Measurements and Analyses of Control Rod Worths in Large Heterogeneous LMFBR Cores

Conference · Mon Sep 17 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6470988

Collins, P. J. ^[1]; Brumbach, S. B. ^[1]; Carpenter, S. G. ^[1]; Kawashima, M. ^[2]; Suzuki, S. ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan)

The ZPPR-13 program provides basic physics data for heterogeneous LMFBR cores of 700 MW(e) size. A number of internal blanket variations were studied and measurements of control rod worths were made in each configuration. The cores are sensitive to asymmetric perturbations and have strong interaction effects between control rods. Calculations with ENDF/B-IV data are within about 5% of experimental values but show systematic variations in accuracy of prediction with location in the core.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6470988
• Report Number(s): CONF-840901--11; ON: DE84017453
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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