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New coolants, new fuels: A new generation of university reactors
Here’s an easy way to make aging U.S. power reactors look relatively youthful: Compare them (average age: 43) with the nation’s university research reactors. The 25 operating today have been licensed for an average of about 58 years.
Yasuo Nishizawa, Takashi Kiguchi, Hiroshi Motoda
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 60 | Number 2 | June 1976 | Pages 189-192
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE76-A26875
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A method for on-line prediction of the power distribution within boiling water reactors has been developed. The prediction procedure consists of two parts: the first is to estimate the present Traversing In-Core Probe (TIP) readings using Local Power Range Monitors (LPRM) readings, which is required to give the initial condition of the predictional calculation; the second is to predict the TIP readings after motion of a control rod. Results of numerical experiments show that the TIP readings are predicted, with reasonable accuracy, within a short computer time and a small core memory. It is felt that this method is suitable for on-line computer application.