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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 107 | Number 3 | March 1991 | Pages 246-264
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE91-A23788
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The boundary element method is used to generate energy-dependent matrix-type boundary conditions along core/reflector interfaces and along baffle-plate surfaces of pressurized water reactors. This method enables one to deal with all types of boundary geometries including convex and concave corners. The method is applicable to neutron diffusion problems with more than two energy groups and also can be used to model a reflector with or without a baffle plate. Excellent eigenvalue and flux shape results can be obtained when the boundary conditions generated by this technique are coupled with core-only finite difference calculations.