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F. Helm, G. Henneges, W. Maschek
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 87 | Number 3 | July 1984 | Pages 295-313
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A17784
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The reactivity effects of material rearrangements, simulating conditions in a postulated liquid-metal fast breeder reactor accident, were measured in SNEAK-12A, a single-zone uranium-fueled critical assembly, and calculated using current Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe methods and data and, in part, also using the corresponding modules of the SIMMER-II accident analysis system. For all cases investigated, satisfactory agreement between theory and experiment was reached when two-dimensional transport eigenvalue calculations were used. The application of first-order perturbation theory or diffusion theory in a number of cases led to larger discrepancies, particularly when the experiments involved fuel compaction.