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Passive neutron measurements and calculations of irradiated PWR fuel assemblies

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OSTI ID:6480508
Passive neutron measurement of spent-fuel assemblies is a convenient and rapid technique for verifying operator-declared exposure values. Experimental results have been obtained for a wide variety of pressurized-water reactor fuel assemblies at reactor and away-from-reactor storage facilities. Calculations using a single-point depletion code have been performed to evaluate and quantify the effects of various initial fuel parameters and irradiation histories on the neutron source strengths in spent-fuel assemblies.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6480508
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-81-1332; CONF-810502-5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English