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Space-Dependent Prompt Kinetics of a Subcritical Reactor

Joseph Agresta, Lyle B. Borst

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 7 / Number 1 / January 1960 / Pages 64-68

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25698

A method of calculating space-dependent reactor kinetics by direct numerical integration of the time-dependent multigroup equations is described. In particular, this method is applied to study the buildup and decay of neutron flux in a subcritical reactor with a step-function point external source.