Development of a VVER-1000 core loading pattern optimization program based on perturbation theory

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-41

  Hosseini, Mohammad ^a   Vosoughi, Naser ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cycle length; Fuel management; Optimization; Perturbation theory; Power peaking factor

Indexed keywords

CYCLE LENGTH; EFFECTIVE MULTIPLICATION FACTOR; FUEL ASSEMBLY; FUEL INTEGRITY; FUEL LOADING; FUEL MANAGEMENT; LOADING PATTERNS; NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; PERTURBATION THEORY; POWER PEAKING FACTOR; VVER-1000 REACTOR;

FUELS; LOADING; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR CORES; WATER COOLED REACTORS;

PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 80053952324     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2011.08.028     Document Type: Article

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