeHart, Mark D ^a   Gauld, Ian C ^a   Suyama, Kenya ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); FUELS; SPENT FUELS;

DEPLETION ANALYSIS; DEPLETION CALCULATION; FUEL CHARACTERIZATION; RADIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS; THREE DIMENSIONAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSPORT SOLUTION; VALIDATION DATA; VALIDATION PROBLEM;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 79953864865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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