Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems, 2012, Vol.15, No.3, pp.305-308

NONLINEAR PHENOMENA IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
An Interdisciplinary Journal

2012, Vol.15, No.3, pp.305-308

Influence of Metal Shells around Fuel Assemblies on Criticality Calculations for a Fuel Storage Pool.
L.Babichev and A.Khmialeuski

Influence of metal shells and size of cells in a fuel storage pool on the value of the effective neutron multiplication factor was studied. Monte Carlo code MCU-FREE was used in the criticality calculations. A criticality analysis of spent fuel storage pools for different degrees of packing of cells in the rack was performed.

Key words: criticality calculations, safety analysis, pool storage, Monte Carlo simulation

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