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Measurements of control rod efficiency in RBMK critical assembly upon dropping of the rods

Journal Article · · Physics of Atomic Nuclei
The efficiency of control rods in the RBMK critical assembly was measured in the case where one manual-control rod (MCR) is dropped from a steady critical state, and several other MCRs were additionally dropped after 44 s. The measured number of neutrons in the assembly during and after dropping of the rods was used to calculate the efficiency values of the rods by solution of the system of point kinetics equations. A series of methods of the initial data treatment for determination of the desired values of reactivity without the calculated corrections were used.
OSTI ID:
22314716
Journal Information:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Journal Name: Physics of Atomic Nuclei Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 77; ISSN 1063-7788; ISSN PANUEO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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