Published April 1992
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Analysis of the KUCA MEU experiments using the ANL code system
- 1. Kyoto Univ., Kumatori, Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.
- 2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Description
Critical experiments using MEU fuel in the KUCA, a light-water-moderated and heavy-water-reflected single-core, were started in May 1981. This paper provides some results on the analysis of the KUCA critical experiments using the ANL code system. The critical mass for HEU and MEU single-cores and the boron burnable-poison effects for MEU cores were analysed. Five-group constants were generated using the EPRI-CELL code and two dimensional diffusion calculations were performed using the DIF3D code. For the analysis on the critical mass, a two-dimensional finite-element diffusion code (2D-FEM-KUR) was also applied and the results compared with the DIF3D (2D) code. (author). 17 refs, 9 figs, 4 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Research reactor core conversion guidebook. V. 3: Analytical verification (Appendices G and H)
- Imprint Pagination
- 368 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 183-192.
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--643(v.3)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 23087357
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BORON; BURNABLE POISONS; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; CRITICAL MASS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUP CONSTANTS; KUCA REACTOR; MODERATELY ENRICHED URANIUM; NEUTRON DIFFUSION EQUATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; CALCULATION METHODS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; METALS; NEUTRON ABSORBERS; NUCLEAR POISONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SEMIMETALS; URANIUM; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; ZERO POWER REACTORS