Reactivity balance for a soluble boron-free small modular reactor

Elimination of soluble boron from reactor design eliminates boron-induced reactivity accidents and leads to a more negative moderator temperature coefficient. However, a large negative moderator temperature coefficient can lead to large reactivity feedback that could allow the reactor to return to p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lezani van der Merwe, Chang Joo Hah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573317308161