Decay heat power in light water reactors
Values are set forth for the decay heat power from fission products and /sup 239/U and /sup 239/Np following shutdown of light water reactors containing /sup 235/U, /sup 238/U, and plutonium. The decay heat power from fission products is presented in tables and equivalent analytical representations. Methods are described which account for the reactor operating history, for the effect of neutron capture in fission products, and for assessing the uncertainty in the resultant decay heat power. Equations for the decay heat power from the decay of /sup 239/U and /sup 239/Np are presented separately. Decay heat power from other actinides and activation products in structural materials and fission power from delayed neutron-induced fission are not included in this standard and shall be evaluated by the user and appropriately included in any analysis of shutdown power.
- OSTI ID:
- 7144724
- Report Number(s):
- ANSI/ANS-5.1-1979; TRN: 84-010604
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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