3d diffusion calculations of HIFAR including the coarse control arms and their burnup

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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, GSen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-22T04:14:20Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:28:32Zen_AU
dc.date.available2007-11-22T04:14:20Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:28:32Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1991-09en_AU
dc.description.abstractA 3D model of HIFAR which includes the coarse control arms (CCA) has been developed which is based on a 2-group relatively coarse mesh diffusion calculation. Appropriate absorption cross sections to represent the signal arm control blades were obtained by comparison with multigroup discrete ordinates cell calculations. An integral test of the CCA worth using the model showed excellent agreement with a geometrically detailed Monte Carlo calculation. Comparison with the most recent measurement of the CCA reactivity calibration showed good agreement and in particular a constant difference of about 6 per cent between calculation and measurement in change of reactivity with arm movement over the normal operating range. Extension of the model to include the burn-up of the CCA control material has provided the first calculation-based estimates of the loss of CCA effectiveness with time. Similar estimates of the worth of europium tipped control blades and their lifetime have been made. This confirmed that blades of this type have almost identical initial reactivity worth to all-cadmium blades and that their lifetime is very much longer.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. (1991). 3d diffusion calculations of HIFAR including the coarse control arms and their burnup (ANSTO/E303). Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Nuclear Science and Technolgy Organisation.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc126en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn0642599181en_AU
dc.identifier.issn10307745en_AU
dc.identifier.otherANSTO-E-703en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/186en_AU
dc.language.isoen_auen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisationen_AU
dc.subjectDiffusionen_AU
dc.subjectHIFAR Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectNeutron fluxen_AU
dc.subjectMathematical modelsen_AU
dc.title3d diffusion calculations of HIFAR including the coarse control arms and their burnupen_AU
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