Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 4 / Number 1 / July 1958 / Pages 65-72
Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25519
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A technique is described for determining control rod shutdown reactivity for tall reactors (small relative axial leakage) which may also be applicable to other reactor geometries. This method assumes that the rod bank region is an exponential assembly with the critical portion of the reactor as the driving source for the exponential. Comparison is made with the results obtained from the rod drop technique.