Notes on nuclear reactor kinetics (LWBR Development Program)

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1970

OSTI ID:7099229

Yasinsky, J B

A survey of the field of nuclear reactor kinetics is presented with emphasis on the problem of describing the neutron distribution in nonsteady-state reactors. Group-diffusion theory is used as a basic model to develop the general reactor kinetics equations. Specific topics include interpretation of the adjoint flux and its mathematical utility, space-independent kinetics, the point kinetics equations, perturbation theory, the inhour equation, interpretation of experiments, temperature feedback, and stability. Topics concerning space-dependent kinetics are approximation methods such as finite differences, adiabatic, nodal, modal and synthesis techniques; fission product poisoning and xenon spatial stability. (NSA 24: 47960)

• Research Organization: Bettis Atomic Power Lab., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-GEN-14
• OSTI ID: 7099229
• Report Number(s): WAPD-TM-960
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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