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NUCLEAR REACTOR DEPLETION PROGRAMS FOR THE PHILCO-2000 COMPUTER

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4030341
The CANDLE, TURBO, and DRACO depletion programs for the IBM-704 computer were extended to the Philco2000 computer as a set of consistent programs. The calculations are based on few-group neutron-diffusion theory in which the group- averaged macroscopic cross sections are computed from fitted few-group microscopic cross sections. The build-up or depletion of isotopic number densities describing the materials present is calculated from the fitted cross sections and the neutron flux. The flux is assumed to be constant over the time interval of each step and is recomputed for each succeeding step. Mesh point limitations are 500 points, 20.000 points, and 100,000 points for the one-, two-. and three-dimensional versions, respectively. (auth)
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Bettis Atomic Power Lab., Pittsburgh
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-GEN-14
NSA Number:
NSA-15-016377
OSTI ID:
4030341
Report Number(s):
WAPD-TM-221
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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