[en] The use of diffusion theory for the prediction of power production near a reactor core-blanket interface and the assumption that gammas are absorbed in situ can lead to substantial errors. This is primarily due to the breakdown of Fick's law for neutron diffusion near the core-blanket boundary, and the gamma leakage from the core into the blanket. These considerations are more pronounced in a situation where a large number of internal blanket assemblies are present, such as in the large heterogeneous core designs. The power distribution is studied for both fission and gamma heating in a large heterogeneous LMFBR with 3 core zones separated by 2 internal blanket zones. Comparisons are made between diffusion and transport theory for neutronics calculations, and between in-situ absorption and rigorous transport theory calculation for gamma heating