Error Due to Nuclear Data Uncertainties in the Prediction of Large Liquid-Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Core Performance Parameters
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Vol. 84 (2) , 83-97
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nse83-1
Abstract
In the design of a large liquid-metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR), the bias-factor method is usually applied to reduce the error of predicted values of neutronics parameters. These bias factors are obtained through the analysis of mock-up experiments. When there exist some differences between the reactor to be designed and its mock-up experimental system, it is impossible to be free from extrapolation errors even after the application of the bias factor. This paper presents an evaluation model for the above kind of extrapolation error, which still remains after the biasing, due to cross-section uncertainties. As an example of an application of this model, the extrapolation error of the design parameters of a 1000-MW(electric) fast breeder reactor was evaluated for the case where bias factors from the large LMFBR mock-up critical experiment, ZPPR-10D, were available. As a result, the error in keff was found to range 0.3 to 1.1% depending on how precisely the reactivity effect of higher plutonium i...Keywords
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