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ON THE INSTABILITY OF SOLUTIONS OF THE REACTOR KINETIC EQUATIONS WITH SINUSOIDALLY VARYING REACTIVITY

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4807520

It is shown that solutions of the reactor kinetic equations with sinusoidally varying reactivity are always unstable for all values of amplitude and frequency of oscillation and for all values of reactor parameters. (auth)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(45-1)-1350
NSA Number:
NSA-16-004967
OSTI ID:
4807520
Report Number(s):
HW-SA-2012
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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