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Jiang Y, Geslot B, Lamirand V, Leconte P. Review of kinetic modulation experiments in low power nuclear reactors. EPJ NUCLEAR SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2020017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The safety improvement of nuclear reactors requires continuous efforts in understanding the fundamental physical quantities related to the fission process. In neutronic models, the reactor dynamics is covered by the kinetic parameters to characterize the temporal behavior of the neutron population subject to perturbations. The reactor transfer function is a frequency domain analogy of this temporal description. It can be measured experimentally through transfer function analysis via noise analysis or kinetic modulation, for the study of reactor stability and kinetic parameters. This paper summarizes the experimental measurements of reactor transfer function through kinetic modulation. Extensive work have been conducted experimentally, starting from the beginning of reactor physics research. An overview is given regarding various experimental designs and conducted analyses. The concepts of the modulation system are also discussed. The current work is limited to online contents and internal archives of CEA Cadarache due to difficulties in accessing references traced back to 1950s.
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Rana YS, Singh A, Degweker SB. Diffusion Theory-Based Analog Monte Carlo for Simulating Noise Experiments in Subcritical Systems. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse11-117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Y. S. Rana
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Research Reactor Services Division, Trombay, Mumbai 400085 India
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Theoretical Physics Division, Trombay, Mumbai 400085 India
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Theoretical Physics Division, Trombay, Mumbai 400085 India
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Rana YS, Degweker SB. Feynman-Alpha and Rossi-Alpha Formulas with Delayed Neutrons for Subcritical Reactors Driven by Pulsed Non-Poisson Sources with Correlation between Different Pulses. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse11-a12499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Y. S. Rana
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Research Reactor Services Division Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Theoretical Physics Division Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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Kuang ZF, Pázsit I. A Quantitative Analysis of the Feynman- and Rossi-Alpha Formulas with Multiple Emission Sources. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse00-a2161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Z. F. Kuang
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Reactor Physics, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Reactor Physics, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Degweker SB, Rana YS. The Langevin Approach to Reactor Noise in Accelerator-Driven Systems. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse10-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- S. B. Degweker
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Theoretical Physics Division Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Research Reactor Services Division Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- D. G. Cacuci
- University of Karlsruhe, Institute for Nuclear Technology
- Reactor Safety and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Reactor Safety 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Rana YS, Degweker SB. Feynman-Alpha and Rossi-Alpha Formulas with Delayed Neutrons for Subcritical Reactors Driven by Pulsed Non-Poisson Sources. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse08-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Y. S. Rana
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Research Reactor Services Division Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Theoretical Physics Division Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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Chersola D, Ricco G, Ripani M, Saracco P. An alternative observable to estimate keff in fast ADS. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2016.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Dulla S, Nervo M, Ravetto P. A method for on-line reactivity monitoring in nuclear reactors. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2013.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kópházi J, Lathouwers D. Three-dimensional transport calculation of multiple alpha modes in subcritical systems. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2012.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ballester D, Muñoz-Cobo JL. Feynman-Y function for a subcritical assembly with intrinsic spontaneous fissions driven by external pulsed sources. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2004.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gandini A. On the correct physical approach for ADS analysis. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4549(03)00073-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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