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Estimation of measured control rod worths in Fast Breeder Test Reactor -- Effect of different delayed neutron parameters

Journal Article · · Nuclear Science and Engineering
OSTI ID:220659
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  1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (India). Reactor Physics Div.
Control rod worths have been measured by the inverse kinetics method in the small PuC-UC core of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at Kalpakkam. Delayed neutron fractional yields based on Tuttle`s data, ENDF/B-VI data, and the full summation approach of Brady and England have been used to get measured control rod worths. Unreasonably large reductions in control rod worths are obtained by the ENDF/B-VI data. It is suspected that the procedure, of normalizing fractional yields obtained by the summation approach to earlier evaluated total yields, is inconsistent.
OSTI ID:
220659
Journal Information:
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 122; ISSN NSENAO; ISSN 0029-5639
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English