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Plutonium Management in the Medium Term

The decision to re-use plutonium generated in thermal reactors is a strategic one for a utility, and is closely tied to the spent fuel management strategy. One option is to reprocess the spent fuel i...

English Nuclear science
Published date: 3 November 2003
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PENELOPE 2003 - A Code System for Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron and Photon Transport
English Nuclear science Proceedings
Published date: 20 October 2003
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Benchmark on Deterministic Transport Calculations Without Spatial Homogenisation

One of the important issues regarding deterministic transport methods for whole core calculations is that homogenised techniques can introduce errors into results. On the other hand, with modern comp...

English Nuclear science
Published date: 8 August 2003
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International Evaluation Co-operation, Volume 9

This report has been prepared by Subgroup 9 which was set up in 1998 with the aim of investigating discrepancies found between microscopic and macroscopic data for the uranium-235 fission neutron spe...

English WPEC NSC Nuclear science Nuclear data …
Published date: 15 July 2003
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Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators
English Nuclear science Proceedings
Published date: 22 May 2003
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Burn-up Credit Criticality Benchmark - Phase IV-A
English Criticality safety NSC Nuclear science Criticality WPNCS …
Published date: 16 May 2003
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VII

The commercial recycling of plutonium as PUO2/UO2 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel is an established practice in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) in several countries, the main motivation being the consumptio...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 10 March 2003
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VVER-1000 Coolant Transient Benchmark - Phase 1 (Vol. 1)

In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science Multiphysics Benchmark Reactor physics Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 31 December 2003
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Pressurised Water Reactor Main Steam Line Break (MSLB) Benchmark - Volume III

This benchmark is based on a well-defined problem concerning a pressurised water reactor (PWR) main steam line break, which may occur as a consequence of the rupture of one steam line upstream of the...

English Modelling and simulation Nuclear science Thermal hydraulics Verification and validation Nuclear safety research Uncertainty analysis Safety of components and structures Benchmark Thermal hydraulics and mechanics Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 22 November 2002
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VI

Although the recycling of plutonium as thermal mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) is now well-established on a commercial scale, many physics questions remain. The main quest...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 23 October 2002
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International Evaluation Co-operation, Volume 6

Delayed Neutron Data for the Major Actinides

English WPEC NSC Nuclear science Nuclear data …
Published date: 11 October 2002
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A VVER-1000 LEU and MOX Assembly Computational Benchmark
English Nuclear science
Published date: 27 September 2002
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Advanced Reactors with Innovative Fuels
English Nuclear science Proceedings
Published date: 30 August 2002
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The Use of Thermodynamic Databases in Performance Assessment

Performance assessment of repository concepts for the geological disposal of long-lived radioactive waste relies on the availability of thermodynamic data for many radionuclides and other elements un...

English Nuclear science
Published date: 29 August 2002
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Basic Studies in the Field of High-temperature Engineering

In response to increasing interest in high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) in many countries and the need for improved materials for nuclear applications in high-temperature environments, th...

English Generation IV reactors Nuclear science Gas-cooled reactors Multiphysics Proceedings Reactor physics …
Published date: 29 May 2002
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Comparison Calculations for an Accelerator-driven Minor Actinide Burner
English Nuclear science
Published date: 21 February 2002
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Fission Gas Behaviour in Water Reactor Fuels
English Nuclear science Proceedings
Published date: 4 February 2002
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PENELOPE 2001 - A Code System for Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron and Photon Transport
English Nuclear science Proceedings
Published date: 11 January 2002
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Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators
English Nuclear science Proceedings
Published date: 25 October 2001
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International Evaluation Co-operation, Volume 10

Evaluation Method of Inelastic Scattering Cross-sections for Weakly Absorbing Fission-product Nuclides

English WPEC NSC Nuclear science Nuclear data …
Published date: 21 September 2001