Two-group theory of neutron noise in Molten Salt Reactors
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2011

In a previous paper, the kinetics, dynamics and the neutron noise in a Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) was investigated in a simple homogeneous reactor model in one-group diffusion theory. In this paper those investigations are extended to two-group theory in the same reactor model. In addition, unlike in the previous paper where in the quantitative work data from a thermal LWR were used, here material data of a conceptual MSR with a thermal spectrum and thorium fuel are used, along with data from both fast and thermal LWRs. Among other things, the relative weight and the range of the local component is investigated. It is found that the strong neutronic coupling in an MSR, which was pointed out in the preceding paper, diminishes the role of the local component as compared to light water reactors. Some further new features of the noise in MSR, not directly related to the two-group approach, are also found. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Two-group theory

perturbation

Propagating

field

Neutron noise

systems

perturbation

Molten Salt Reactor

boiling water-reactor

kinetics

Författare

Anders Jonsson

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Nukleär teknik

Imre Pazsit

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Nukleär teknik

Annals of Nuclear Energy

0306-4549 (ISSN) 1873-2100 (eISSN)

Vol. 38 6 1238-1251

Ämneskategorier

Fysik

DOI

10.1016/j.anucene.2011.02.013

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