RTOP-code simulation of the radial distribution of heat release and plutonium isotope accumulation in high burnup oxide FUEL

Atomic Energy

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-356

  Kurchatov, S Yu ^a   Likhanskii, V V ^a   Sorokin, A A ^a   Khoruzhii, O V ^a  

^a TROITSK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND FUSION RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNUP; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; NEUTRON FLUX; SUPERTHERMAL ENERGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FISSION REACTIONS; HEAT RADIATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RESONANCE;

NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS;

EID: 9644294216     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016562228619     Document Type: Article

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