Inversion Point of the Isothermal Reactivity Coefficient with Increasing System Temperature in a Heterogeneous Core Lattice of a Light Water Reactor

MN Dupont, MD Eklund, PF Caracappa… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As part of efforts to develop coupled multiphysics experiments for the benchmark of modern
multiphysics reactor simulators, a low-power and open-pool type of light water reactor at the …

Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations

MN Dupont, MD Eklund, PF Caracappa, W Ji - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The low power Reactor Critical Facility (RCF) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
has recently been utilized to design and perform low-power temperature dependent …

[图书][B] Modeling a nuclear research reactor and radiation dose estimation in an accident scenario

AA Bugis - 2020 - search.proquest.com
A detailed, flexible three-dimensional (3D) model of the Missouri S&T Reactor (MSTR) with a
heterogeneous core geometry was developed using the Standardized Computer Analyses …

Neutron reflector analysis for the beam-port of the Missouri S&T Reactor

T Akyurek, WS Vaz, AB Alajo, JC King, S Usman… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2019 - Springer
A preliminary neutron reflector material selection and feasibility study of an inexpensive
reflector replacement for the neutron beam-port at the 200 kW Missouri University of Science …

[图书][B] Development and Monte Carlo validation of a finite element reactor analysis framework

WJ Brewster - 2018 - search.proquest.com
This study presents the development and Monte Carlo validation of a continuous Galerkin
finite element reactor analysis framework. In its current state, the framework acts as an …

[图书][B] Development and Characterization of Coupled Physics Critical Experiments at the Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility for Use as Multi-Physics Experimental …

MN Dupont - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Modern reactor simulation tools provide advanced prediction capabilities by coupling multi-
physics models to simulate reactor behaviors, involving thermal, neutronic, and mechanical …