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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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DEVELOPMENT OF CALCULATION METHOD OF SENSITIVITIES FOR LIGHT WATER REACTORS

  • Takeda, Toshikazu (Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of Fukui) ;
  • Foad, Basma (Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of Fukui)
  • Received : 2013.09.24
  • Accepted : 2013.10.02
  • Published : 2013.11.25
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Abstract

A new method of calculating sensitivity coefficients of core characteristics relative to infinite-dilution cross sections has been developed. Conventional sensitivity coefficients are evaluated for the changes of effective cross sections which are dependent on individual models of core and cell. Therefore a correction has been derived to the conventional sensitivity coefficients based on the perturbation theory. The accuracy of the present method has been verified by comparing numerical results of sensitivity coefficients with a reference Monte-Carlo method.

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