Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9825406 | Progress in Nuclear Energy | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The maximum excess reactivity of the candidate core at UTOP is about 0.4 $ and it can be reduced to approximately zero by power or inlet temperature adjustment during the operation cycle, meanwhile the sodium void reactivity is as low as -1.3 $ in negative that is enough to prevent ULOF sequences.
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Authors
Tsugio Yokoyama, Takashi Fujiki, Hiroshi Endo, Hisashi Ninokata,