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STABILITY STUDIES ON FAST REACTORS WITH DELAYED REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4843158
A systematic study was made on the effects of power coefficients of the types usually found in fast reactors on reactor stability. Both finite and infinite resonances in the transfer function giving the power response to reactivity oscillations are considered. The following coefficient cases were treated: delayed negative coefficient of the conduction or convection type, either alone or in combination with a prompt coefficient, and a combination of both delayedconvection and delayed-conduction type coefficients. Formulas are given for testing unconditional stability of systems. (D. L.C.)
Research Organization:
United Nuclear Corp., White Plains, N.Y.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-028741
OSTI ID:
4843158
Report Number(s):
NDA-2147-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English