Neutron Response Analysis in Pulsed Coupled-core Reactors


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In the Los Alamos Coupled Reactor Experiment, some oscillatory deviations from the expected monotonic increase were observed in the rising portion of the passive core neutron density response. In the present study, a generalized multigroup point kinetics model is employed to analyze the experiment. Several approximations with respect to the number of energy groups, the existence of a reflector, and the between-core neutron distribution function were studied. For some approximations, anomalies similar to those experimentally noticed were observed in the passive core response.










Fast Breeder Reactors


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Fast Breeder Reactors presents the proceedings of the London Conference on Fast Breeder Reactors organized by the British Nuclear Energy Society on May 17-19, 1966. The book covers topics about the place of the fast breeder reactor in the energy programs (including fuel cycles), operating experience with fast reactors; the design of fast reactor prototypes and power reactors (including advanced concepts with coolants other than sodium); fast reactor physics; and fuel technology. The text also describes topics about sodium technology and engineering of fast reactors and provides definitions of fast reactor breeding and inventory. Civil engineers will find the book useful.










Reactor Technology


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