Investigation on mitigating neutron streaming effect for the water-loop facility used in the MIT reactor

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor (MITR) is a 6 MW tank-type reactor with a compact core design. It is moderated and cooled by light-water and has a heavy-water reflector. The MITR is a unique test bed for a wide range of nuclear material and fuel research. In one of the recent fuel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Progress in nuclear energy (New series) 2015-04, Vol.80, p.37-44
Hauptverfasser:	Sun, Kaichao, Carpenter, David, Kohse, Gordon, Hu, Lin-wen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Computer simulation Guide tubes MCNP5 Mesh discretization Monte Carlo methods Neutron importance Neutron streaming Nuclear engineering Nuclear power generation Nuclear reactor components Nuclear reactors Stepped thimble design
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