THE MEASUREMENT AND CALCULATION OF THE KINETIC PARAMETER BETA(EFF) LAMBDA OF A SMALL HIGH-TEMPERATURE LIKE, CRITICAL SYSTEM/

Authors
WALLERBOS EJM HOOGENBOOM JE
Citation
Ejm. Wallerbos et Je. Hoogenboom, THE MEASUREMENT AND CALCULATION OF THE KINETIC PARAMETER BETA(EFF) LAMBDA OF A SMALL HIGH-TEMPERATURE LIKE, CRITICAL SYSTEM/, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 35(1), 1998, pp. 26-33
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223131
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
26 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3131(1998)35:1<26:TMACOT>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This paper demonstrates that it is well possible to determine the kine tic parameter beta(eff)/A in a neutronically very slow system by means oi noise measurements in the critical state. The advantages of this t echnique are that it can be conducted in a critical reactor directly, and that no special measurement equipment is needed. The comparison to calculated values for four configurations. which differ in the amount of moderation in the core region, shows a satisfactory agreement.