Neutron Temperatures in a CANDU-Type Power Reactor
- 13 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Vol. 16 (1) , 39-67
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nse63-a26477
Abstract
Relative reaction rates have been measured in the fuel and moderator of a CANDU-type lattice cell and analyzed to obtain the spectrum parameters, i.e., effective neutron temperature T and epithermal index . Measurements were made with the coolant channels containing the normal heavy water and also light water and mixtures of light and heavy water at temperatures up to 280°C. An empirical formula has been derived for the effective neutron temperature in the fuel of operating power reactors with similar fuel geometries.Keywords
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